Electioneering by Radiohead
Electioneering by Radiohead

Electioneering

Radiohead * Track #8 On OK Computer

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Electioneering by Radiohead

Release Date
Wed May 21 1997
Performed by
Radiohead
Produced by
Radiohead & Nigel Godrich
Writed by
Ed O’Brien & Colin Greenwood & Jonny Greenwood & Thom Yorke & Philip Selway
About

One of the straightforwardly political songs in the Radiohead catalogue, it captures the unrest against neoliberal policies that plagued the globe in the late 1990s, and would soon culminate in major anti-globalization movement protests all world.

Originally a stand-out from Radiohead’s set while t...

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Electioneering Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I will stop, I will stop at nothing
Say the right things when electioneering
I trust I can rely on your vote

[Chorus]
When I go forwards
You go backwards
And somewhere we will meet
When I go forwards
You go backwards
And somewhere we will meet

[Laughing]

[Verse 2]
Riot shields, voodoo economics, your turn, your turn
It's just business, cattle prods and the I.M.F
I trust I can rely on your vote

[Chorus]
When I go forwards
You go backwards
And somewhere we will meet
When I go forwards
You go backwards
And somewhere we will meet

Electioneering Q&A

Who wrote Electioneering's ?

Electioneering was written by Ed O’Brien & Colin Greenwood & Jonny Greenwood & Thom Yorke & Philip Selway.

Who produced Electioneering's ?

Electioneering was produced by Radiohead & Nigel Godrich.

When did Radiohead release Electioneering?

Radiohead released Electioneering on Wed May 21 1997.

What did Radiohead say about "Electioneering"?

Thom Yorke explained in 1997 that this song was inspired by reading Noam Chomsky:

As well as that, I had been reading a lot of Chomsky, and I had that feeling when you read Chomsky that you want to get out and do something and realize, in fact, that you’re impotent.

In the end, after writing pages...

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