The Spirit of Radio

"The Spirit of Radio"
"The Spirit of Radio"
	UK 7" single
Single by Rush
from the album Permanent Waves
B-side	"Circumstances" (US); "The Trees" (UK);
Released	December 1979 (promo); February 1980 (single)
Recorded	1979
Studio	Le Studio (Morin-Heights, Quebec)
Genre	New wave; hard rock; progressive rock; art rock;
Length	4:56 (album version); 3:40 (US/Canada single edit); 3:00 (UK single edit);
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Neil Peart; Geddy Lee; Alex Lifeson;
Producer(s)	Rush; Terry Brown;
Rush singles chronology
Music video
	"The Spirit of Radio" on YouTube

"The Spirit of Radio" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush, released from their 1980 album Permanent Waves. The song's name was inspired by Brampton, Ontario based radio station CFNY-FM's slogan.^[3]^[4] It was significant in the growing popularity of the band, becoming their first top 30 single in Canada and reaching number 51 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

^ McPadden, Mike (January 13, 2015). "11 Classic Rockers Who Went New Wave For One Album". VH1. Archived from the original on June 25, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Popoff, Martin (January 5, 2024). "The Top 20 unlikely Progressive Rock hits, ranked". Goldmine. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
^ "Catchphrase". CFNY-FM. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
^ Kinos-Goodin, Jesse (13 November 2014). "Neil Peart on the 10 best Rush songs ever". CBC. Retrieved 26 May 2018.

[VH1_New_Wave-1] McPadden, Mike (January 13, 2015). "11 Classic Rockers Who Went New Wave For One Album". VH1. Archived from the original on June 25, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2023.

[Goldmine_2024-2] Popoff, Martin (January 5, 2024). "The Top 20 unlikely Progressive Rock hits, ranked". Goldmine. Retrieved January 7, 2024.

[3] "Catchphrase". CFNY-FM. Retrieved October 30, 2008.

[4] Kinos-Goodin, Jesse (13 November 2014). "Neil Peart on the 10 best Rush songs ever". CBC. Retrieved 26 May 2018.

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