CIA (song)
"CIA" is the name given to an unidentified new wave song that originated from a Canadian cassette tape from 1984.
History
On 21 February 2020, user datafreq first uploaded the song to the music identification board New Wave Outpost, stating that the song originated from a Canadian cassette tape recorded around 1984.
On 8 April 2020, user Synthman78 the lyrics of the song were posted to the music identification fan site The Spirit of Radio. They stated that it was a new wave song from 1985.
On 20 July 2020, YouTube user DJFormaldehyde posted the full song to the website. DJFormaldehyde stated that the full song was found on a cassette tape that featured songs from Canadian radio station CFNY-FM, which was known at the time for playing rock music.
The search for the song wouldn't become very popular until November 2021, with the song being uploaded multiple times to the Reddit community r/Lostwave. This was also the year that Canadian radio broadcaster Alan Cross (a radio broadcaster of CFNY-FM from 1986 onwards) uploaded the song to his website.
On 19 June 2025, Reddit user r/technomanuel identified the synthesizer user in the song as the Korg Poly-800, which was released in 1983. This discovery helped narrow down the recording date of the song.
See also
- "Subways of Your Mind" (1985)
- "Ulterior Motives" (1986)
- "Ready 'n' Steady" (1979)
- "How Long" (2005)
- "Spelling on the Stone" (1988)
- Lostwave
- Rare groove
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