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| "This Is Radio Clash" | ||||
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| Single by The Clash | ||||
| B-side | "Radio Clash" | |||
| Released | 20 November 1981 (U.K.) | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
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| Length | 4:10 | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon | |||
| Producer(s) | The Clash | |||
| The Clash singles chronology | ||||
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"This Is Radio Clash" is a song by the English punk rock band the Clash. It was released as a single in 1981 on various formats. The first public performance of the song was on Tom Snyder's Tomorrow show on 5 June 1981.[citation needed]
Release[]
7-inch single[]
The 7-inch single also contains a B-side titled simply "Radio Clash", which is a remix of the title track with additional lyrics. The Clash stated at the time that they intended the songs to be heard as a single entity.[citation needed] The two recordings have the same playing time.
"This Is Radio Clash" begins with the lyric:
"This is Radio Clash on pirate satellite
Orbiting your living room, cashing in the bill of rights."
"Radio Clash" begins with:
"This is Radio Clash resuming all transmissions
Beaming from the mountain tops, using aural ammunition."
On some versions of the Super Black Market Clash CD, the B-side "Radio Clash" is included, but incorrectly listed as "This Is Radio Clash". The same error was repeated on the US version of the 2003 collection The Essential Clash.
12-inch single[]
On side one of the 12-inch single, "This Is Radio Clash" is followed by "Radio Clash". Side two contains two additional remixes of the title track: "Outside Broadcast" and "Radio Five". In 2006, a CD compilation called Singles Box was released which collected all four versions in the same order with original cover art.
Legacy[]
American critic Eric Schafer described the song as "a magnificent, daring, challenging record that was years ahead of its time; one of the great rock records of the 1980s, it has never been given its just credit. Twenty-eight years after its debut, were it released today it would still burn up the radio."[3]
The song is not featured on any of the Clash's original studio albums, but is included on their compilations The Story of the Clash, Volume 1 (1988), Clash on Broadway (1991), The Singles (1991), Sound System (2013), Singles Box (2006) and The Singles (2007). The song is included on the experimental compilation album called Disco Not Disco 2 (2002), as well as the radio soundtrack in the video game Battlefield Hardline (2015). The song was also briefly featured in season 2, episode 4 of Stranger Things.
Personnel[]
- The Clash
- Joe Strummer – vocal, rhythm guitar
- Mick Jones – vocal, lead guitar
- Paul Simonon – bass guitar
- Topper Headon – drums
- Additional musician
- Gary Barnacle – saxophones
Charts[]
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
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| Template:Hs1981 | UK Singles Chart | 47 |
| Template:Hs1982 | Australia (ARIA)[4] | 40 |
| Template:Hs1982 | New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] | 28 |
| Template:Hs1982 | Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 9 |
| Template:Hs1982 | US Billboard Club Play Singles[7] | 17 |
| Template:Hs1982 | US Mainstream Rock[7] | 45 |
Notes[]
- ↑ Aaron, Charles (11 February 2014). "Rap-Rock: From 'Punk Rock Rap' to Mook Nation". Spin. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ↑ Popoff, Martin (2018). The Clash: All the Albums, All the Songs. Voyageur Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-76036-426-0.
- ↑ Faulk, Dr Barry; Harrison, Professor Brady (28 April 2014). Punk Rock Warlord: the Life and Work of Joe Strummer. p. 154. ISBN 9781472410559. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – The Clash – This Is Radio Clash". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ↑ "Charts.nz – The Clash – This Is Radio Clash". Top 40 Singles.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – The Clash – This Is Radio Clash". Singles Top 100.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Clash > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 December 2007.
References[]
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- Gilbert, Pat (2005) [2004]. Passion Is a Fashion: The Real Story of The Clash (4th ed.). London: Aurum Press. ISBN 1-84513-113-4. OCLC 61177239.
- Gray, Marcus (2005) [1995]. The Clash: Return of the Last Gang in Town (5th revised ed.). London: Helter Skelter. ISBN 1-905139-10-1. OCLC 60668626.
- Green, Johnny; Garry Barker (2003) [1997]. A Riot of Our Own: Night and Day with The Clash (3rd ed.). London: Orion. ISBN 0-7528-5843-2. OCLC 52990890.
- Gruen, Bob; Chris Salewicz (2004) [2001]. The Clash (3rd ed.). London: Omnibus. ISBN 1-903399-34-3. OCLC 69241279.
- Needs, Kris (25 January 2005). Joe Strummer and the Legend of the Clash. London: Plexus. ISBN 0-85965-348-X. OCLC 53155325.
- Topping, Keith (2004) [2003]. The Complete Clash (2nd ed.). Richmond: Reynolds & Hearn. ISBN 1-903111-70-6. OCLC 63129186.
External links[]
- This Is Radio Clash at MySpace (streamed copy where licensed)
- Radio Clash at MySpace (streamed copy where licensed)
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