| Underneath the Radar | |
| Cover: | Underneath the Radar Single Cover.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Underworld |
| Album: | Underneath the Radar |
| B-Side: | Big Red X |
| Released: | April 1988 (US) |
| Genre: | Synth-pop[1] |
| Length: | 6:05 |
| Label: | Sire |
| Producer: | Rupert Hine |
| Next Title: | Glory! Glory! |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
"Underneath the Radar" is a song by English electronic music group Underworld, released from their debut album, Underneath the Radar (1988), in 1988. It was featured prominently in the fifth-season premiere of Miami Vice, during the opening aerial shots of Miami and subsequent nightclub shootout. The Morse code in the first 30 seconds of the song reads "Think global, act local". Commercially, the song reached number two in South Africa, number five in Australia, number 14 in New Zealand, number 69 in Canada, and number 74 in the United States.
Big Brother Australia 2006 contestant Danielle Foote released a cover of the song in 2006 that reached number 41 on Australia's ARIA Singles Chart.
7-inch and cassette single[2] [3]
A. "Underneath the Radar" (edit)
B. "Big Red X"
UK 12-inch single[4]
A1. "Underneath the Radar" (8:00 remix)
B1. "Underneath the Radar" (6:00 dub)
B2. "Big Red X"
International 12-inch single[5] [6]
A1. "Underneath the Radar" (12-inch remix) – 8:00
A2. "Underneath the Radar" (instrumental) – 6:35
B1. "Big Red X" – 4:59
B2. "Underneath the Radar" (dub) – 6:00
| Chart (1988) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[8] | 23 | |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[9] | 16 |