Radio Ga Ga
1984 single by Queen / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Radio Ga Ga" is a 1984 song performed and recorded by the British rock band Queen, written by their drummer Roger Taylor. It was released as a single with "I Go Crazy" by Brian May as the B-side. It was included as the opening track on the album The Works and is also featured on the band's compilation albums Greatest Hits II and Classic Queen.[6]
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Single by Queen | ||||
from the album 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" on YouTube | ||||
The song, which makes a nostalgic defence of the radio format, was a worldwide success for the band, reaching number one in 19 countries, number two on the UK Singles Chart and the Australian Kent Music Report and number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's final original single to reach the US top 40 in Freddie Mercury's lifetime on that chart (not counting their live performance with George Michael on Somebody to Love at #30 whereas their follow-up singles would give them frequent top 40 appearances on the Mainstream Rock chart).[7][8][9][10] The band performed the song at every concert from 1984 to their last concert with lead singer Freddie Mercury in 1986, including their performance at Live Aid in 1985.[11][12][13][14]
The music video for the song uses footage from the 1927 silent science fiction film Metropolis. It received heavy rotation on music channels and was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award in 1984.[15]