Written and produced by bassist Jim Lea, the song reached number 21 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 100 for five weeks.

Later, in 1991, their former label Polydor approached them with the idea of recording two new singles to promote a compilation album Wall of Hits.

[4] As part of the deal with Polydor, if both "Radio Wall of Sound" and the follow-up single "Universe" were successful, a new studio album would be recorded.

[5][4] "Radio Wall of Sound" was originally a solo song by Lea, who had completed much of the recording before it became a Slade tune.

"[8] Describing the song as a "more commercial, good instant rock track", Holder said of the single's performance, in a 1992 fan club interview: "It wouldn't have needed that many sales to have reached that position, not a vast amount.

"[6] In a 2000 interview with Mojo, Lea recalled of the song: "Our last hit was "Radio Wall of Sound", which I wrote and sang.

"Radio Wall of Sound" was released by Polydor Records on 7" vinyl, CD and cassette in the UK and across Europe.

[11][12] The video was set on the roof-top of a radio station and featured an appearance from disc jockey Mike Read.

"[14] Mike Dillon of the Paisley Daily Express praised the song as "actually quite good" and added, "It blows anything Status Quo have done in the last 10 years away.

"[15] Tony Parsons of The Daily Telegraph wrote, "I just paid £4.29 for the CD maxi single of the week – Slade's 'Radio Wall of Sound', a riot of mindless hormones and wanton hedonism.

October's hit 'Radio Wall of Sound' was a less-than-gentle reminder of Slade's raucous, stomping heyday in the seventies.