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"Mr. Roboto" is a song by American rock band Styx, released as the lead single from their eleventh studio album, Kilroy Was Here (1983). It was written by band member Dennis DeYoung. In Canada, it went to number one on the RPM national singles chart. [4] It entered on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and US Cash Box Top 100 on February 12, 1983.
Cash Box noted that the song is "a return to [DeYoung's] soft romantic side" after the more futuristic "Mr. Roboto" and that guitarist Tommy Shaw "breaks up the weak-kneed plea with sturdy rock guitar work."
Despite the album's financial and chart success, after the Kilroy tour, the songs were not performed live by the band Styx (who fired DeYoung in 1999) in subsequent tours (with the exception of segments from "Mr. Roboto" and "Heavy Metal Poisoning" performed in the "Cyclo-medley"), until "Mr. Roboto" reappeared in full (in their encore) on May ...
These include: Randy Newman's "I Love L.A." performed by Morrison, Criss, Overstreet, Kevin McHale, and Jacob Artist; "Vacation" by The Go-Go's; a mashup of Styx's "Mr. Roboto" and OneRepublic's "Counting Stars" featuring Astin; and three songs performed by New Directions at Nationals: Boston's "More Than a Feeling" featuring Criss and ...
"Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" is a song by American rock band Styx, released as the first single from their eighth studio album, Pieces of Eight (1978).
Caught in the Act is a live double album by Styx, released in 1984.It contains one new song, "Music Time," which was released as a single, reaching #40 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
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"Mr. Roboto" (1983) "A.D. 1928 / Rockin' the Paradise" is a song by American rock band Styx, released as the fourth single from their tenth album Paradise Theatre.