Airport (song)

For the Guster song, see Airport Song.
"Airport"
Single by The Motors
from the album Approved By The Motors
Released 1978[1]
Recorded 1978[1]
Genre Power pop,[1] new wave[2]
Label Virgin Records[1]
Writer(s) Andy McMaster[1]
Producer(s) Peter Ker, Nick Garvey, Andy McMaster
The Motors - Airport excerpt
An excerpt from Airport

"Airport" is a single by English power pop/new wave band The Motors. Released on 10 June 1978 by Virgin Records, the song reached number four on the UK Singles Chart.[1][3]

Origin

After the release of their 1977 debut album, 1, the Motors moved away from their pub rock sound to a new wave style with synthesizers and recognisable melodies.[4]

Reception

Reviewing the group's 1981 greatest hits compilation, Lance Philips (in the Rough Guide to Rock) describes "Airport" as "naturally stand[ing] out" and that the "rest doesn't quite match up". Philips also comments on the song's inclusion on the 1978 album Approved by the Motors, saying that despite its appearance the album failed to be a commercial success.[4]

The Motors' entry in the Encyclopedia of Popular Music notes that "Airport" has become a stock piece of music often accompanying footage of aeroplane or airports.[5] The encyclopedia suggests that the song's popularity did nothing to extend the life of the band, which underwent personnel changes by the end of the year.[5]

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 381. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ↑ Song Review by Stewart Mason. "Airport - Motors | Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  3. ↑ "MOTORS | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Philips, Lance (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed. ed.). London: Rough Guides. p. 700. ISBN 1843531054.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4. ed. ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 33. ISBN 0195313739.