On the Radio (Regina Spektor song)
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"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
.
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 alternate video was released in which Spektor sings in a chocolate factory. The video was directed by Matt Lenski.
used the song "On The Radio" in the episode "Damage Control".
Amanda Palmer
has performed this song often live from her and Spektor's similar, piano driven styles.
* Taken from the Live at Bull Moose
EP
Regina Spektor
Regina Ilyinichna Spektor is a Russian American singer-songwriter and pianist. Her music is associated with the anti-folk scene centered in New York City's East Village.-Early life:...
fourth album, Begin to Hope
Begin to Hope
Begin to Hope is the fourth album by Russian-American singer-songwriter, Regina Spektor. It was released June 13, 2006. The album debuted at number 70 on the Billboard 200, but due to the popularity of the single "Fidelity", it peaked at number 20 and was labeled a "pace setter" by Billboard....
. The chorus contains references to the song "November Rain
November Rain
"November Rain" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses, written by lead singer Axl Rose and released as a single in June 1992. It appears on the album Use Your Illusion I. The music video for this song was also released in 1992, and won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography...
" by Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...
.
Music video
An accompanying music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was released which shows Spektor teaching a music class made up of young school children. The video uses stop motion
Stop motion
Stop motion is an animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. The object is moved in small increments between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames is played as a continuous sequence...
in a few scenes. An alternate video was released in which Spektor sings in a chocolate factory. The video was directed by Matt Lenski.
Use in media
The television show Grey's AnatomyGrey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
used the song "On The Radio" in the episode "Damage Control".
Amanda Palmer
Amanda Palmer
Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer , sometimes known as Amanda Fucking Palmer, is an American performer who first rose to prominence as the lead singer, pianist, and lyricist/composer of the duo The Dresden Dolls...
has performed this song often live from her and Spektor's similar, piano driven styles.
Releases
| Year | Label | Format | Country | B-sides |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | WEA Warner Bros. Records Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies... |
CD/Digital download (Pt. 1) | UK | "Ain't No Cover" (live)* |
| 2006 | WEA Warner Bros. Records Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies... |
CD/Digital download (Pt. 2) | UK | "Düsseldorf" |
| 2006 | WEA | Digital download | UK | "20 Years of Snow (Live at Shepherd's Bush)" |
| 2006 | Sire Sire Records Sire Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer, each investing ten thousand dollars into the new company. Its early releases as a... |
Digital download | US | none |
Live at Bull Moose EP
The Live at Bull Moose EP was recorded live by Regina Spektor at Bull Moose, a CD, DVD and video game store in Scarborough, Maine on June 5, 2005...
EP
Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | 60 |
External links
- On The Radio video, on MySpaceTV