The 27th music video to ever be broadcast on MTV was this video for Rupert Hine’s Surface Tension.

Though Hine was best known as a producer, working with He produced albums for artists including Rush, Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Saga, the Fixx, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins, Stevie Nicks, Chris de Burgh, Suzanne Vega, Underworld, Duncan Sheik, Formula and Eleanor McEvoy, he also recorded 11 albums over the course of his long career. Surface Tension comes from his third solo album, Immunity.

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The First Videos Shown on MTV:

1. Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggles
2. You Better Run by Pat Benatar
3. She Won’t Dance With Me by Rod Stewart
4. You Better You Bet By The Who
5. Little Suzi’s On The Up by PH.D
6. We Don’t Talk Anymore by Cliff Richard
7. Brass in Pocket by Pretenders
8. Time Heals by Todd Rundgren
9. Take It On The Run by REO Speedwagon
10. Rockin’ in Paradise by Styx
11. When Things Go Wrong by Robin Lane & The Chartbusters
12. History Never Repeats by Split Enz
13. Hold On Loosely by .38 Special
14. Just Between You And Me by April Wine
15. Sailing by Rod Stewart
16. Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden
17. Keep On Loving You by REO Speedwagon
18. Better Than Blue by Michael Johnson
19. Message of Love by The Pretenders
20. Mr. Briefcase by Lee Ritenour
21. Double Life by The Cars
22. In The Air Tonight by Phil Collins
23. Looking for Clues by Robert Palmer
24. Too Late by Shoes
25. Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around by Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
26. Do Ya Think I’m Sexy by Rod Stewart