For the unregulated, high-wattage radio stations alluded to in the song, see Border blaster. For general information on radio in Mexico, see Radio in Mexico.
1982 single by Wall of Voodoo
"Mexican Radio"
Single by Wall of Voodoo
from the album Call of the West
B-side
"Call of the West"
Released
September 1982
Studio
Hit City West (Los Angeles)
Genre
New wave
Length
4:08 (album version)
3:55 (single/music video edit)
Label
I.R.S.
Songwriter(s)
Wall of Voodoo
Producer(s)
Richard Mazda
Audio sample
"Wall of Voodoo — Mexican Radio"
file
help
Music video
"Mexican Radio" on YouTube
"Mexican Radio" is a song by American rock band Wall of Voodoo. The track was initially released on their second studio album Call of the West (1982).
The video for the single was regularly featured on MTV in the United States, contributing to the song's popularity.[1][2][3] The song peaked in the US at No. 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[4] It also reached No. 18 in Canada, No. 21 in New Zealand, No.33 in Australia and No. 64 in the UK.[5][6][7][8]
^Jackson, Blair (March 1, 2005). "Wall of Voodoo's "Mexican Radio"". Mix. Archived from the original on April 3, 2005. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"Video artists pass screen test to home market". Billboard (Special Edition). November 17, 1984. p. MV6. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 24 December 2022 – via Google Books.
^McCormick, Moira (November 30, 1985). "Wall of Voodoo Casts a New Spell". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 48. p. 35. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 4, 2023 – via Google Books.
^"Billboard Hot 100 - Week of April 30, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"RPM 50 Singles". Library and Archives Canada. May 28, 1983. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^Hung, Steffen. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
^Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 311. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 590. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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