“Underneath the Radar” by Underworld

"Underneath the Radar" is the title track of Underworld's 1988 debut album, a Sire release that Rupert Hine produced, and Karl Hyde, Rick Smith and Alfie Thomas share the writing credit. It's sleek, nervy synth-pop with a secret in its opening: the Morse code tapping through the first 30 seconds spells out a slogan about thinking globally and acting locally.

Television gave it a serious push when Miami Vice used it prominently in its fifth-season premiere, running under the opening aerial shots of the city and the nightclub shootout that follows. It travelled, too, climbing to number two in South Africa, number five in Australia and 14 in New Zealand, though in America it stalled at 74.

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