Is the line in 'Rockstar' by Nickleback which says 'Everyone's got drugdealer on speed dial.' allowed...

Question

...to be played under UK broadcasting laws (on radio)?

Answer 1

Nope, if you listen to theradio version it says 'Everyone's got dealer on speed dial' but if you buy the single then it does say the 'Everyone's got drugdealer on speed dial'

Answer 2

I've heard it played on 2 local radio stations, 1 fades it out and the other doesn't.

Answer 3

They just blank out the "drug dealer" part

Answer 4

why not lol xx

Answer 5

Yeah, I've only ever heard the song on the radio & that line has never been faded out.

Answer 6

Yes but they cut the words drug dealer out

Answer 7

yes otherwise they would not air it

regards x kitti x

Answer 8

yeah? why not? Its not offensive is it?

Answer 9

why not?

Answer 10

Everytime ive heard it on radio 1 its been blocked out - until i was listening to the chart on sunday where it was played unedited

see here: http://chrismoyles.net/phpBB3/viewtopic....

on there aled from the chris moyles show says:

I can't speak for other stations, but that was the edit we were given by the record company.

They edited the track and called it the "Radio edit" so we played it.

Answer 11

some stations will take out the word "DRUG/Drugdealer" depending on their target audience. I know that the big city network (Keys 103, TFM, Metro) do this however radio 1 dont - and most tv channels dont as radio broadcasting is much more censored then TV

Answer 12

its because its not swearing, threatning or sexist....