She's Got Nothing On (But the Radio)
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"She's Got Nothing On", written by Per Gessle
Per Gessle
Per Håkan Gessle is a Swedish pop singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonicist. He is the lead singer of the Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider and formed Roxette with Marie Fredriksson...

 and performed by Swedish pop duo
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 Roxette
Roxette
Roxette are a Swedish pop music duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle . Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act from the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough album Look Sharp!...

, is the first single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 released from their eighth studio album Charm School
Charm School (Roxette album)
-Vinyl Edition:According to a news entry on their official website roxette.se from 26 December 2010 the LP will contain a longer version of "No One Makes It On Her Own" and a faster version of "Speak To Me".-Charts:...

. The video was directed by Mats Udd. The single is Roxette's longest running hit in Germany since "How Do You Do!
How Do You Do!
"How Do You Do!" is a pop song by Swedish pop duo Roxette. It was released as their first single from the album Tourism. The single spent eight weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at #58 in the United States...

" in 1992, charting for 21 weeks

The song was A-listed on BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
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 for the week commencing 7 March. and remained there for the weeks commencing the 14, 21 & 26 March & 2 April, before moving to the B-list for the week commencing 9 April.

It was serviced to radio stations on June 20, 2011 in the United States.

The title is a reference to a 1952 quote by Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....

 about her nude photographs for a calendar: "It's not true I had nothing on. I had the radio on.". The band Pantera
Pantera
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 used the same phrase for the title of its song "Nothin' On (But the Radio)" on their 1983 debut album Metal Magic
Metal Magic
- Credits :* Terry Glaze – vocals* Diamond Darrell – guitar* Rex Rocker – bass* Vinnie Paul – drumsThe album also features uncredited keyboard playing in some songs....

. In 2004, country music artist Gary Allan
Gary Allan
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 released "Nothing On but the Radio
Nothing On but the Radio
"Nothing On but the Radio" is the title of a song written by Byron Hill, Odie Blackmon and Brice Long, recorded by American country music artist Gary Allan. It was released in June 2004 as the last single release from his 2004 album See If I Care. The song was Allan's third Number One single on the...

". In 2010, Lady Gaga
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...

 published an unreleased song under the title "Nothing On (But the Radio)".

Track listing

  • Digital download/CD Single
  1. "She's Got Nothing On (But the Radio)" – 3:36
  2. "Wish I Could Fly" (Live from St. Petersburg
    Saint Petersburg
    Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...

     12 September 2010)
    – 4:51

  • Digital download − Adrian Lux/Adam Rickfors Remixes
  1. "She's Got Nothing On (But the Radio)" (Adrian Lux Radio Edit) – 2:43
  2. "She's Got Nothing On (But the Radio)" (Adrian Lux Extended Mix) – 5:36
  3. "She's Got Nothing On (But the Radio)" (Adam Rickfors Radio Edit) – 3:32
  4. "She's Got Nothing On (But the Radio)" (Adam Rickfors Power Edit) – 3:38
  5. "She's Got Nothing On (But the Radio)" (Adam Rickfors Dub Edit) – 7:25

Charts

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
German Airplay Chart 6
UK Airplay Chart 26
U.S. 'Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
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 Adult Contemporary
30

Release history

Region Date Format
United Kingdom 10 January 2011 Digital download
Music download
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Sweden
United States June 20, 2011 Adult radio
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