Radioactive (Marina and the Diamonds song)

"Radioactive"
Single by Marina and the Diamonds
from the album Electra Heart
Released 30 September 2011
Format Digital download
Genre Electropop, dance-pop, synthpop
Length 3:46
Label 679 Artists
Writer(s) Marina Diamandis, Clyde Narain, Fabian Lenssen, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen
Producer Stargate, DJ Chuckie, Fabian Lenssen
Marina and the Diamonds singles chronology
"Shampain"
(2010)		 "Radioactive"
(2011)

"Radioactive" is a song by Welsh recording artist Marina and the Diamonds, released as a single from her sophomore album Electra Heart. It was released on 30 September 2011 as the album's first single.[1]

Contents

Background

Marina has said on Radioactive,

“ I wrote “Radioactive” in New York in the middle of a heat wave. Introduced to a glittering new nightlife, I fell in love with New York; it has this magic, fizzing white energy that no other city in the world has. I felt happy and was inspired to write a song that felt light and euphoric, a more streamlined, minimalistic style of songwriting. I have changed my approach to songwriting completely, and as a result, written songs I would never have written on my own (i.e on my shit Argos keyboard alone in my bedroom in London). ”

Track listing

    UK iTunes EP

  1. "Radioactive" - 3:46
  2. "Radioactive (Tom Staar Remix)" - 5:20
  3. "Radioactive (Chuckie) [Big House Mix]" - 6:00
  4. "Radioactive (How to Dress Well Remix)" - 5:12
  5. "Radioactive (Captain Cuts) [Blog]" - 4:06
  6. "Radioactive (Acoustic)" - 3:30
  7. "Radioactive (Extended Edit)" - 4:43

Chart performance

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[2] 37
Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[3] 25
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[4] 25

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Ireland[1] 30 September 2011 Digital Download 679
United Kingdom 2 October 2011

References

  1. ^ a b Marina and The Diamonds - Radioactive
  2. ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association.
  3. ^ "Archive Chart". Scottish Singles Top 40. The Official Charts Company.
  4. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
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