"FM" (sometimes referred to as "FM") is a song by American

United States

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 jazz-rock

Jazz fusion

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 band Steely Dan

Steely Dan

Steely Dan is an American rock band; its core members are Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. The band's popularity peaked in the late 1970s, with the release of seven albums blending elements of jazz, rock, funk, R&B, and pop...

. It is the title theme to the 1978 film FM

FM (film)

FM is a 1978 directed by John A. Alonzo, and starring Michael Brandon, Eileen Brennan, Alex Karras and Cleavon Little. The screenplay was written by Ezra Sacks.This film was produced by Universal Pictures, and originally released to movie theaters in 1978....

. The soundtrack

FM (soundtrack)

FM is the original soundtrack to the 1978 film FM. The soundtrack won the 1979 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.-Track listing:#"FM " - Steely Dan – 4:52#"Night Moves" - Bob Seger – 3:27...

 to the film won the 1979

Grammy Awards of 1979

The 21st Grammy Awards were held in 1979, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1978.- Award winners :*Record of the Year**Phil Ramone & Billy Joel for "Just the Way You Are"...

 Grammy Award

Grammy Award

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 for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

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, with engineers Roger Nichols

Roger Nichols

Roger Scott Nichols was an American seven-time Grammy Award-winning recording engineer and producer....

 and Al Schmitt

Al Schmitt

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 taking the honors.

This was the first single Steely Dan released on MCA Records (which had released the soundtrack), predating MCA's acquisition of ABC Records

ABC Records

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 by one year.

Versions

Three versions of the song by Steely Dan exist. The Guitar version and its sax reprise feature on the soundtrack and 12" single. The former also appears on the A Decade of Steely Dan compilation. The Sax version appears on Showbiz Kids, amongst others, and appears to be a remix combining the main song with its reprise, as it is not an alternate take. It is possible this remix was commissioned especially for Citizen Steely Dan so that it would not feature two different versions of a song one after the other.

Cover versions

• The Mountain Goats
  The Mountain Goats
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   on their 1995 album Sweden
  Sweden (album)
  -Notes:Despite the title, cover, Swedish alternative titles, and the humorous mini-essay about "The Swedish conspiracy" in the liner notes , none of the lyrics are explicitly about Sweden itself...
  
  .
• 3rd Bass
  3rd Bass
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   sampled the song on "No Static At All" from their 1991 album Derelicts of Dialect
  Derelicts of Dialect
  Derelicts of Dialect was Queens-based emcees 3rd Bass' second LP and final studio album, released on Def Jam Recordings...
  
  .
• Plan 9
  Plan 9 (band)
  Plan 9 is an American neo-psychedelic band from Rhode Island formed in 1979.- Singles :* I Can't Stand This Love, Goodbye* 5 Years Ahead of My Time* Brian T & Plan 9 EP* Around the USA* Merry Christmas- Albums :...
  
   on their album Rearview.
• Nathan Haines
  Nathan Haines
  Nathan Haines is a New Zealand jazz and adult contemporary saxophonist.-Life and career:Haines was born in 1972. His father, Kevin, played jazz bass, and his brother, Joel, played guitar. Haines played gigs with Joel across New Zealand, before moving to New York in 1991 to study jazz...
  
   and Damon Albarn
  Damon Albarn
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   (performing as 2D
  2D (Gorillaz)
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   of Gorillaz
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  ) - recorded as a homage to Steely Dan