P:Machinery

"p:Machinery"
Single by Propaganda
from the album A Secret Wish
B-side"Frozen Faces"
Released29 July 1985
GenreSynth-pop
Length3:49
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Ralf Dörper
  • Michael Mertens
Producer(s)Stephen Lipson
Propaganda singles chronology
"Duel"
(1985)
"p:Machinery"
(1985)
"p:Machinery (Reactivated)"
(1985)
Music video
"p: Machinery" on YouTube

"p:Machinery" is a song by the German synth-pop band Propaganda, released as the third single from their 1985 debut album A Secret Wish. The song reached the top 10 in various countries across Europe, including France and Italy, but was most successful in Spain, where it peaked at number one in 1986. In the United States, the song reached the top 10 on the dance chart. The opening line for the track was written by David Sylvian, who was approached to produce for the band but ultimately did not.