This Is Radio Clash

"This Is Radio Clash"
Single by the Clash
B-side"Radio Clash"
Released20 November 1981 (U.K.)
Recorded1981
Genre
Length4:10
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon
Producer(s)The Clash
The Clash singles chronology
"The Magnificent Seven"
(1981)
"This Is Radio Clash" / "Radio Clash"
(1981)
"Know Your Rights"
(1982)

"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.

  1. ^ Aaron, Charles (11 February 2014). "Rap-Rock: From 'Punk Rock Rap' to Mook Nation". Spin. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (2018). The Clash: All the Albums, All the Songs. Voyageur Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-76036-426-0.