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OKNOTOK comprises remastered versions of OK Computer and its B-sides, plus three previously unreleased songs: "I Promise", "Man of War" and "Lift". The special edition includes an art book, notes, and a cassette tape of demos and session recordings.
OK Computer was released in Japan on 21 May, in the UK on 16 June, in Canada on 17 June and in the US on 1 July. [141] It was released on CD, double-LP vinyl record, cassette and MiniDisc . [ 142 ] It debuted at number one in the UK with sales of 136,000 copies in its first week. [ 143 ]
In June 2017, Radiohead released a 20th-anniversary OK Computer reissue, OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017, including unreleased tracks, [11] two of which were released as download singles: "I Promise" and "Man of War".
In 2017, Radiohead released a deluxe remaster of OK Computer, OKNOTOK 1997 2017, including B-sides and the previously unreleased songs "I Promise", "Man of War", and "Lift". [32] Kid A Mnesia, an anniversary reissue compiling Kid A, Amnesiac and previously unreleased material, was released on 5 November 2021. [33]
In June 2017, Radiohead released "Lift" on the OK Computer reissue OKNOTOK 1997 2017, [2] alongside two other previously unreleased tracks: "I Promise" and "Man of War". [5] This version "Lift" was recorded at Chipping Norton Recording Studios in February 1996, while Radiohead were recording demos for OK Computer. [6] [7]
Though some of the recordings had been previously released on the 2017 OK Computer reissue OKNOTOK 1997 2017, [4] most were not intended for release. [1] On 5 June 2019, the recordings were leaked online by a collector using the name Zimbra, who said he had traded them for unreleased Beatles recordings. [5]
On 23 June 2017, Radiohead released a 20th-anniversary OK Computer reissue, OKNOTOK 1997 2017, featuring "I Promise" and two other new tracks. [4] "I Promise" premiered on BBC Radio 6 on 2 June. The host, Steve Lamacq, said that Radiohead believed it was lost and had been pleased to rediscover it. [5]
An early demo of "The National Anthem" was included in the special edition of the 2017 OK Computer reissue OKNOTOK 1997 2017. [197] In February 2020, Radiohead released an extended version of "Treefingers", previously released on the soundtrack for the 2000 film Memento, to digital platforms. [198]