"People" is a song by New Zealand group

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, released in March 1980 as the lead single from their second studio album, ''

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'' (1980). The song peaked at number 3 in New Zealand and 6 in Australia.

Music video

The video showcases the band’s well honed combination of techno-pop and the more straight ahead rock’n’roll beloved of Australian pub audiences — with some visual special effects reserved for the future shock of the spoken segment.

Track listings

Australia/New Zealand 7" (BA 222652) # "People" - 3:49 # "Pages and Matches" - 2:29

Charts

Year-end charts

References

New Zealand songs Mi-Sex songs 1980 singles 1980 songs CBS Records singles {{1980s-single-stub