"Who Listens to the Radio" is a song recorded by Australian

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band

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. The song was written by band members

Stephen Cummings Stephen Donald Cummings (born 13 September 1954) is an Australian rock singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of Melbourne-based rock band the Sports from 1976 to 1981, followed by a solo career which has met with critical acclaim but ha ...

and

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. The original single version was released in October 1978. In 1979, it was reworked and re-recorded as a new lead single from the band's second

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, '' Don't Throw Stones'' (1979), the song peaked at number 35 on the Australian

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. The song was released in the United States and peaked at number 45 on the Billboard

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in November 1979 and appeared in an episode of

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Track listing

; Australian 7" single (K 7300) *Side A "Who Listens to the Radio" - 3:17 *Side B "So Obvious" - 2:53 ; North American 7" single (Arista – AS 0468) *Side A "Who Listens to the Radio" - 3:17 *Side B "Hit Single" - 3:14 ; United Kingdom 12" single (Stiff – LAST 5) *Side A1 "Who Listens to the Radio" - 3:17 *Side A2 "Step By Step" *Side B1 "So Obvious" - 2:53 *Side B2 "Suspicious Minds"

Charts

References

1978 songs 1978 singles The Sports songs Mushroom Records singles Songs about radio Songs written by Stephen Cummings {{1970s-pop-song-stub