Airport (song)

"Airport" is a single by English power pop/new wave band The Motors. Released on 10 June 1978 by Virgin Records, the song reached number four on the UK Singles Chart.[1] [3]



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[hide]  *1 Origin  ==Origin[ edit] == After the release of their 1977 debut album, 1, the Motors moved away from their pub rock sound to a new wave style with synthesizers and recognisable melodies.[4] ==Reception[ edit] == Reviewing the group's 1981 greatest hits compilation, Lance Philips (in the Rough Guide to Rock) describes "Airport" as "naturally stand[ing] out" and that the "rest doesn't quite match up". Philips also comments on the song's inclusion on the 1978 album Approved by the Motors, saying that despite its appearance the album failed to be a commercial success.[4]
 * 2 Reception
 * 3 Personnel
 * 4 References

The Motors' entry in the Encyclopedia of Popular Music notes that "Airport" has become a stock piece of music often accompanying footage of aeroplane or airports.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Larkin_2006_33_5-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[5] The encyclopedia suggests that the song's popularity did nothing to extend the life of the band, which underwent personnel changes by the end of the year.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Larkin_2006_33_5-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[5] ==Personnel<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * Nick Garvey—vocal/guitar
 * Bram Tchaikovsky—guitar/vocal
 * Andy McMasters—bass guitar/synthesizer
 * Ricky Wernham—drums