That's Why God Made the Radio (song)

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"That's Why God Made the Radio"
Single by The Beach Boys
from the album That's Why God Made the Radio
B-side"That's Why God Made the Radio" (Instrumental)
ReleasedApril 25, 2012
Recorded2011-2012
GenreSoft rock
Length3:19
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Brian Wilson
The Beach Boys singles chronology
"Don't Fight the Sea"
(2011) 		"That's Why God Made the Radio"
(2012) 		"Isn't It Time"
(2012)
Music video
"That's Why God Made the Radio" on
YouTube

"That's Why God Made the Radio" is a song written by Joe Thomas, Brian Wilson, Jim Peterik, and Larry Millas for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was the first new single from the band in 20 years and was included on the band's 29th studio album of the same name. The album was recorded to coincide with the band's 50th anniversary, which featured a reunion tour of the surviving co-founders. According to the song's co-writer Peterik:

[Brian and I] were at an Italian restaurant and we were talking about radio and how great songs used to sound through the AM radio coming through your oval speaker on your Plymouth Valiant and I said, "Man, that was the best sound of all," and Brian said, "Yeah, that's why God made the radio." Of course, I wrote that down. He didn't realize how brilliant it was, or maybe he did, but that's when we wrote that song.[1]

Commercial performance

"That's Why God Made the Radio" made its national radio debut April 25, 2012 on

Amazon
.

Reception

Rolling Stone named the song the 30th best song of 2012.[4]

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "That's Why God Made the Radio"
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Japan (
Japan Hot 100)[5]
 12
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] 30
US
Hot Singles Sales (Billboard
) 		16

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "That's Why God Made the Radio"
Chart (2012) Position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[7] 74

References

  1. The Huffington Post
    . September 22, 2014.
  2. ^ The Beach Boys | Facebook
  3. ^ CeDe.ch - portofrei online bestellen - CD DVD Blu-ray Games Bücher Filme Musik MP3 - Schweiz
  4. ^ "50 Best Songs of 2012". Rolling Stone. 5 December 2012.
  5. ^ "The Beach Boys Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Chart Highlights: Maroon 5 Tops Pop Songs, Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. 2 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Best of 2012 – Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
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