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About This Track
“Urgent” is a song by the English-American rock band Foreigner, and the first single from their album 4 in 1981. Foreigner went into the studio with producer Robert John “Mutt” Lange, best known at the time as producer of hard rock band AC/DC. Foreigner’s sound wasn’t quite as heavy, and the band worked with then-unknown Thomas Dolby to program and play synthesizer. Dolby’s work can be heard on “Urgent”, along with a saxophone solo by Motown great Junior Walker.
The song entered the U.S. pop charts the week ending July 4, 1981, and reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, holding that spot for the entire month of September. “Urgent” hit #1 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart, a position it held for four weeks.
“Urgent” was the most successful single from the 4 album on album-oriented rock radio, though it was outsold by the album’s next single, “Waiting for a Girl Like You”, which reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1981 and remained at that spot through the end of the following January, for a total of ten weeks, being certified Gold. 4 went Gold and Platinum during the chart run of the “Urgent” single. The album has since been certifed multi-platinum by the RIAA, for selling over 6 million copies in the U.S. alone.
The song entered the U.S. pop charts the week ending July 4, 1981, and reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, holding that spot for the entire month of September. “Urgent” hit #1 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart, a position it held for four weeks.
“Urgent” was the most successful single from the 4 album on album-oriented rock radio, though it was outsold by the album’s next single, “Waiting for a Girl Like You”, which reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1981 and remained at that spot through the end of the following January, for a total of ten weeks, being certified Gold. 4 went Gold and Platinum during the chart run of the “Urgent” single. The album has since been certifed multi-platinum by the RIAA, for selling over 6 million copies in the U.S. alone.
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Shouts
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Franzilinchen wrote:
everytime when i have to go to the toilette ... so urgent! it's urgent. haha
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BMWPRETTY wrote:
Okay, I am dancing! Whooooo! Love this tune and artist and band!
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DATA310 wrote:
I really wish they would have post the entire video! Love the lyrics!
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soundbord wrote:
best
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huelsi2 wrote:
urgent!
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dariush417 wrote:
Great Hit of the All World.....(Poland)
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qualityhill wrote:
IT'S URGENT..
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hobbykoch07 wrote:
Super Song - höre ich immer wieder sehr gerne.
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rg1157 wrote:
Great band!!
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BMWPRETTY wrote:
I wonder all the time! Urgent! Spank! My man calls me everytime! 15 years and still going! Still Urgent!
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rikrijean wrote:
absolutely a pleasure.....love that song......
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kemp678 wrote:
HIGH SCHOOL MEMORIES!!!!!
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unikalnyMichas wrote:
That song is URGENT
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ericshep wrote:
It was fun when IT was urgent!
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WhatsMedicalMJ wrote:
Makes you want to move.
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BMWPRETTY wrote:
Whooo! Spank! Nice!
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Ellivira wrote:
great
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kriso50 wrote:
still a great band even with lou gramm gone new lead singer sounds the same
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Abkeda wrote:
You're as Cold as Ice...and my first hickeys....haha!
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TschanFarang wrote:
Urgent !!!
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