Urgent - Music

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"Urgent" Is A Song By The English-American Rock Band Foreigner And The First Single From Their Album 4 In 1981. Foreigner Went Into The Studio With Producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange Best Known At The Time As Producer Of Hard Rock Band AC/DC. Foreigner's Sound Wasn't Quite As Heavy And The Band Worked With Then-Unknown Thomas Dolby To Program And Play Synthesizer. Dolby's Work Can Be Heard On "Urgent" Along With A Saxophone Solo By Motown Great Junior Walker. The Song Entered The U.S. Pop Charts The Week Ending July 4 1981 And Reached #4 On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart Holding That Spot For The Entire Month Of September. "Urgent" Hit #1 On The Billboard Top Tracks Chart A Position It Held For Four Weeks. "Urgent" Was The Most Successful Single From The 4 Album On Album-Oriented Rock Radio Though It Was Outsold By The Album's Next Single "Waiting For A Girl Like You" Which Reached #2 On The Billboard Hot 100 In November 1981 And Remained At That Spot Through The End Of The Following January For A Total Of Ten Weeks Being Certified Gold. 4 Went Gold And Platinum During The Chart Run Of The "Urgent" Single. The Album Has Since Been Certifed Multi-Platinum By The RIAA For Selling Over 6 Million Copies In The U.S. Alone.