PARANOID ANDROID
RADIOHEAD
SONGWRITERS: COLIN GREENWOOD; ED
O'BRIEN; JONNY GREENWOOD; PHIL SELWAY & THOM YORKE
COUNTRY: U. K.
ALBUM: PARANOID
ANDROID
LABEL: PARLOPHONE
RECORDS
GENRE: ALTERNATIVE
ROCK
YEAR: 1997
Radiohead are
an English rock band formed in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke(vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards), brothers Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards, other
instruments) and Colin Greenwood(bass), Ed O'Brien(guitar, backing vocals) and Philip Selway(drums, percussion). They have worked with
producer Nigel Godrich and cover artist Stanley Donwood since 1994. Radiohead's experimental approach is credited with advancing
the sound of alternative rock.
After
signing to EMI in 1991, Radiohead released their
debut single, "Creep", in 1992. It became a worldwide hit after the
release of their debut album, Pablo Honey(1993). Their popularity and critical standing
rose in the UK with the release of their second album, The Bends(1995). Radiohead's third album, OK Computer(1997), brought them international fame; noted
for its complex production and themes of modern alienation, it is acclaimed as a landmark record and one
of the best albums in popular music. Kid A(2000) marked a dramatic change in style,
incorporating influences from electronic music, jazz, classical music and krautrock. Though Kid A divided listeners, it later
attracted wide acclaim. It was followed by Amnesiac(2001), recorded in the same sessions.
Hail to the Thief (2003), with lyrics inspired by
the War on Terror, was Radiohead's final album for EMI. Their
subsequent releases have pioneered alternative release platforms such as pay-what-you-want and BitTorrent; Radiohead self-released their seventh album, In Rainbows(2007), as a download for which customers could set their
own price, to critical and chart success. Their eighth album, The King of Limbs(2011), an exploration of rhythm, was developed
using extensive looping
and sampling. A Moon
Shaped Pool(2016)
prominently featured Jonny Greenwood's orchestral arrangements. Yorke, Jonny
Greenwood, Selway, and O'Brien have released solo albums; in 2021, Yorke and
Greenwood debuted a new band, the Smile.
"Paranoid
Android" is a song by English alternative rock band Radiohead, released as the lead single from their third
studio album OK Computer(1997) on 26 May 1997. The lyrics were written
by singer Thom Yorke following an unpleasant experience
in a Los Angeles bar. The song is over six minutes
long and contains four sections. The name is taken from Marvin the Paranoid Android
from the science fiction series The
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
"Paranoid
Android" charted at number three on the UK Singles Chart, their highest-charting position in the UK to
date, and was well received by music critics. The track has appeared regularly
on lists of the best songs of all time, including NME's and Rolling Stone's respective 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
lists. Its animated music video, directed by Magnus Carlsson,
was placed on heavy rotation on MTV, although the network censored portions containing
nudity in the US. At the 1998 Brit Awards, the song was nominated for Best British Single. The track has been
covered by artists in a variety of genres. It was included in the 2008 Radiohead: The Best Of.
Please, could you
stop the noise? I'm trying to get some rest
From all the unborn chicken voices in my head
What's that?
(I may be paranoid, but not an android)
What's that?
(I may be paranoid, but not an android)
When I am king, you
will be first against the wall
With your opinion which is of no consequence at all
What's that?
(I may be paranoid, but no android)
What's that?
(I may be paranoid, but no android)
Ambition makes you
look pretty ugly
Kicking, squealing
Gucci little piggy
You don't remembre
You don't remember
Why don't you remember my name?
Off with his head, man
Off with his head, man
Why don't you remember my name?
I guess he does
Rain down
Rain down, come on
Rain down on me
From a great height
From a great height, height
Rain down
Rain down, come on
Rain down on me
From a great height
From a great height, height
That's it, sir,
you're leaving (rain down)
The crackle of pigskin (rain down, come on)
The dust and the screaming (rain down on me)
The yuppies networking
The panic, the vomit (from a great height)
The panic, the vomit (from a great height)
God loves his children
God loves his children, yeah.
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