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Released in May 1986, was the second hit single from the British new wave band Sigue Sigue Sputnik , following their massive debut with "Love Missile F1-11" . Produced by the legendary Giorgio Moroder , the track peak at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart and became a defining anthem of the band's "hi-tech sex, designer violence" aesthetic. Musical Composition and Style

For modern viewers, the "high-tech" gadgets featured—like brick-sized mobile phones and early portable CD players—provide a nostalgic look at what the 1980s imagined for the future.

Recent celebrations for the band’s 40th anniversary have seen the release of high-definition (HD) remasters of the original video, preserving the vivid "glam punk" look of their signature fishnets and mushroom-cloud hairstyles. Sigue Sigue Sputnik - 21st Century Boy HD

Lyrics reference "21st century sex machines," "Saturn dreams," and "laser beams," reinforcing the band's "designer violence" persona.

The track's title is widely considered a play on the T. Rex classic "20th Century Boy," while its sound was heavily inspired by the minimalist electronic duo Suicide . Released in May 1986, was the second hit

The lyrics paint a picture of a , reflecting the band's obsession with cyberpunk aesthetics found in films like Blade Runner and A Clockwork Orange .

It features the band arriving at a luxurious hotel in a limousine and flying over a urban Tokyo-inspired nightscape. Recent celebrations for the band’s 40th anniversary have

The music video for "21st Century Boy" is a neon-soaked, futuristic spectacle directed by .