"Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" is a song by Canadian rock band Klaatu, originally released in 1976 on their first album 3:47 EST. The song was played to open night-time transmission of the pirate radio station Radio Caroline. The year following its release, American soft rock duo The Carpenters covered the song, using a crew of 160 musicians. The Carpenters' version, Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognized Anthem Of World Contact Day) reached the top 10 in the UK and Canada, and charted at number 1 in Ireland.

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