Question: when did video killed the radio star debut
Answer: `` Video Killed the Radio Star '' Single by The Buggles from the album The Age of Plastic B - side `` Kid Dynamo '' Released 7 September 1979 Format 7 '' single Recorded 1979 Studio Virgin 's Townhouse ( West London , UK ) , Sarm East Studios ( Brick Lane , London , UK ) Genre New wave synth - pop Length 3 : 25 ( single version ) 4 : 13 ( album version ) Label Island Songwriter ( s ) Geoff Downes Trevor Horn Bruce Woolley Producer ( s ) The Buggles The Buggles singles chronology `` Video Killed the Radio Star '' ( 1979 ) `` Living in the Plastic Age '' ( 1980 ) Music video `` Video Killed the Radio Star '' on YouTube