The Invasion of the Spacepeckers
Studio album by
VideoKids
Released1984
GenreEuro disco, synthpop
Length34:27
LabelBreak Records
VideoKids chronology
The Invasion of the Spacepeckers
(1984)		 On Satellite
(1985)

The Invasion of the Spacepeckers is the debut album of the Dutch Euro disco/Italo disco duo VideoKids. It was released on vinyl and tape in 1984, and unofficially on CD in 1995. In 1985, the album was released at the Midem music festival, and went on to sell 1.1 million copies.[1] VideoKids received the Buma Export Award for their international success with the album and "Woodpeckers from Space".[2] There are seven versions of the album with one containing nine bonus remixes.

There were also two music videos released for "Woodpeckers from Space" and "Do the Rap", both of which feature Peter Slaghuis, Bianica Bonelli, and Tico Tac, the band's cartoon mascot.

Track listing

Official tracks

Side A
  1. "Do the Rap" (4:11)
  2. "Cartooney Tunes" (incl. "Happy Birthday") (4:20)
  3. "La Bamba" (4:15)
  4. "I'm a Rock n' Roll Pecker" (2:05)
  5. "Communication Outerspace" (3:06)
Side B
  1. "Woodpeckers from Space" (5:54)
  2. "Give Me That Banana" (4:04)
  3. "Do You Like Surfing?" (3:17)
  4. "Sky Rider" (3:13)
Bonus remixes
  1. "Woodpeckers from Space" (1984 12" Version)
  2. "Rap and Sing-Along" (1984 12" Version B-side)
  3. "Do the Rap" (1985 12" Version)
  4. "Happy Birthday" / "Sky Rider" (1985 B-side)
  5. "Woodpeckers from Space" (1986 7" Version)
  6. "Woodpeckers from Space" (1986 12" Version)
  7. "Woodpeckers from Space" (1989 Video 'House' Kids Version)
  8. "Woodpeckers from Space" (1994 Radio Version)
  9. "Woodpeckers from Space" (1994 Extended Mix)
  10. "Satellite"
  11. "Woodpeckers from Space" (House Version)

References

  1. ↑ "Special Dutch "Island" At Midem". Billboard. 1986-01-25.
  2. ↑ "Conamus Jaarverslag 2003" (PDF) (in Dutch). 2004. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
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