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That December, a fan-made video of the performance, Radiohead for Haiti, was released via YouTube and torrent with Radiohead's support and a "pay-what-you-want" link to donate to Oxfam. [151] Radiohead also released the soundboard recording of their 2009 Prague performance for use in a fan-made concert video, Live in Praha. [152]
He felt that successful bands often over-embellish their music, especially songs written on acoustic guitar, but that Radiohead had captured the song's essence. [5] In November 1999, Radiohead performed "Knives Out" during a webcast from their studio. [6] "Knives Out" was influenced by the British rock band the Smiths.
"Burn the Witch" was released as a download on 3 May 2016 on Radiohead's website, followed by 7-inch single released exclusively in independent record stores later that month. It was accompanied by a stop-motion animated music video that pays homage to the 1960s children's television series Trumptonshire and the 1973 horror film The Wicker Man.
Radiohead did not want to reissue "Creep" in the UK, but relented following pressure from the music press, EMI and fans. [34] The reissue was released in the UK on 6 September 1993 and reached number seven, promoted with an appearance on the music programme Top of the Pops . [ 35 ]
The music video for "Pyramid Song" was created by the animation studio Shynola. [15] In the video, inspired by a dream Yorke had, a scuba diver explores an undersea world and enters a submerged house. [15] [16] The video won the 2002 NME Carling Award for best music video. [17]
"Lotus Flower" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, released on their eighth studio album, The King of Limbs (2011). It features Thom Yorke's falsetto over syncopated beats and a synthesiser bassline. Its music video, featuring Yorke's erratic dancing, attracted millions of views and inspired an internet meme.
Though it remains Radiohead's lowest-charting album in the US, it was certified platinum in January 1999 for sales of one million copies. [60] Interest from influential musicians such as the R.E.M. vocalist Michael Stipe, combined with several distinctive music videos, helped sustain Radiohead's popularity outside the UK. [61] "
The music video was directed by Grant Gee and was shot on 28 November 1997. Initially, Radiohead and their record label, Parlophone, planned to film music videos for each track on OK Computer. Gee pitched concepts for "No Surprises" and "Fitter Happier". His initial concept for "No Surprises", which Gee later described as "some kind of sparkly ...