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"Micro-Kid"
Single by Level 42
from the album Standing in the Light
B-side	"Micro-Kid" (dub version)
Released	14 October 1983
Genre	Jazz-funk new wave
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Wally Badarou Mark King Phil Gould B. Taylor Allee Willis
Producer(s)	Level 42 Wally Badarou
Level 42 singles chronology
"The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)" (1983) "Micro-Kid" (1983) "Hot Water" (1984)
Music video
"Micro-Kid" on YouTube

"Micro-Kid" is a single released in October 1983 by English jazz-funk band Level 42 from their fourth studio album Standing in the Light. It ran for 5 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #37. The song's lyrics dealt with the home computer craze which was gripping the UK at the time of the song's release.

This song is included on the Level 42 collections Level Best, The Very Best of Level 42 and The Definitive Collection.

Charts

References

1. "Level 42 singles".
2. "Level 42: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 February 2024.

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