On My Radio (song)

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"On My Radio"
Onmyradio.jpg
Cover of the single released in the Netherlands
Single by The Selecter
B-side"Too Much Pressure"
Released5 October 1979
GenreSka
Label2 Tone Records CHS TT 4
Songwriter(s)Neol Davies
Producer(s)Roger Lomas
The Selecter singles chronology
"The Selecter"
(1979) 		"On My Radio"
(1979) 		"Three Minute Hero"
(1980)

"On My Radio" is a song and single written by Neol Davies and performed by British ska group, The Selecter. [1] Davies originally wrote the song whilst a member of another band, The Transposed Men, before The Selecter had been formed.[2] Released on 5 October 1979, it reached number 8 on the UK Singles Chart, remaining on the chart for nine weeks.[3][1]

In 2008, Freaky Trigger placed the song at number 44 in its list of "The Top 100 Songs of All Time".[4]

Track listing[]

  • 7" Single (CHS TT 4)
  1. "On My Radio" - 3:16
  2. "Too Much Pressure" - 2:47

Charts[]

Chart (1979–80) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 13
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 8

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "On My Radio". Discogs.com. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  2. ^ Simpson, Dave (21 April 2015). "The Selecter: how we made On My Radio". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  4. ^ "top 100 songs of all time". FreakyTrigger. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Selecter – On My Radio" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Selecter" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Selecter – On My Radio" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 12 June 2020.

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