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“Urgent” is a song by the Anglo-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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Antridian wrote:
Another classic rock staple from Foreigner.
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luisa20051972 wrote:
great song
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Pe1er wrote:
Ohh man Erinnerungen kommen wieder hoch
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luvthebeatles wrote:
LOVE THIS SONG!!! I recently starting getting into Foreigner! This is one of my favorite songs from them.
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AmaranthMisery wrote:
The best of the best...!
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TheLoveGuru wrote:
Great great track!
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IVANABRIANDA wrote:
FOREIGNER ...ONE OF MY BEST OF ALL TIMES !!!
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crazykaz02 wrote:
a classic
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cafmaster wrote:
this was needed.... thanks.
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Metalhead59 wrote:
Excellent ..
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Asia-Insider wrote:
Pure 80´s
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scullygirl wrote:
My all favourite song ♫♫♫
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ozguronce wrote:
wuf - wuff - wufffffffffff :)))))))
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archange08 wrote:
oufffffffffffffffff!! spendide man !!!
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desperately seeking a good opening tune
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binumcj wrote:
oh........love d richness
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fabialissandro wrote:
great f _ _ king song isn't it ?
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Lady_Avalon13 wrote:
OoooOOooo Love the sax ..... this song is a classic
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jm427 wrote:
amazing song
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Hey, thanks for adding this great tune.
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