HYPERSPACE / Buckner & Garcia / 80's Arcade Pop

🚀 The Story Behind "Hyperspace" Buckle up and prepare for warp speed! "Hyperspace" is the high-velocity tribute to the vector-graphic masterpiece Asteroids. Featured on the 1982 Buckner & Garcia album Pac-Man Fever, this track captures the adrenaline and isolation of being a lone pilot lost in a deadly debris field. 🕹️ Arcade Trivia & Fun Facts: Vector Vibes: The song pays homage to Atari’s 1979 smash hit Asteroids, famous for its sleek vector lines and the intense, heartbeat-like thumping sound that sped up as the danger increased. The Panic Button: The title refers to the game’s "Hyperspace" button—the ultimate move of desperation that could teleport you to safety or dump you right into a collision. Direct Audio Samples: To bring listeners into the cockpit, the track features the authentic "pew-pew" firing sounds and the explosive crashes sampled straight from the original Asteroids arcade hardware. A Change of Pace: While other tracks on the album were bouncy pop, "Hyperspace" leaned into a more driving, cosmic energy to match the fast-paced physics of the game. Keep your finger on the fire button and watch out for those flying saucers—it’s getting crowded out here! ☄️🚀🛸 LYRICS Asteroids all over me, don't know where to run, I'm somewhere between the moon and the sun I'm in command of three ships and there's more on the way I'll be faced again, I can really play! Hyperspace, Push on the button and I'm back in the race, Hyperspace, Shootin' my rockets all over the place, I'm invisible now, but I'll be back again, Kickin' the thrust, 'cause I just gotta win, I just gotta win, There's a ship on the rise and he's shootin' at me, I rotate my ship on the count of three I fire and shoot and blow him out of the sky Push on the buttons and wave bye-bye Hyperspace, Push on the button and I'm back in the race, Hyperspace, Shootin' my rockets all over the place, I'm invisible now, but I'll be back again, Gonna kick in the thrust, 'cause I just gotta win, I just gotta win, Hyperspace, Push on the button and I'm back in the race, Hyperspace, Shootin' my rockets all over the place, I'm invisible now, but I'll be back again, Kickin' the thrust, 'cause I just gotta win, I just gotta win, Hyperspace, Push on the button and I'm back in the race, Hyperspace, Shootin' my rockets all over the place, I'm invisible now, but I'll be back again, Gonna kick in the thrust, 'cause I just gotta win, I just gotta win, Asteroids all over me, don't know where to run, I'm somewhere between the moon and the sun I'm in the three ships and there's more on the way I'm a space cadet, I really know how to play! Hyperspace, Push on the button and I'm back in the race, Hyperspace, Shootin' my rockets all over the place, I'm invisible now, but I'll be back again, Gonna kick in the thrust, I just gotta win, I just gotta win, Hyperspace, Push on the button, push on the button Hyperspace, Shootin', shootin' all over the place, I'm invisible now, but I'll be back again, Gonna kick in the thrust, I just gotta win! Hyperspace, Shootin', shootin', shootin', shootin' Hyperspace! I don't know where to run Hyperspace! Gonna kick in the thrust, I just gotta win! Hyperspace! (C) 1981 Words and Music by Jerry Buckner & Gary Garcia BGO Music Inc