On the Radio (Donna Summer song)
"On the Radio" is a single by Donna Summer released in 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 1 & 2. It was released as a single and became, in January 1980, her tenth top ten hit in the U.S. when it reached number five, it also became her 8th and final consecutive top 5 single. Summer performed it on many television shows such as American Bandstand.
The song was released in three formats: the radio 45rpm single; the 5+ minute version included on Summer's Greatest Hits double album package, and a DJ Promo 7+ minute version released on 12" single (and included on the Foxes film soundtrack album). 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.
What is interesting about these three versions is that while the first two included all written lyrics, the DJ Promo omitted the final verse, opting instead to repeat the third. Only the first "short" version ended with the famous "on the radio - adio - adio" echo vocal effect.
Official versions
- "On the Radio" - (Single version) - 4:00
- "On the Radio" - ("On the Radio: Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & 2" version) - 5:50
- "On the Radio" - ("Foxes" soundtrack and 12" single version) - 7:34
- "On the Radio" - (Piano instrumental version from "Foxes" soundtrack) - 4:27
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Cover versions
Live cover performances
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