Radio Ga Ga

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"Radio Ga Ga" is a 1984 synth-pop rock song by the British band Queen, known for its commentary on the power of radio and its iconic audience clap-along at live performances.

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Label Occurrences
Radio Ga Ga canonical 2
Radio Ga Ga (Live Aid 1985) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album The Works
artist Queen
bSide I Go Crazy
chartPositionAustralia 2
chartPositionBelgium 1
chartPositionIreland 1
chartPositionItaly 1
chartPositionNetherlands 1
chartPositionUK 2
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 16
composer Roger Taylor
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
format 12-inch single
7-inch single
genre new wave
rock
synth-pop
hasLiveVersion Radio Ga Ga self-linksurface differs
surface form: Radio Ga Ga (Live Aid 1985)

Live at Wembley '86
surface form: Radio Ga Ga (Wembley Stadium 1986)
hasMusicVideo yes
includedOnCompilation Greatest Hits II
Greatest Video Hits II
inspiredStageName Lady Gaga
language English
length 5:48
musicVideoDirector David Mallet
musicVideoFeatures footage from the film Metropolis
notableElement audience clap-along section
notablePerformance Live Aid concert
surface form: Live Aid 1985 at Wembley Stadium
partOf The Works
performer Queen
performerBassGuitar John Deacon
performerDrums Roger Taylor
performerGuitar Brian May
performerVocal Freddie Mercury
producer Queen
Reinhold Mack
recordingPeriod 1983
recordLabel Capitol Records
EMI Records
releaseDate 1984-01-23
singleVersionLength 4:24
theme critique of television and music video culture
nostalgia for radio’s golden age
power of radio
tourStaple The Works Tour
writer Roger Taylor

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Bohemian Rhapsody featuresSong Radio Ga Ga
Queen notableWork Radio Ga Ga
Radio Ga Ga hasLiveVersion Radio Ga Ga self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Radio Ga Ga (Live Aid 1985)