Song · Art of Noise
“Dragnet” by Art of Noise
From the album In No Sense? Nonsense! (1987)
“Dragnet” by Art of Noise appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1987. It was first released in 1987 on the album In No Sense? Nonsense!. Its best result is #70 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #210 alternative song of 1987.
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Leave it to the Art of Noise to take an old broadcast theme and ride it onto the charts. "Dragnet" started life as Walter Schumann's instrumental theme for the radio show of the same name, followed the show to television, and stayed on when the TV series went into syndication as "Badge 714". It comes in two parts: the ominous "Main Title" signature that opens the show and the "Dragnet March" that played over the end credits.
Their version, from In No Sense? Nonsense! in 1987, has Robert Ahwai on guitar, George Webley on bass and Frank Ricotti on percussion, Roger Dudley recording and Ted Hayton mixing. It made the theme a chart hit all over again, following Ray Anthony and his Orchestra, who had scored with it back in 1953.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 70 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1987 | 105 |
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