The Spirit of Radio

"The Spirit of Radio"
"The Spirit of Radio"
Single by Rush
from the album Permanent Waves
B-side	"Circumstances" (US); "The Trees" (UK);
Released	December 1979 (promo); February 1980 (single)
Recorded	1979
Studio	Le Studio, Morin-Heights, Quebec, Canada
Genre	Power pop; new wave; progressive rock; art rock;
Length	4:56 (album version); 3:40 (US/Canada single edit); 3:00 (UK single edit);
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Neil Peart; Geddy Lee; Alex Lifeson;
Producer(s)	Rush; Terry Brown;
Rush singles chronology
Music video
	"The Spirit of Radio" on YouTube

"The Spirit of Radio" is a 1980 song by Canadian progressive rock band Rush. It is the leading single from their seventh studio album Permanent Waves and went to number 51 in the United States, number 13 in the United Kingdom and number 22 in Canada. It has became one of their best known singles and was a concert staple.

References

↑ https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/rush-permanent-waves-127124/%3ffbclid=IwAR07TG_-QaLJRi1BOc6h8NOkkFqGKKS4mwI7nnaXUcq-HJx1ugR2IE_Fp5c&amp
↑ McPadden, Mike (January 13, 2015). "11 Classic Rockers Who Went New Wave For One Album". VH1. Archived from the original on June 25, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Popoff, Martin (January 5, 2024). "The Top 20 unlikely Progressive Rock hits, ranked". Goldmine. Retrieved January 7, 2024.

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[VH1_New_Wave-2] McPadden, Mike (January 13, 2015). "11 Classic Rockers Who Went New Wave For One Album". VH1. Archived from the original on June 25, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2023.

[Goldmine_2024-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Popoff, Martin (January 5, 2024). "The Top 20 unlikely Progressive Rock hits, ranked". Goldmine. Retrieved January 7, 2024.

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