Woodpeckers from Space

"Woodpeckers from Space" is a song by the Dutch Euro disco/Italo disco duo VideoKids. The song features sound effects from the Speak & Spell toy.

"Woodpeckers from Space"
Single by VideoKids
from the album 'The Invasion of the Spacepeckers'
B-side"Rap and Sing Along"
ReleasedOctober 5, 1984
Recorded1984
GenreSynthpop, electro, Italo disco
Length3:34
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)A. Adams & Fleisner
Producer(s)A. Adams & Fleisner
VideoKids singles chronology
"Woodpeckers from Space"
(1984)		 "Do the Rap"
(1985)

Music video

The video starred Peter Slaghuis, who was the lead singer. It also used the laugh of Woody Woodpecker for the spacepeckers. The Extended version also includes samples from the song "Home Computer" by the German group Kraftwerk. Another one of VideoKids' songs called "Satellite" also featured it in the video. The video had two people on a spaceship and the original members of the band.

Covers

The song was covered by the South African outfit Café Society in 1985 and their version held the No. 1 position on the South African Top 20 for 8 weeks. VideoKids never released the song in South Africa due to the political situation at the time. The song was also covered by the Norwegian bubblegum/trance/dance group SpritneyBears in 2003, and laid in second place on the Norwegian chart, spending 8 weeks on that chart in total.

Charts
Chart (1984/1985) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 17
Denmark (Hitlisten)[3] 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] 14
Norway (VG-lista)[5] 1
Spain (AFYVE)[6] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 6
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 72
West Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 4
  • This song appears in the original version of the Pingu episode "Pingu Looks After the Egg", as well as the pilot episode whose elements were later incorporated into the aforementioned episode. The later soundtrack replaced that with the song replaced by David Hasselhoff's 1993 song "The Pingu Dance".

References
  1. "Austriancharts.at – VideoKids – Woodpeckers from Space" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  2. "Ultratop.be – VideoKids – Woodpeckers from Space" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  3. https://www.ukmix.org/showthread.php?118921-Danish-Chart-Archive-Singles-1979-____-(B-T-IFPI-DK)/page6
  4. "Nederlandse Top 40 – VideoKids" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  5. "Norwegiancharts.com – VideoKids – Woodpeckers from Space". VG-lista.
  6. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  7. "Swedishcharts.com – VideoKids – Woodpeckers from Space". Singles Top 100.
  8. "Swisscharts.com – VideoKids – Woodpeckers from Space". Swiss Singles Chart.
  9. "VideoKids: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  10. "Offiziellecharts.de – VideoKids – Woodpeckers from Space". GfK Entertainment Charts.


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