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"FM (No Static at All)" is a song by American jazz-rock band Steely Dan, the title theme for the 1978 film FM. It made the US Top 40 that year when released as a single, a success relative to the film. Musically, it is a complex jazz-rock composition driven by its bass, guitar and piano parts, typical of the band's sound from this period; its lyrics look askance at the album-oriented rock format of many FM radio stations at that time, in contrast to the film's celebration of that medium.

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  • FM (No Static at All) ist ein Song der amerikanischen Jazz-Rockband Steely Dan. Er ist das Titelthema des 1978 veröffentlichten Films FM. Er erreichte Platz 22 in den Billboard-Charts. Der Song war erfolgreicher als der Film, der ein Flop war. (de)
  • "FM (No Static at All)" is a song by American jazz-rock band Steely Dan, the title theme for the 1978 film FM. It made the US Top 40 that year when released as a single, a success relative to the film. Musically, it is a complex jazz-rock composition driven by its bass, guitar and piano parts, typical of the band's sound from this period; its lyrics look askance at the album-oriented rock format of many FM radio stations at that time, in contrast to the film's celebration of that medium. "FM" was the first single Steely Dan released on MCA Records (which had released the soundtrack), predating MCA's acquisition of ABC Records, the band's previous label, by a year. "FM" had been recorded during the same sessions as for the band's album Aja, using some of the same studio musicians and recording personnel, in addition to band members and songwriters Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. Among them were saxophonist Pete Christlieb and drummer Jeff Porcaro; several members of the Eagles sang backing vocals. At the time of its release, Aja was enjoying critical and commercial success, leading some listeners to incorrectly assume that "FM" was also on that album. Since then, it has been included on some of the band's compilation albums. It was the first time Becker and Fagen had written music for a film since 1971's You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat, a year before Steely Dan's debut album. "FM" also features a string section arranged and conducted by Johnny Mandel, only the second time the band had used strings in a song. Lastly, it is the only time that Becker (bass and guitar) and Fagen (piano) handled most of a song's instrumental work themselves. Engineer Roger Nichols won that year's Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical for his work on "FM." (en)
  • FM (No Static at All) è un singolo del gruppo musicale statunitense Steely Dan, pubblicato nel 1978 ed estratto dalla colonna sonora del film . (it)
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  • FM - Reprise (en)
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  • FM .jpg (en)
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  • The first pre-chorus of "FM", with the song's fourth change of key at the end (en)
  • The second prechorus, which unlike the first one leads into the actual chorus, where Glenn Frey, Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmit sing backing vocals (en)
  • Fagen's repeated-thirds intro, with drum and guitar parts, ending in the tonic chord, followed by arpeggiated chords changing the song's key (en)
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  • Steely Dan FM first prechorus.mp3 (en)
  • Steely Dan FM intro.mp3 (en)
  • Steely Dan FM second prechorus and chorus.mp3 (en)
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  • FM (en)
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  • First pre-chorus of "FM" (en)
  • Piano intro to "FM" (en)
  • Second pre-chorus and chorus (en)
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  • FM (No Static at All) ist ein Song der amerikanischen Jazz-Rockband Steely Dan. Er ist das Titelthema des 1978 veröffentlichten Films FM. Er erreichte Platz 22 in den Billboard-Charts. Der Song war erfolgreicher als der Film, der ein Flop war. (de)
  • FM (No Static at All) è un singolo del gruppo musicale statunitense Steely Dan, pubblicato nel 1978 ed estratto dalla colonna sonora del film . (it)
  • "FM (No Static at All)" is a song by American jazz-rock band Steely Dan, the title theme for the 1978 film FM. It made the US Top 40 that year when released as a single, a success relative to the film. Musically, it is a complex jazz-rock composition driven by its bass, guitar and piano parts, typical of the band's sound from this period; its lyrics look askance at the album-oriented rock format of many FM radio stations at that time, in contrast to the film's celebration of that medium. (en)
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  • FM (No Static at All) (de)
  • FM (No Static at All) (en)
  • FM (No Static at All) (it)
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