On the Radio (Donna Summer song)

1979 single by Donna Summer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"On the Radio" is a song by American singer-songwriter Donna Summer, produced by Italian musician Giorgio Moroder, and released in late 1979 on the Casablanca record label. It was written for the soundtrack to the film Foxes and included on Summer's first international compilation album On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II.

B-side"There Will Always Be a You"
ReleasedNovember 23, 1979
Studio
Quick facts Single by Donna Summer, from the album ...
"On the Radio"
A-side label of the US single
Single by Donna Summer
from the album On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II and Foxes (soundtrack)
B-side"There Will Always Be a You"
ReleasedNovember 23, 1979
Studio
GenreDisco
Length4:05
LabelCasablanca
Songwriters
ProducerGiorgio Moroder
Donna Summer singles chronology
"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"
(1979)
"On the Radio"
(1979)
"Sunset People"
(1980)
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History

The song was released in three formats: the radio 45 rpm single; the 5+ minute version included on Summer's Greatest Hits double album package, and a DJ Promo 7+ minute version released on 12-inch single (and included on the Foxes film soundtrack album).[2] This last version was later released on the Bad Girls CD digipack double CD release. The Foxes soundtrack also includes an instrumental version of the song in a ballad tempo and crediting Moroder as a solo artist. In the film, the ballad tempo and the disco version are both heard with Donna Summer's vocals. Donna Summer performed "On the Radio" on television shows such as American Bandstand.[citation needed]

Commercial performance

"On the Radio" was released as a single and became, in February 1980, her tenth top-ten hit in the U.S. as well as her eighth and final consecutive top-five single. "On the Radio" peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and number nine on the soul chart.[3] The song was also Summer's 14th entry on the Billboard Disco chart, where it peaked at number eight.[4] In Canada, it peaked at number two.[5]

Official versions

  • "On the Radio" (single version) – 4:00
  • "On the Radio" (On the Radio: Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & 2: long version) – 5:50
  • "On the Radio" (Foxes soundtrack and 12-inch single version) – 7:34
  • "On the Radio" (piano instrumental version from Foxes soundtrack) – 4:27

Personnel

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Certifications for "On the Radio"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[30] Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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Martine McCutcheon version

Quick facts Single by Martine McCutcheon, from the album Wishing ...
"On the Radio"
Single by Martine McCutcheon
from the album Wishing
B-side"It's All Over Again"
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2001 (2001-01-22)[31]
Length3:49
Label
Songwriters
ProducerJohn Poppo
Martine McCutcheon singles chronology
"I'm Over You"
(2000)
"On the Radio"
(2001)
"Say I'm Not Alone"
(2017)
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English actress Martine McCutcheon covered "On the Radio" and released it as the second single from her second album, Wishing (2000), on January 22, 2001. Her version was produced by John Poppo. Although it became McCutcheon's fifth consecutive top-10 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number seven, it was her last single to appear within the top 100, and it would remain her last single release until 2017's "Say I'm Not Alone". In Ireland, "On the Radio" reached number 18, matching the peak of the original.

Track listings

UK CD1[32]

  1. "On the Radio" (radio mix) – 3:49
  2. "It's All Over Again" – 4:42
  3. "On the Radio" (Pants & Corset radio edit) – 3:33
  4. "On the Radio" (video) – 3:45

UK CD2[33]

  1. "On the Radio" (radio mix) – 3:49
  2. "On the Radio" (Pants & Corset club mix) – 7:33
  3. "On the Radio" (Robbie Rivera's vocal mix) – 7:35

UK cassette single[34]

A1. "On the Radio" (radio mix) – 3:49
A2. "On the Radio" (Almighty radio edit) – 4:14
B1. "On the Radio" (Pants & Corset radio edit) – 3:33

Charts

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References

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