Pac-Man Fever (song)
| "Pac-Man Fever" | |
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| B-side | "Pac-Man Fever" (Instrumental) |
"Pac-Man Fever" is a hit single by Buckner & Garcia. Capitalizing on the video game craze of the early 1980s, the song, about the classic video game Pac-Man, peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States in March 1982.[1]
That same month, it was certified Gold by the RIAA for over 1,000,000 units shipped to retailers;[2] the single sold 1.2 million copies by the end of 1982,[3] and 2.5 million copies in total as of 2008.[4] VH1 ranked it at #98 on their list of 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s.
A follow-up release in May 1982, "Do the Donkey Kong", just missed the Billboard chart, ranking #103.
Chart performance
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References
- ^ "Pac-Man Fever". Time Magazine. 1982-04-05. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ^ RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - Pac-Man Fever. RIAA.com. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ^ "Ode to Joystick". SPIN. 20 (9). SPIN Media: 86. September 2004. ISSN 0886-3032.
- ^ Turow, Joseph (2008). Media Today: An Introduction to Mass Communication (3rd ed.). Taylor & Francis. p. 554. ISBN 0-415-96058-4. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1982.html
- ^ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4342&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=rjo970kvsbhn92a07euvsc1d71
- ^ http://www.oldiesloon.com/il/wls820410.htm
- ^ http://50.6.195.142/archives/80s_files/1982YESP.html
- ^ http://www.oldiesloon.com/il/wls89of82.htm
- ^ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6167&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=b17s8k5407s3v9f3ta7prqk392
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