On the Radio (Regina Spektor song)

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2006 single by Regina Spektor

"On the Radio"

Single by Regina Spektor
from the album  Begin to Hope
Released| May 30, 2006
Genre| Anti-folk, indie pop
Length| 3:23
Label| Sire (US)/WEA (UK)
Songwriter(s)| Regina Spektor
Producer(s)| David Kahne
Regina Spektor singles chronology
| "Us"
(2006)  | "On the Radio"
(2006)  | "Fidelity"
(2006)

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Music video
"On the Radio" on YouTube

"On the Radio" is the first single from Regina Spektor's fourth album, Begin to Hope. The chorus contains references to the song "November Rain" by Guns N' Roses. As of 2009 the single had sold 116,000 copies in United States. [1]

## Music video

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An accompanying music video was released which shows Spektor teaching a music class made up of young school children. The video uses stop motion in a few scenes. An alternative video was released in which Spektor sings in a chocolate factory. The video was directed by Matt Lenski.

## In popular culture

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The television show Grey's Anatomy used the song "On The Radio" in the episode "Damage Case."[2]

"On The Radio" was featured in the 2011 film Beastly. It was also used in the soundtrack of the French movie Bouquet final (2008) directed by Michel Delgado. It can also be heard in the soundtrack of the French movie The Day I Saw Your Heart (2011 - American title), directed by Romain Lévy, Cécile Sellam and Jennifer Devoldère.[3]

Amanda Palmer has performed this song often live from her and Spektor's similar, piano-driven styles.[citation needed]

The Netflix series Sex Education used a cover by Chip Taylor in the final episode of the second season.[4]

Philadelphia rapper e-dubble received permission from Spektor to sample the song for his Freestyle Friday episode entitled "On the Radio."[5]

## Release history

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Year  | Label  | Format  | Country  | B-sides

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2006  | WEA | CD/Digital download (Pt. 1)  | UK  | "Ain't No Cover" (live)*
2006  | WEA | CD/Digital download (Pt. 2)  | UK  | "Düsseldorf"
2006  | WEA  | Digital download  | UK  | "20 Years of Snow (Live at Shepherd's Bush)"
2006  | Sire | Digital download  | US  | none
2006  | Sire | 7" vinyl  | UK  | "20 Years of Snow (Live at Shepherd's Bush)"
2006  | Sire | 7" vinyl  | EU  | "Ain't No Cover" (live)*

* Taken from the Live at Bull Moose EP

## Charts

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Chart (2006)  | Peak
position

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UK Singles Chart  | 60

## References

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1. ^ "Billboard". June 6, 2009.
2. ^ "Grey's Anatomy, "Damage Case," IMDB". IMDB. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
3. ^ ""The Day I Saw Your Heart" [Et soudain, tout le monde me manque], IMDB". IMDB. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
4. ^ Spencer, Samuel (January 17, 2020). ""'Sex Education' Season 2 Soundtrack: All the Songs from the New Season of the Netflix Show," Newsweek". Newsweek.
5. ^ "E-dubble - on the Radio (Freestyle Friday #3)". YouTube. November 9, 2011.

## External links

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* On The Radio video, on MySpaceTV
* Regina Spektor – On The Radio on YouTube

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Regina Spektor

Studio albums|

* 11:11 (2001)
* Songs (2002)
* Soviet Kitsch (2004)
* Begin to Hope (2006)
* Far (2009)
* What We Saw from the Cheap Seats (2012)
* Remember Us to Life (2016)
* Home, Before and After (2022)

Live albums|

* Live in London

Compilation albums|

* Mary Ann Meets the Gravediggers and Other Short Stories

Songs|

* "Us"
* "On the Radio"
* "Fidelity"
* "Samson"
* "Laughing With"
* "Eet"
* "No Surprises"
* "All the Rowboats"
* "Don't Leave Me (Ne Me Quitte Pas)"
* "You've Got Time"
* "Dear Theodosia"

Other songs|

* "The Call"

Related articles|

* Discography
* List of songs recorded
* Jack Dishel

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