Song · Devo
“Secret Agent Man” by Devo
From the album Duty Now for the Future (1979)
“Secret Agent Man” by Devo appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1988 and 2024. It was first released in 1979 on the album Duty Now for the Future. Its best result is #305 on The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,278 alternative song of all time.
"Secret Agent Man" turned up on Duty Now for the Future, Devo's second album, which Warner Bros. released in 1979, and it's a song from outside the band: the writing credit goes to Steve Barri and P.F. Sloan. That makes it a stranger here: this album and the debut before it, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!, both dipped into a stockpile of originals Devo wrote between 1974 and 1977.
Ken Scott produced and engineered it, and the album was cut at Chateau Recorders in Hollywood between September 1978 and early 1979.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 465 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) | 496 |
| 2024 | 305 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs | 850 |
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