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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. As of 2009 the single had sold 116,000 copies in United States. [1]

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"On the Radio"
Single by Regina Spektor
from the album Begin to Hope
Released	2006
Genre	Anti-folk, indie pop
Length	3:23
Label	Sire (US)/WEA (UK)
Songwriter(s)	Regina Spektor
Producer(s)	David Kahne
Regina Spektor singles chronology
"Us" (2006) "On the Radio" (2006) "Fidelity" (2006)
Music video
"On the Radio" on YouTube

Music video

An accompanying music video 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.

In popular culture

The television show Grey's Anatomy used the song "On The Radio" in the episode "Damage Case".^{[citation needed]}

"On The Radio" was featured in the 2011 film Beastly. It was also used in the soundtrack of the French movie Bouquet final (2008) directed by Michel Delgado. It can also be heard in the soundtrack of the French movie The Day I Saw Your Heart (2011 - American title), directed by Romain Lévy, Cécile Sellam and Jennifer Devoldère.^{[citation needed]}

Amanda Palmer has performed this song often live from her and Spektor's similar, piano-driven styles.^{[citation needed]}

The Netflix series Sex Education used a cover by Chip Taylor in the final episode of the second season.^{[citation needed]}

Release history

Year	Label	Format	Country	B-sides
2006	WEA	CD/Digital download (Pt. 1)	UK	"Ain't No Cover" (live)*
2006	WEA	CD/Digital download (Pt. 2)	UK	"Düsseldorf"
2006	WEA	Digital download	UK	"20 Years of Snow (Live at Shepherd's Bush)"
2006	Sire	Digital download	US	none
2006	Sire	7" vinyl	UK	"20 Years of Snow (Live at Shepherd's Bush)"
2006	Sire	7" vinyl	EU	"Ain't No Cover" (live)*

* Taken from the Live at Bull Moose EP

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	60

References

External links

• On The Radio video, on MySpaceTV
• Regina Spektor – On The Radio on YouTube

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