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Atoms for Peace were an English-American rock supergroup comprising the Radiohead songwriter Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, piano), the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, the Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich (keyboards, synthesisers, guitars), the Beck and R.E.M. drummer Joey Waronker, and the Forro in the Dark percussionist Mauro Refosco.
"Default" is the debut single by English supergroup Atoms for Peace. It was released as a download on 10 September 2012 [1] and on 12" vinyl on 4 December 2012. [2] This was the first non-remixed track released by the band and featured on their debut album, Amok. [3] [4] [5]
Atoms for Peace first performed "Judge, Jury and Executioner" on their US tour in October 2009 and April 2010. [2] It was released as a download on January 7, 2013, after its broadcast on BBC Radio 1. [3] Fans who pre-ordered the album could download the song free. A music video by Tarik Barri was released simultaneously. [1]
"Atoms for Peace" was the title of a speech delivered by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower to the UN General Assembly in New York City on December 8, 1953. I feel impelled to speak today in a language that in a sense is new—one which I, who have spent so much of my life in the military profession, would have preferred never to use.
The lines "No more going to the dark side with your flying saucer eyes / No more falling down a wormhole that I have to pull you out", from "Atoms for Peace", were inspired by an "admonition" from Yorke's partner, Rachel Owen. [17] The song title references a 1953 speech by the American president Dwight D. Eisenhower. [18]
Variations on the title phrase appeared on the Radiohead website around the time of their album OK Computer (1997). [1] The Radiohead singer, Thom Yorke, first performed "Skrting on the Surface" in 2009 in a solo piano rendition while touring with his band Atoms for Peace. [2]
Atoms for Peace was a speech by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower Atoms for Peace may also refer to: Atoms for Peace (band), a rock supergroup "Atoms for Peace", a song by Thom Yorke from the album The Eraser, 2006; Atoms for Peace Award, an award 1955–1969 to encourage the peaceful use of nuclear technology
In February 2013, Atoms for Peace released an album, Amok, [98] followed by a tour of Europe, the US and Japan. [99] Amok received generally positive reviews, [100] though some critics felt it was too similar to Yorke's solo work. [101] [102] [103] That year, Yorke and Jonny Greenwood contributed music to The UK Gold, a documentary about tax ...