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and #20 in Sweden in March 1982. In Australia, "Urgent" peaked at #24 in November 1981, but remained in the Top 50 for 24 weeks. In the UK, the song reached only #54 upon its first release in 1981. In 1982, after "Waiting for a Girl Like You" went Top Ten there, "Urgent" was re-released, this time
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had recorded on tape, no matter how embarrassing. One of these ideas was the opening riff for what would become "Urgent". “I had the riff starting out," Jones recalled. "And I said, 'That’s like an experimental instrumental thing that I’m working on.’ He said, ‘No, it isn’t anymore – let’s take that
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Lange was a perfectionist with Dolby, making him play some of the simple notes over and over until they were perfect. On the other hand, Dolby recalled Lange using Walker's first take, appreciating its raw, rough edges. Jones stated in an interview his conflicting memory of Lange fastidiously
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one, because that’s got a lot of potential.’ There wasn’t even a song with it.” He also said, “‘Urgent’ … was a bit of a hybrid. It was a soul song, really – a quirky kind of rock and soul combination. That album had a bunch of different departures on it from the album that preceded it,
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reviewer Gary Graff rated "Urgent" to be Foreigner's all-time greatest song, particularly praising Dolby's synthesizer and Walker's saxophone but also saying that the song "would have been killer" even without the sax solo.
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splicing together multiple takes from Walker, who later mimicked the recorded version when performing with the band as a guest on tour. Lange was a fan of Dolby's earlier work, and Dolby had a demo of a song called "
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said that "From the opening keyboard throbs to Lou Gramm's lusty vocal growls to Jr. Walker's sax heat, this rocker...is headed to the top of AOR-pop playlists."
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Rivera recorded at least 12 versions of the saxophone solo but ultimately the first version was used in the final release, despite some rough edges.
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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.
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Jones has rated "Urgent" as one of his 11 favorite Foreigner songs, specifically praising Walker's sax solo and Dolby's "freaky"
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critic Brian Kachejian rated it as Foreigner's 6th best song, saying that the "rowdy bouncy feel...is highly addictive."
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went Gold and Platinum during the chart run of the "Urgent" single. The album has since been certified
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1982: "Urgent" b/w "Head Games" (live)/"Hot Blooded" (live) (Atlantic 11728) UK 12" single
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The song entered the U.S. pop charts the week ending July 4, 1981, and reached #4 on the
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studio with producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange, best known at the time as producer for
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chart, holding that spot for the entire month of September. "Urgent" hit #1 on the
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said that "Guitars and keyboards supply the rhythmic punch on this tasty rocker."
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A live concert version by the 2005 incarnation of the band, featuring
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1982: "Urgent" b/w "Head Games" (live) (Atlantic 11728) UK 7" single
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1981: "Urgent" b/w "Girl on the Moon" (Atlantic 11665) UK 7" single
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1981: "Urgent" b/w "Girl on the Moon" (Atlantic 3831) US 7" single
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Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 26, 1981
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Foreigner performs a live version of the song on the 1993 album
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Song recordings produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange
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The song was Foreigner's second-best-selling single (after "
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radio, though it was outsold by the album's later single, "
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The 1981 Top 100 Singles chart is identified by the
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Index


Single
Foreigner
4
B-side
Genre
Pop rock
funk rock
Label
Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Mick Jones
Producer(s)
Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Foreigner
I'll Get Even with You
Waiting for a Girl Like You
"Urgent"
YouTube
rock
band
Foreigner
4
Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Mick Jones
Head Games
Ian McDonald
Manhattan
hard rock
AC/DC

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