Music Is My Radar

"Music Is My Radar"
Single by Blur
from the album Blur: The Best of
Released	16 October 2000
Format	12" vinyl, cassette, 2 x CD
Recorded	1999-2000
Genre	Experimental rock
Length	5:29
Label	Parlophone, Food, EMI
Producer	Blur, Ben Hillier
Blur singles chronology
"No Distance Left to Run" (1999) "Music Is My Radar" (2000) "Out of Time" (2003)
Music video "Music Is My Radar" on YouTube

"Music Is My Radar" is a song by British band Blur. It was released as a single in support of the band's Best of album, Blur: The Best Of, on which it also appears, reaching Number 10 in the UK. Along with 1992's "Popscene", it is one of two Blur singles never to have been included on a studio album. Peculiarly, the promotional video for the song is not included on the DVD/VHS version of the compilation and remains the only UK Blur video never to have been made commercially available. Also, the lyrics for all of the songs on The Best of are included except for those to "Music Is My Radar", even the sheet music for The Best of does not have the lyrics for the selection. This is because the single's b-side, "Black Book", had been the planned a-side up until a last minute change of mind^{[citation needed]}.

A line from this song, "Tony Allen got me dancing", was the inspiration for Damon Albarn and Allen to work together recording an album. This project eventually ended up as The Good, the Bad and the Queen.

This song is notable for being Blur's last single with guitarist Graham Coxon before he left the band for over eight years before the 2009 reunion. Coxon's debut promotional solo single "Oochy Woochy" is believed to be released in the same month as "Music is My Radar"

The version that appears on the "Best Of" is 5:21, but the single versions are edits (4:21).

Music video

The music video for the song was not included on the Blur: The Best Of VHS/DVD and therefor is the only Blur video that is not commercially available. The video itself shows Blur on a talk show where they perform the song with a group of dancers. . Although unaired for many years, it was aired on British music channel NME TV in late 2009, since Q TV broadcast the video on 18 July 2011 as part of a programme titled Damon Albarn The Greatest?. MTV Rocks have also braodcast the video.^{[citation needed]}

Track listings

• CD1

1. "Music Is My Radar" (radio edit) - 4:21
2. "Black Book" - 8:30
3. "Headist" / "Into Another" (live) - 3:45

• CD2

1. "Music Is My Radar" (radio edit)
2. "7 Days" (live)
3. "She's So High" (live)

• Cassette

1. "Music Is My Radar" (radio edit)
2. "Black Book"
3. "She's So High" (live)

• 12"

1. "Music Is My Radar" (album version) - 5:29
2. "Black Book"

• Japan and Europe CD

1. "Music Is My Radar" (radio edit)
2. "Black Book"
3. "7 days" (live)
4. "She's So High" (live)

Production credits

• "Music is my Radar" produced by Blur and Ben Hillier
• "Black Book" produced by Chris Potter