Underneath the Radar (song)

"Underneath the Radar" is a single by Underworld released in 1988 from the album Underneath the Radar. It was featured prominently in the fifth-season premiere of Miami Vice, during the opening aerial shots of Miami and subsequent nightclub shootout. The Morse code in the first 30 seconds of the song reads "Think global, act local". On the singles charts, it reached number five in Australia, number two in South Africa, number 14 in New Zealand, number 69 in Canada and number 74 in the United States.

"Underneath the Radar"
Single by Underworld
from the album Underneath the Radar
B-side"Big Red X"
Released1988
GenreSynthpop, alternative rock
Length6:05
LabelSire Records
Songwriter(s)Karl Hyde, Rick Smith, Alfie Thomas
Producer(s)Rupert Hine
Underworld singles chronology
"Underneath the Radar"
(1988)		 "Glory! Glory!"
(1988)

Big Brother Australia 2006 contestant Danielle Foote also released a cover of the song in 2006, which reached number 41 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 5
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] 69
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] 14
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[4] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 74

Year-end charts
Chart (1988) Position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 23
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[7] 16

Danielle version
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 41

References
  1. "Australian-charts.com – Underworld – Underneath the Radar". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8946." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. "Charts.nz – Underworld – Underneath the Radar". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. "SA Charts 1965 - 1989 Songs T-V". South African Rock Lists. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  5. "Underworld Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  6. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Singles 1988". ARIA. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  7. "SA Top 20 Hit Singles of 1988". South African Rock Lists. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  8. "Australian-charts.com – Danielle – Underneath the Radar". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 15 April 2019.


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