"Radiation Vibe" is the debut single by

Fountains of Wayne Fountains of Wayne was an American rock band that formed in New York City in 1995. The band included founding members Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger, Jody Porter, and Brian Young. They released five albums from 1996 to 2011 before effec ...

, from their eponymous debut album. It was released in 1996 on Atlantic Records.

Single releases

"Radiation Vibe" was released as a vinyl single with "Karpet King" as the b-side. There was also a CD single which featured two other tracks, "Janice's Party" and "Imperia". All of these except "Radiation Vibe" were unavailable on any Fountains of Wayne album until the release of ''

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'' in 2005. In the 2021 edition of Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs" Radiation Vibe was placed at the 380 spot.

Track listing (CD single)

*All tracks composed by

Chris Collingwood Chris Collingwood (born October 3, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, and artist. He is best known as the former lead vocalist and founding member of the power pop band Fountains of Wayne. Life and career Collingwood was born in Britain an ...

and

Adam Schlesinger Adam Lyons Schlesinger (October 31, 1967 – April 1, 2020) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer. He was a founding member of the bands Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, and Tinted Windows, and was a key songwriting contribu ...

: #"Radiation Vibe" – 3:40 #"Karpet King" – 4:04 #"Janice's Party" – 2:46 #"Imperia" – 1:57

Charts

The single charted in the UK at No. 32 on March 22, 1997. It also reached No. 14 on the US ''

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chart in January 1997. In Australia, the single peaked at No. 95 in March 1997. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.

Weekly charts

Credits

Fountains of Wayne *

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– vocals, guitar, keyboards,

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Additional Personnel *

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*Engineered by Gary Maurer *Mixed by Chris Shaw, Eric Tew *Mastered by Greg Calbi *Recorded in January and April 1996 at The Place,

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*Mixed at Greene Street Recording, New York City *Mastered at

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, New York City

References

Fountains of Wayne songs 1996 debut singles Songs written by Adam Schlesinger 1996 songs Songs written by Chris Collingwood Atlantic Records singles {{1990s-pop-song-stub