"Radio" is a song by Irish

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band

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. It was released in October 1999 from the band's live album '' The Corrs Unplugged'', recorded on 5 October 1999 during their appearance on ''

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'', with "

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" from the same album as a

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. The song was originally slated for their previous album '' Talk on Corners'' but was shelved after failing to develop a suitable arrangement at the time. An "electric" version appeared on their next studio album ''

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''. The single became a chart hit, reaching the top 20 in Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The song was also a modest

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hit in Canada, reaching number 64 on the ''RPM'' Adult Contemporary chart.

Background

According to

Sharon Corr Sharon Helga Corr MBE (born 24 March 1970) is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and television personality. She is best known as a member of the pop-rock band The Corrs, which she co-founded in 1990 with her elder brother Jim and younger sis ...

, the ''Unplugged'' and ''In Blue'' versions of the song were the third and fourth versions respectively to be recorded. The ''Unplugged'' version was modeled after the first acoustic demo they had recorded, while the ''In Blue'' version was a remake of the second early "dance" version.

Caroline Corr Caroline Georgina Corr MBE (born 17 March 1973), known to fans as the "Chick with the Stick", is an Irish singer and drummer for the Celtic folk rock band The Corrs. In addition to the drums, Corr plays the ''bodhrán'', ''cajón'', percussions ...

stated that after she felt there was little to experiment with on the ''Unplugged'' version, the band's programmer suggested adding synthesizers and experimenting with different electric guitar licks for the ''In Blue'' version. The Corrs recorded the entire ''Unplugged'' album on 5 October 1999 at

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in Bray, Ireland.

Music video

The video for "Radio" is pieced together from the "Unplugged" session at the

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studios.

Track listings

UK CD and cassette single; European and Australasian CD single # "Radio" (edit) – 4:15 # "

" (unplugged) – 3:43 # "Radio" (album version) – 5:00 UK 7-inch single :A. "Radio" (edit) – 4:15 :B. "Dreams" (unplugged) – 3:43

Personnel

Personnel are lifted from the UK CD single liner notes. The Corrs *

Andrea Corr Andrea Jane Corr MBE (born 17 May 1974) is an Irish singer, songwriter, musician and actress. Corr debuted in 1990 as the lead singer of the Celtic folk rock and pop rock group The Corrs along with her three elder siblings Caroline, Sharon ...

– lead vocals,

tin whistle The tin whistle, also called the penny whistle, is a simple six-holed woodwind instrument. It is a type of fipple flute, putting it in the same class as the recorder, Native American flute, and other woodwind instruments that meet such criteria. ...

– drums, piano,

bodhrán The bodhrán (, ; plural ''bodhráin'' or ''bodhráns'') is a frame drum used in Irish music ranging from in diameter, with most drums measuring . The sides of the drum are deep. A goatskin head is tacked to one side (synthetic heads or oth ...

, vocals *

– violin, vocals *

Jim Corr James Steven Ignatius Corr, (born 31 July 1964) is an Irish musician, singer, songwriter and DJ. He is a member of the Irish folk/rock band The Corrs, the other members being his three younger sisters Andrea, Sharon and Caroline. Musical ...

– guitar, piano, vocals Additional musicians *

Anthony Drennan Anthony "Anto" Drennan (born on 1 November 1958) is an English-born Irish guitarist noted for his involvement with the Corrs, Genesis and Mike + the Mechanics among others. Drennan is from a musical Irish family and was born in Luton, England ...

– guitar,

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– bass, guitar, percussion * The Irish Film Orchestra – additional instrumentation Production *

Fiachra Trench Fiachra Terence Wilbrah Trench (born 7 September 1941, in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish musician and composer from Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. Trench first studied Chemistry at Trinity College, Dublin, before moving on to t ...

– orchestral arrangement *

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– mixing *

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– mastering * Elizabeth Barrett – art direction * Andrea Brooks – artwork design * Kevin Westenberg – artwork photography

Charts

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Radio (The Corrs Song) 143 Records singles 1999 singles 1999 songs Atlantic Records singles The Corrs songs Lava Records singles Song recordings produced by Mitchell Froom Songs written by Sharon Corr