Lunatic Fringe Red Rider

"Lunatic Fringe" is a song by the Canadian rock band Red Rider from their 1981 album, As Far as Siam.

The song's widespread influence inspired Cincinnati's rock radio station WEBN to pay homage to it with the station's early slogan "WEBN, The Lunatic Fringe" introduced in 1984. Then in 1988, this slogan was updated to "The Lunatic Fringe Of American FM", which is still in use as of March 2023. The song was used in the opening scene of Miami Vice Episode 1.15, "Smuggler's Blues" which aired on February 1, 1985; the 1985 movie Vision Quest about a high school wrestler starring Matthew Modine; in the Season 3, Episode 1 closing credits for the HBO series Eastbound & Down; and in the Season 2, episode 6 closing credits for the Netflix series Mindhunter.

In 2009, the song was ranked No. 82 on VH1's 100 greatest one-hit wonders of the 1980s.

Lunatic Fringe
Red Rider
Written by: Thomas William Cochrane
Album: As Far As Siam
Released: 1981

Lunatic fringe
I know you're out there
You're in hiding, and you hold your meetings
I can hear you coming
I know what you're after
We're wise to you this time (wise to you this time)
We won't let you kill the laughter

Woah-uh-huh
Woah-uh-huh
Woah-uh-huh

Lunatic fringe
In the twilight's last gleaming
This is open season
But you won't get too far
'Cause you got to blame someone
For your own confusion
We're on guard this time (on guard this time)
Against your Final Solution
Oh no

Woah-uh-huh
Woah-uh-huh
Woah-uh-huh

We can hear you coming (we can hear you coming)
No, you're not going to win this time
(You're not gonna win)

We can hear the footsteps (we can hear the footsteps)
Out along the walkway (out along the walkway)

Lunatic fringe
We all know you're out there
Can you feel the resistance?
Can you feel the thunder?
Oh no

Hey-ey-ey