Living by Numbers

"Living by Numbers" is a song by the English synthpop group New Musik. It was the band's biggest hit worldwide, peaking at No. 13 in January 1980 in the UK and No. 12 in Ireland. The song appeared on the band's debut album, From A to B. It was used, with reworked lyrics, for a Casio advert.^[2] The B-side of the single was "Sad Films".^{[citation needed]}

"Living by Numbers"
Single by New Musik
from the album From A to B
B-side	"Sad Films"
Released	30 November 1979 (UK) 1980 (Netherlands)
Genre	Synth-pop[1]
Label	GTO Records
Songwriter(s)	Tony Mansfield
New Musik singles chronology
"Straight Lines" (1979) "Living by Numbers" (1979) "This World of Water" (1980)

Chart history

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]	55
UK Singles Chart[4]	13
Irish Singles Chart[5]	12