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"This Is Radio Clash" | ||||
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Single by the Clash | ||||
B-side | "Radio Clash" | |||
Released | 20 November 1981 (U.K.) | |||
Recorded | 1981 | |||
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Length | 4:10 | |||
Label | CBS | |||
Songwriter(s) | Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon | |||
Producer(s) | The Clash | |||
The Clash singles chronology | ||||
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"This Is Radio Clash" is a song by the English punk rock band the Clash, released as a single in 1981. It received mixed reviews from critics who wanted the Clash to return to its anarchic punk roots. The experimental nature of the song drew praise, as well as the Clash's signature anti-authoritarian political lyrics. The song continued the Clash's shift to rap rock and funk, a combination which had succeeded in the American market.