Credits
- Freddie Mercury - lead vocals, sampler
- Brian May - guitars
- John Deacon - bass guitar
- Roger Taylor - drums, drum machine, sampler, Vocoder, backing vocals
- Fred Mandel - synthesizer, sampler
Discography
Albums:
Singles:
Compilations:
| De Pré Historie - 1984 - Volume 3, CD, Holland, 2000, 74321 75234 2
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Alternate Versions:
- Greatest Hits II Edit - Greatest Hits II: Parlophone CDP 79 7971 2
- Karaoke Instrumental - Japan Toshiba EMI TOLW - 3249.50
- 12" Extended Remix - Works: US 1991 Hollywood HR-61233-2
- 12" Instrumental - EMI 12 Queen 1
- 1984 US DJ 12" Loreti Mani 8:06 Dance Edit - Hot Tracks Series 3 Issue 3 SA 3-3
- 1992 Re-Cut 9:52 - In Memories Of Freddie Mercury: RM-CD 01
- 1996 EC Dance Traxx Queen & DJ Bobo Mix - Queen Dance Trax I: Electrola LC 4951
- US 12" 4:24 Promo Edit - Capitol SPRO-9064
- Japan 7" Promo Edit - Toshiba EMI EMS 17425
Queen Talks
"Roger had an idea of very good melodic content, and to be honest, it was called 'Radio Ca Ca' before, and initially it was to deal with the radio being too old or whatever, and I just said, 'I think you should change the lyrical content', and in fact, we went totally the other way, so, I mean, 'Radio Ga Ga' – I mean, it's good, and so, 'Radio Ca Ca'... we were actually trying to say that video is trying to take over, what's the radio going to be?"
Freddie Mercury - 1984, Unknown TV Interview
"I'm an instinctive musician. I can play keyboards, guitar and drums, and I can write songs. I have a facility for writing music, but I don't want to know anything particularly technical - like what the chords are called. Even in 'Radio Ga Ga,' there are some very difficult chords. I don't know what they're called, but it doesn't matter. I'm a much better guitarist than I am a keyboard player, but now I find melodically it's much easier to write on keyboard. 'Radio Ga Ga' was a completely keyboard-written song. I defy anyone to write that on the guitar because you wouldn't find the chords, they wouldn't come naturally to any guitar player I know."
Roger Taylor - 1984
Covers
Cover Versions
Chords & Tabs
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Lyrics
Radio I'd sit alone and watch your light
My only friend through teenage nights
And everything I had to know
I heard it on my radio
You gave them all those old time stars
Through wars of worlds - invaded by Mars
You made 'em laugh - you made 'em cry
You made us feel like we could fly
Radio
So don't become some background noise
A backdrop for the girls and boys
Who just don't know or just don't care
And just complain when you're not there
You had your time you had the power
You've yet to have your finest hour
Radio
All we hear is Radio ga-ga
Radio goo-goo
Radio ga-ga
All we hear is Radio ga-ga
Radio blah blah
Radio what's new?
Radio someone still loves you
We watch the shows - we watch the stars
On videos for hours and hours
We hardly need to use our ears
How music changes through the years
Let's hope you never leave old friend
Like all good things on you we depend
So stick around because we might miss you
When we grow tired of all this visual
You had your time you had the power
You've yet to have your finest hour
Radio
All we hear is Radio ga-ga
Radio goo-goo
Radio ga-ga
All we hear is Radio ga-ga
Radio goo-goo
Radio ga-ga
All we hear is Radio ga-ga
Radio blah blah
Radio what's new?
Someone still loves you
Radio ga-ga
Radio ga-ga
Radio ga-ga
Radio
You had your time you had the power
You've yet to have your finest hour
Radio
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