| "State of the Nation" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Industry | |
| from the album Stranger to Stranger | |
| Released | 1984 |
| Genre | Pop, New Wave |
"State of the Nation" is a song by American New Wave band Industry taken from their final studio album Stranger to Stranger. The song peaked at #10 in Sweden and #1 in Italy.[1] It is also popular in the Philippines. The song peaked at #81 on the American Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2]
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The band performs the song on an aircraft carrier surrounded by dancing army members and fighter jets. The lead singer, Jon Carin plays a synthesizer, Rudy Perrone plays a Steinberger bass guitar, Brian Unger plays a Fender Stratocaster and Mercury Caronia plays an acoustic drum kit with Simmons hexapads.
The band plays outside a mansion at its grounds. Jon Carin plays a Korg Poly 800.