{{About|the album|the song from the album|Underneath the Radar (song)}} {{Use British English|date=August 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox album | name = Underneath the Radar | type = studio | artist = [[Underworld (band)|Underworld]] | cover = Underworld_Underneath_the_Radar.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|1988|2|16|df=y}} | recorded = 1987 | venue = | studio = | genre = [[Funk]], [[Rock music|rock]], [[synthpop]] | length = 48:06 | label = [[Sire Records|Sire]]<ref name=MH/> | producer = [[Rupert Hine]]<ref name=TP/> | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = [[Change the Weather]] | next_year = 1989 | misc = {{Singles | name = Underneath the Radar | type = studio | single1 = [[Underneath the Radar (song)|Underneath the Radar]] | single1date = April 1988 }} }} {{Album ratings |rev1 = [[AllMusic]] |rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r20832|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]</ref> |rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]'' |rev2score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref name="CL">{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=8 |page=349}}</ref> }} '''''Underneath the Radar''''' is the debut album by [[Underworld (band)|Underworld]], released in 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/underworld-mn0000807949/biography|title=Underworld &#124; Biography & History|publisher=AllMusic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldminemag.com/album-reviews/underworld-dubnoboxsetbasswithmyheadman|title=Underworld Dubnoboxsetbasswithmyheadman|first=Dave|last=Thompson|website=Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia}}</ref> The album was a success in Australia, South Africa and the US (where it reached number 139 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' 200). The title track of the album was released as a single which reached top five on the [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] singles charts and number seventy-four on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].

The album was recorded in one continuous single take {{clarification|date=May 2026}}and was promoted as such to underscore the technical expertise of the band members.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rhino.com/article/happy-anniversary-underworld-underneath-the-radar|title=Happy Anniversary: Underworld, UNDERNEATH THE RADAR &#124; Rhino|website=rhino.com}}</ref> Promotional appearances for the album's release featured the band playing the entire album live and in sequence.

==Critical reception== ''[[Trouser Press]]'' wrote that "Rupert Hine’s production of ''Underneath the Radar'' gives it a sturdy dance backbone and the familiar sound of late-'80s British techno- beat; [[Heaven 17]] leaning towards the [[Thompson Twins]]."<ref name="TP">{{cite web |title=Freur |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/freur/ |website=Trouser Press |access-date=12 February 2021}}</ref> ''[[MusicHound|MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide]]'' deemed the album "much more of a modern rock effort."<ref name="MH">{{cite book |title=MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |date=1999 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |page=1181}}</ref>

==Track listing== All songs by [[Karl Hyde]], [[Rick Smith (Underworld)|Rick Smith]], and Alfie Thomas. {{Track listing | title1 = Glory! Glory! | length1 = 5:42 | title2 = Call Me No.1 | length2 = 5:05 | title3 = Rubber Ball (Space Kitchen) | length3 = 3:38 | title4 = Show Some Emotion | length4 = 4:24 | title5 = [[Underneath the Radar (song)|Underneath the Radar]] | length5 = 6:05 | title6 = Miracle Party | length6 = 1:26 | title7 = I Need a Doctor | length7 = 4:51 | title8 = Bright White Flame | length8 = 5:09 | title9 = Pray | length9 = 5:43 | title10 = The God Song | length10 = 6:01 }}

==Personnel== * [[Karl Hyde]] — lead vocals, guitars * Alfie Thomas — guitars, backing vocals * [[Rick Smith (Underworld)|Rick Smith]] — keyboards, backing vocals * Baz Allen — bass * Bryn B. Burrows — drums

==Production== *Produced by: [[Rupert Hine]] *Recorded and Mixed by: Stephen W Tayler *Assisted by: Andrew Scarth

==Charts== {| class="wikitable" !align="left"|Chart (1988) !align="left"|Peak<br/>position |- {{album chart|Australia|32|artist= Underneath the Radar|album=Underneath the Radar|access-date=November 28, 2021}} |- |align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/underworld|title=Underworld|website=Billboard}}</ref> |align="center"|139 |}

==Certifications== {{certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|title= Underneath the Radar|artist=c|type=album|relyear=1988|certyear=1997|region=Australia|award=Gold|access-date=November 28, 2021}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

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