The surprise hard rock hit of the summer of 1974. It came out of nowhere like a lightning bolt, blasting out of radios and jukeboxes. The faltering rock music scene, definitely headed for a nosedive off the cliff to crash into the rocks below, for a short time actually appeared on a rebound. "Radar Love" was one of a small number of songs that made a recovery of the late 60's/early 70's rock scene look possible. Although this did not happen, Golden Earring nevertheless gave us a glimpse ahead towards where things would be after a few years of correction. A few other bands had been doing the same thing, like Electric Light Orchestra. "Radar Love" gave us a promise of a future ... and it did it in a futuristic almost sci-fi manner. Guitars and synthesizers were making sounds never heard before on this song with a seductive beat and boss brass orchestral rhythm section. I can't recall a song getting more play on a summer jukebox since "Journey To The Center of The Mind" by Amboy Dukes in 1968. Since their cover of The Byrd's "Eight Miles High" in 1969, a popular underground FM radio hit in Canada and the United States, Golden Earring had been completely off America's radar screen ... but now they were back with a vengeance.The track originally appeared on their LP, Moontan, which was released in The Netherlands on August 24, 1973. The album and the song "Radar Love" scored high on charts there, in Germany, the UK, and much of Europe. However, it was not until 1974 that Golden Earring released a reworked version of the Moontan album in the United States. On June 25, 1974 Golden Earring's single "Radar Love" entered the Cash Box US Singles Hit List at #28 and the Moontan album entered the Cash Box US Album Hit List also at #28. "Radar Love" shot to #10 on Cash Box and #13 on Billboard on the week ending August 10, 1974.