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The song was written by Les Emmerson when he was road-tripping on Route 66 in California, and noticed the beautiful scenery was obscured by many billboards. [3] The song's narrator describes four instances of encountering signs that anger or concern him, as follows: A notice that "long-haired freaky people need not apply" for a job opening.
"Emergency" is a song by Swedish synth-pop duo Icona Pop, taken from the EP of the same name. It was released on 26 May 2015 by TEN Music Group and Atlantic . "Emergency" features uncredited vocals from Swedish singer Erik Hassle . [ 2 ]
The song reached the top 10 in Ireland and the UK, [4] [5] as well as the top 20 in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] It also charted in Sweden at number 29, [ 9 ] and peaked at number 54 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in the issue dated April 20, 2024.
Emmerson was best known for writing the song "Signs", which was a hit for Emmerson's Five Man Electrical Band in 1971 and also a hit for the band Tesla in 1990. [1]Both versions of the song sold approximately 1.5 million copies at the time of each respective release.
It was written by Tank along with Robert Newt, J. Valentine, and Jerry "Texx" Franklin for his fourth album, Now or Never (2010), while production was helmed by duo Song Dynasty. The song was released as the album's second single and reached number four on the US Adult R&B Songs and number 23 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. [1]
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The album also contained "Emergency", which was the start of the band's more distinctive approach to their previous punk sound. "Emergency" was issued as a single on 13 January 1978, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] as was "Me And My Desire" on 7 April 1978.
"The Safety Dance" is a song by Canadian new wave/synth-pop band Men Without Hats, released in Canada in 1982 as the second single from Rhythm of Youth. The song was written by lead singer Ivan Doroschuk after he had been ejected from a club for pogo dancing. [4] The song entered the Canadian top 50 in February 1983, peaking at number 11 on May 14.