Radiation Vibe

"Radiation Vibe" is the debut single by Fountains of Wayne, from their eponymous debut album. It was released in 1996 on Atlantic Records.^[2]

"Radiation Vibe"
Single by Fountains of Wayne
from the album Fountains of Wayne
B-side	"Karpet King"
Released	1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	Power pop[1]
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger
Producer(s)	Adam Schlesinger, Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne singles chronology
"Radiation Vibe" (1996) "'Sink to the Bottom" (1997)

Single releases

"Radiation Vibe" was released as a vinyl single with "Karpet King" as the b-side. There was also a CD single which featured two other tracks, "Janice's Party" and "Imperia". All of these except "Radiation Vibe" were unavailable on any Fountains of Wayne album until the release of Out-of-State Plates in 2005. In the 2021 edition of Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs", Radiation Vibe was placed at the 380 spot.

Track listing (CD single)

• All tracks composed by Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger:

1. "Radiation Vibe" – 3:40
2. "Karpet King" – 4:04
3. "Janice's Party" – 2:46
4. "Imperia" – 1:57

Charts

The single charted in the UK at No. 32 on March 22, 1997.^[3] It also reached No. 14 on the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart in January 1997.^[4] In Australia, the single peaked at No. 95 in March 1997.^[5]

Weekly charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[6]	95[7]
Scotland (OCC)[8]	29
UK Singles (OCC)[9]	32
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[10]	71
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[11]	14

Credits

Fountains of Wayne

• Chris Collingwood – vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Adam Schlesinger – drums, guitar, keyboards, vocals, production

Additional Personnel

• Danny Weinkauf – bass guitar
• Engineered by Gary Maurer
• Mixed by Chris Shaw, Eric Tew
• Mastered by Greg Calbi
• Recorded in January and April 1996 at The Place, New York City
• Mixed at Greene Street Recording, New York City
• Mastered at Masterdisk, New York City