I Love My Radio

"I Love My Radio (Midnight Radio)" is a song by Italo disco singer Taffy, first released as a single in 1985. It was produced by Italian record producer Claudio Cecchetto. The song was a top ten hit in Italy and the United Kingdom, and was also a hit in several countries in Europe. In the United Kingdom, the single was released in 1986 and peaked at No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart in early 1987.[1]

"I Love My Radio"
Single by Taffy
Released1985 (Italy & Europe)
1986 (UK & North America)
GenreItalo disco
Length3:23
LabelIbiza Records, Transglobal/Rhythm King
Songwriter(s)Claudio Cecchetto, Graziano Pegoraro, Pier Michele Bozzetti
Producer(s)Claudio Cecchetto

The song is about a radio disc jockey broadcasting in the early hours. However, as none of the BBC Radio stations broadcast after midnight in the 1980s (only a few commercial stations did), this reference in the record was changed, and the UK version was re-recorded and retitled as "I Love My Radio (Dee Jay's Radio)", with a few changes in lyrics; the lyric "DJ after midnight" was changed to "DJ up to midnight" and "on the midnight radio" was changed to "on the good time radio".

Charts
Chart Peak
position
German Singles Chart[2] 35
Ö3 Austria Top 40[3] 26
Dutch Single Top 100[4] 42
Irish Singles Chart[5] 6
UK Singles Chart[6] 6
US Billboard Dance Club Songs[7] 6

References
  1. "Taffy - I Love My Radio (Dee Jay's Radio) U.K. Mix / I Love My Radio (Dee Jay's Radio) Instrumental - Transglobal - UK - E TYPE 1". 45cat. 2012-05-06. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  2. "Charts.de - Taffy - "I Love My Radio (Midnight Radio)"" (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
  3. "Taffy – "I Love My Radio" (in German). Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  4. "Taffy – "I Love My Radio" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  5. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know - Taffy". www.irishcharts.ie/IRMA. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  6. "TAFFY | Artist". Official Charts. 1987-07-18. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  7. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance Disco 1974-2003. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 253. ISBN 0-89820-156-X.


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