Pop Muzik - 12 Inch Version

The name of M's album comes from a line in this song's chorus, "New York, London, Paris, Munich, everybody's talkin' 'bout pop music." That line reflects his world travels, as he worked in England, America and France before coming up with this song.

This song brought together a variety of influences, including a disco sound that was a hybrid of the European style popularized by producer Georgio Moroder, and the American disco from acts like Earth, Wind & Fire. The song is often categorized as New Wave, and considered one of the first singles in that genre to top the Hot 100. It was also one of the first synthesizer-driven tracks to top the chart.

M is the British musician Robin Scott, who wrote, produced and sang lead on this track. He attended Croydon College Of Art, where he became good friends with Malcolm McLaren, the man who brought us the Sex Pistols. In 1969, he got a record deal and released a folk album called Woman From The Warm Grass. He walked away from this record deal and turned to electronic music. After moving to New York and then back to London, he wrote a musical called Heartaches And Teardrops, and started producing other acts, including the band Roogalator. In 1977, he moved to Paris and worked with the female punk band The Slits. In 1978, he became "M" when he released the song "Moderne Man" on his own label: Do It Records. The song dealt with identity, so he decided to create the alter-ego M, which he called "a cynical reflection of contemporary politics." He also felt it had a strong curiosity factor, and he thought that symbols were trendy at the time. He explained that "M" could also mean "Mirror," which was reflecting the present.