''Muž Nula'' (in English transcribed as "Clockwork Men") is a song by

Marika Gombitová Marika Gombitová (; born 12 September 1956) is a Slovak singer-songwriter and musician. Once a member of Modus (band), Modus, Gombitová started to gain early acclaim as a former female vocalist of the group. Nevertheless, she gradually develop ...

released on

OPUS Opus (: opera Opera is a form of History of theatre#European theatre, Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by Singing, singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera ...

in 1983.For Marika Gombitová's discography, see . The title composed by the artist herself, and accompanied with lyrics by Kamil Peteraj, was released as the pilot track to promote the singer's fourth solo studio album ''

Mince na dne fontán ''Mince na dne fontán'' () is the fourth album by Marika Gombitová, released on OPUS in 1983. Track listing Official releases * 1983: ''Mince na dne fontán'', LP, MC, OPUS, #9113 1354/5 * 1995: ''Mince na dne fontán'', re-release, 2CD, r ...

''. In 1984, its official music video won an Audience Choice award in the Slovak television video chart called ''5xP''.

Official versions

# "Muž Nula" - Original version, 1983 # "Clockwork Men" - International version, 1983

Credits and personnel

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* Kamil Peteraj -

lyrics Lyrics are words that make up a song, usually consisting of verses and choruses. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist. The words to an extended musical composition such as an opera are, however, usually known as a "libretto" and their writer, ...

Ladislav Lučenič Laco Lučenič (born 23 November 1952) is a Slovaks, Slovak musician and music producer. He is known as a former member of such Slovak bands as Fermáta, Prúdy, Modus (band), Modus, and Miroslav Žbirka, Limit. He became popular for his role as ...

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, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, organ, piano, ARP Oddysey, Minimoog, vocoder, citare,

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, strings * Dušan Hájek - drums * Jozef Hanák - harmonique, sound director * Ján Lauko - producer * Ján Filo - sound director * Michal Ivanický - technical coordination * Igor Adamec - technical coordination

Awards

5xP

''5xP,'' respectively ''Päť pekných pesničiek pre potešenie'' () was one of the Slovak TV music programs, in which either artists, or upcomers themselves competed by presenting their songs. The show ran from 1983 to 1987, and the others popular (however, with no live audience) were ''Chose a Song'' (1967–76), ''The Ours 9'' (1975–79), ''A Chance for the Talented'' (1976–83) and ''6+1'' (1979-83). Gombitová won an Audience Choice award (1984).

References

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