Signals Over the Air

"Signals Over the Air"
Single by Thursday
from the album War All the Time
ReleasedAugust 12, 2003
Genre
Length4:10
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Tom Keeley, Tim Payne, Steve Pedulla, Geoff Rickly, Tucker Rule
Thursday singles chronology
"For the Workforce, Drowning"
(2003) 		"Signals Over the Air"
(2003) 		"Counting 5-4-3-2-1"
(2006)

"Signals Over the Air" is a song by American rock band Thursday. It was released on August 12, 2003,[1] as the second single from the band's third studio album War All the Time. It became the band's biggest hit in the United States, reaching No. 30 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart,[2] as well as in the United Kingdom, where it placed at No. 62 on the UK Singles Chart.

Vocalist Geoff Rickly wrote the song about "trying to find [his] own sexual identity" and being uncomfortable with masculinity.

Background

Rickly said that the "angles" in the song's guitars were indebted to the album Entertainment! by British band Gang of Four.[3]

During an interview at 2004's Warped Tour, Rickly explained that the song was "about a lot of gender-related things, but especially sort of trying to come to terms with sexuality as not being a terrible thing, and trying to find my own sexual identity... I've never really felt comfortable being a man. I’ve never felt any kind of affinity with male culture." He expressed confusion towards The Man Show and admitted to enjoying the song "Man Size" by PJ Harvey.[4]

In an interview with New Jersey–based rock publication The Aquarian, Rickly also said about the song, "I think that love and sexuality should be together as something really sacred and special. Not how sexuality is just thrown out there as something really commercial and how it’s been made a commodity. Like having sex with someone without knowing who they are or what their life is like and who they have been with."[5]

At a 2024 performance, Rickly dedicated the song to "the human rights of every single person, for reproductive healthcare and reproductive justice for every single person and for the right of every single person to identify with whatever sex, sexuality, gender you see fit."[6]

Release

"Signals Over the Air" was released to radio on August 12, 2003, as the lead radio single and second physical single. According to Rickly, "That was as easy choice for me as a first single. I really like the idea of a song about the exploitation of sexuality being on major media outlets like radio and television. It’s an exploration of how dark sexuality has been made by those forces. It may not be as interesting as 'This Is Radio Clash', but having radio and TV play something that deals with issues of because of radio and TV is something I’m really proud of."[7]

Chart performance

Chart (2003–04) Peak

position

UK Singles (OCC)[8] 62
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[9] 30

References

  1. ^ "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  2. ^ allmusic ((( Thursday > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))
  3. ^ "Thursday discuss 8 major influences behind 'War All the Time'".
  4. ^ thursdayarchive. "the thursday archive". Tumblr. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  5. ^ Interviews, Alison Lauth (2024-07-12). "Interview with Thursday: The Impending War". The Aquarian. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  6. ^ Robinson, Taylor (2024-02-15). "Thursday's War All The Time Anniversary Tour". DISRUPTED MAGAZINE. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  7. ^ Billboard Staff (2003-10-01). "Thursday's 'War' Rages On Island". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  8. ^ "Thursday: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  9. ^ "Thursday Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.

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