"Visitors" is a 1985 song recorded by Italian group Koto. Composed by Maiola and produced by Cundari, it is considered one of the best songs in the Italo disco canon. It contains a sample from Michael Jackson's 1984 hit, "Thriller". It is also considered one of the first "spacesynth" songs, a style of music which became popular during the mid-late 80s.[citation needed]
| "Visitors" | ||||
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| Single by Koto | ||||
| B-side | "Alien Mix" | |||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | Memory Studio, January 1985 | |||
| Genre | Synthpop, Italo disco | |||
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| Label | Memory Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Anfrando Maiola | |||
| Producer(s) | Stefano Cundari | |||
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'Visitors' has sold 200,000 units, making it one of the highest selling Italo disco songs.[citation needed]
Track listings
editOriginal 12" single
edit- 1. Visitors (6:12)
- 2. Visitors (Alien Mix) (6:12)
Original 7" single
edit- 1. Visitors (3:55)
- 2. Visitors (Alien Mix) (3:40)
New version '86 12"
edit- 1. Visitors (New Version '86) (6:40)
- 2. Visitors (Alien Mix) (6:12)
New version '86 7"
edit- 1. Visitors (New Version '86) (3:40)
- 2. Visitors (Alien Mix) (3:40)
Vocal Mix 12"
edit- 1. Visitors (Vocal Mix) (6:20)^
- 2. Visitors (Alien Mix) (6:12)
- *remixed by Fredrik Ramel
- ^remixed by Tess