On the Radio (The Concretes song)

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"On the Radio"
On the Radio.jpg
Single by The Concretes
from the album In Colour
Released12 June 2006
Recorded2005
Genre Indie pop
Length3:15 (edit) 3:23 (album version)
Label Licking Fingers, EMI
Songwriter(s) Maria Eriksson, Martin Hansson, Ulrik Karlsson, Lisa Milberg, Per Nyström, Ludvig Rylander, Daniel Värjö, Victoria Lena Bergsman
Producer(s) The Concretes
The Concretes singles chronology
"Chosen One"
(2006)
"On the Radio"
(2006)
"Kids"
(2007)

"On the Radio" is a song by Swedish band The Concretes from their second album In Colour . It was released as the second single from that album in the United Kingdom on 12 June 2006.

Contents

Track listings

  1. "On the Radio" (edit) - 3:15
  2. "First Time" - 2:10
  1. "Off the Radio" ("On the Radio" edit)
  2. "End of Mandolins" - 3:50
  1. "On the Radio" (edit) - 3:15
  2. "First Time" - 2:10
  3. "End of Mandolins" - 3:50
  4. "On the Radio" (video)

Charts

YearChartPosition
2006 UK Singles Chart [1] 85

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