On this day in 1979, TUBEWAY ARMY were on TOTP with ARE "FRIENDS" ELECTRIC? (Jun 14, 1979) "Are 'Friends' Electric?" was a song that almost didn't happen, a song that was born out of frustration and experimentation. But it would go on to be the number one single in the UK charts for four consecutive weeks and sell over a million copies. After David Bowie's Low and Heroes, the race was on for the first big British electronic hit. Everyone knew it was going to happen, because this was the sound of

#arefriendselectric live vocal / keytar performance at Hive Rooms December 2025. Credit David Fisher and Dragonfly Studios for visual/ audio recording. Song by: Tubeway Army 1979 | Pixelstorm