Contents • • • • • • • • Background and composition [ ] Diamandis said of 'Radioactive': I wrote 'Radioactive' in New York in the middle of a heat wave. Introduced to a glittering new nightlife, I fell in love with New York; it has this magic, fizzing white energy that no other city in the world has.

I felt happy and was inspired to write a song that felt light and euphoric, a more streamlined, minimalistic style of songwriting. I have changed my approach to songwriting completely, and as a result, written songs I would never have written on my own (i.e on my shit Argos keyboard alone in my bedroom in London). Musically, 'Radioactive' is a song with a beat. Critical reception [ ] 'Radioactive' received mostly positive reviews from. Editor Robert Copsey gave the song four out of five stars and, regarding the song's 'radio-friendly, synth-laden, and deeply hypnotic' chorus, wrote, '[B]efore we accuse her of bandwagon-hopping (it was produced by and collaborators ), we're certain it's all part of the irony, right?' Named it Song of the Day and commented, 'What we like most about 'Radioactive' (and we like a LOT about 'Radioactive') is that it sounds quite a bit like loads of stuff that's in the charts, but proves that you don't have to act like a total fucking idiot singing shit about nothing in order to carry it off.' Jim Hiscox of the also gave the song a positive review, stating, 'More straight-up dancefloor action than the Welsh wonder's previous quirks, Marina suddenly sounds a fully-fledged pop star.'

Mar 19, 2012 - 4 minMarina and the Diamonds - Primadonna [Acoustic]. 6 years ago More. Atlantic Records. Aurora Borealis Draughts Seriale. The Family Jewels is the debut studio album by Welsh singer Marina Diamandis, known professionally as Marina and the Diamonds.

In a review for, Bradley Stern opined that the song 'may throb like one of Rihanna's latest club bangers, but the cutting, sinister lyricism and vocal acrobatics are strictly within her comfort zone, proving that (CHEESE ALERT!) this Diamond's just found more than one way to shine.' Damien Ryan of So So Gay, rating the track four-and-a-half stars out of five, expressed it is 'like nothing else we've heard from Marina, yet still manages to sound distinctly her'. He continued, 'The production on its own is hardly revolutionary, however; it's most likely just a left-over from Stargate's studio sessions with Rihanna. Though the duo are obviously running on auto-pilot, Marina's unique vocals save 'Radioactive' from club hell and really help the track stand out from the rest of the pop charts.' 's Gareth O'Malley scored 'Radioactive' seven out of ten, concluding that '[t]his is a good pop song, yes, and an even better single, but she can definitely do better.' Commercial performance [ ] 'Radioactive' peaked at number 25 on the UK chart, and spent 3 weeks on the chart. In Ireland it peaked at number 37.