| "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" | ||||
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 Side A of the US retail single | ||||
| Single by Klaatu | ||||
| from the album 3:47 EST | ||||
| A-side | "Sub-Rosa Subway" | |||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | March 13 – August 1975[1] | |||
| Studio | Toronto Sound Studios[1] | |||
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| Length | 3:23 (single edit) 7:14 (album version) | |||
| Label | Daffodil (Canada) Capitol (rest of the world) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | John Woloschuk, Terry Draper | |||
| Producer(s) | Terry Brown[1] | |||
| Klaatu singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" on YouTube | ||||
"Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" is a song by Canadian rock band Klaatu, originally released in 1976 on their first album 3:47 EST. The song was played to open night-time transmission of the pirate radio station Radio Caroline. The year following its release, American soft rock duo the Carpenters covered the song, using a crew of 160 musicians.[5] The Carpenters' version reached the top 10 in the UK and Canada, and charted at number 1 in Ireland.
- ^ a b c "Klaatu Track Facts by John Woloschuk". Klaatu.org. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Havers, Richard (8 October 2020). "When The Carpenters Met Prog Rock". UDiscoverMusic.
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Aside from an unfortunate rendition of the space pop tune, Calling Occupants, Klaatu was surprisingly upbeat and lively
- ^ "Carpenters •• Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft". www.richardandkarencarpenter.com. Retrieved 2021-08-07.