[3] Cherie said in an interview with the blog The Boot, "The song started with just a simple idea: a strong woman who had been done wrong by her man, and now he wants to get back in touch.

Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe rated the song a D, stating until McEntire put out something better, he would keep listening to "Consider Me Gone.

Filmed over 2 days in a warehouse in Nashville (a lightning storm and tornado warning pushed shooting an extra day), the video begins with Reba wearing a black hooded cloak humming the song to herself while entering the warehouse as a train passes by.

She then proceeds to sing the song into a microphone to a guy sitting in a chair, who just stares into space and remains blank-faced.

As the final chorus hits, she ties the man up with her microphone cord, puts on her things, and leaves.

"Turn On the Radio" debuted at number 54 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of July 24, 2010.