The air attack warning sounds like This is the sound. When you hear the air attack warning You and your family must take cover Let's go *When two tribes go to war A point is all you can score Score no more Score no more When two tribes go to war A point is all you can score Working for the black gas Cowboy No. 1 A born-again poor man's son Poor man's son On the air America I modelled shirts by Van Heusen-yeah Working for the black gas You know *(Repeat) Working on the black gas Switch off your shield Switch off and feel I'm working on loving-yeah Giving you back the good times Ship it out-out I'm working for the black gas Tell the that you're winning Love and life Love and life Listen to the voice sing Follow me Listen to the voice sing Follow me *(Repeat) We got two tribes We got the bomb We got the bomb-yeah Sock it to me biscuits-now Are we living in a land Where sex and horror are the new Gods? Yeah When two tribes go to war A point is all you can score
The air attack warning sounds like This is the sound. When you hear the air attack warning You and your family must take cover Let's go *When two tribes go to war A point is all you can score Score no more Score no more When two tribes go to war A point is all you can score Working for the black gas Cowboy No. 1 A born-again poor man's son Poor man's son On the air America I modelled shirts by Van Heusen-yeah Working for the black gas You know *(Repeat) Working on the black gas Switch off your shield Switch off and feel I'm working on loving-yeah Giving you back the good times Ship it out-out I'm working for the black gas Tell the that you're winning Love and life Love and life Listen to the voice sing Follow me Listen to the voice sing Follow me *(Repeat) We got two tribes We got the bomb We got the bomb-yeah Sock it to me biscuits-now Are we living in a land Where sex and horror are the new Gods? Yeah When two tribes go to war A point is all you can score
O título da música foi extraído de uma frase do filme "Mad Max 2", embora a letra aborde temas da Guerra Fria e conflitos nucleares.
A canção detém o recorde de single em primeiro lugar nas paradas do Reino Unido com a maior duração de permanência no topo durante toda a década de 1980, ficando nove semanas consecutivas no número um.
Os vocais narrativos da faixa utilizam amostras de filmes educativos britânicos da série "Protect and Survive" sobre preparação nuclear, interpretados pelo ator Patrick Allen.
A line "On the air America/I modelled shirts by Van Heusen" é uma referência direta ao presidente dos EUA Ronald Reagan e ao seu trabalho anterior como modelo publicitário para a marca de camisas Van Heusen.
Os compositores Johnson, Gill e O'Toole receberam o Prêmio Ivor Novello de 1984 na categoria de Melhor Música Musical e Liricamente por esta.track.
Durante a produção, as gravações iniciais da banda foram descartadas por consideradas insatisfatórias, e as partes foram regravadas, mantendo apenas o violão de Stephen Lipson na mixagem final.
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