Living in the Plastic Age

"Living in the Plastic Age" (on some releases simply listed as "The Plastic Age") is a synth-pop song written, performed and produced by the Buggles. It was recorded in 1979 and released as the second single from their debut studio album, The Age of Plastic (1980). The B-side of the single, "Island" was written as a 'Thank You' to their record company, Island Records, and appears as a bonus track on both the 2000 CD reissue and the 2010 Japanese CD reissue, Alongside the single version of "Living in the Plastic Age".

Upon its release, the song was positively received by music critics, some of which praising the track as one of the best from the album. Commercially, the single fared less successful than its predecessor, "Video Killed the Radio Star", although it was still decently successful, charting at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart and peaking at number 3 on the SNEP chart in France. The song's music video, directed by Russell Mulcahy, was the penultimate video aired on MTV's first day. It was also performed on Top of the Pops.