Claim: There is a song called Radioactive.

The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to `` honor artistic achievement , technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry , without regard to sales or chart position . '' The Record of the Year award is one of the four most prestigious categories at the awards -LRB- alongside Best New Artist , Song of the Year and Album of the Year -RRB- presented annually since the 1st Grammy Awards in 1959 .   According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide , the award is presented `` for commercially released singles or tracks of new vocal or instrumental recordings . Tracks from a previous year 's album may be entered provided the track was not entered the previous year and provided the album did not win a Grammy . Award to the artist -LRB- s -RRB- , producer -LRB- s -RRB- , recording engineer -LRB- s -RRB- and/or mixer -LRB- s -RRB- if other than the artist . '' Since the 55th Grammy Awards in 2013 , mastering engineers are considered nominees and award recipients in this category .   Record of the Year is related to but is conceptually different from Song of the Year or Album of the Year :   Record of the Year is awarded for a single or for one track from an album . This award goes to the performing artist , the producer , recording engineer and/or mixer for that song . In this sense , `` record '' means a particular recorded song , not its composition or an album of songs .  Song of the Year is also awarded for a single or individual track , but the recipient of this award is the songwriter who actually wrote the lyrics and/or melodies to the song . Thus , `` song '' in this context means the song as composed , not its recording .  Album of the Year is awarded for a whole album , and the award is presented to the artist , producer , recording engineer , and mastering engineer for that album . So , in this context , `` album '' means a recorded collection of songs -LRB- a multi-track LP , CD , or download package -RRB- , not the individual songs or their compositions .