Radio Ga Ga
"Radio Ga Ga" is a 1984 song by Queen and is the lead single from their 11th studio album The Works. It went to number 1 in Belgium. Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden, number 2 in Australia, Austria, Norway and the United Kingdom and number 4 in New Zealand and South Africa.
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| Single by Queen | ||||
| from The Works" | ||||
| A-side | "Radio Ga Ga" (extended version)[1] | |||
| B-side | "Radio Ga Ga" (instrumental)[1] | |||
| Released | 16 January 1984[2] | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Roger Taylor | |||
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| "Radio Ga Ga" at YouTube | ||||
Track listings
7" single[1]
- A-side. "Radio Ga Ga" (Album Version)
- B-side. "I Go Crazy" (Single Version)
12" single[1]
- A-side. "Radio Ga Ga" (Extended Version)
- B1. "Radio Ga Ga" (Instrumental Version)
- B2. "I Go Crazy" (Single Version)
Radio Ga Ga Media
Queen and producer Mack recorded the song at Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles through August and early September 1983
Shepperton Studios, London, where the video was shot by David Mallet in November 1983
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Queen UK Singles Discography (1984–1991)". Ultimate Queen. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ↑ News: Predictions 1984. 31 December 1983. p. 4. https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/39886739993/in/album-72157689045184133/. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Furniss, Matters (2012). Queen – Uncensored On the Record. Coda Books Ltd. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-9085-3884-0.
- ↑ Stereo Review. Vol. 49. CBS Publications. 1984. p. 76.
Radio Gaga (the single), a skillful merger of contemporary synth-pop and old-time Brill Building panache
