Paranoid Android by Radiohead
Paranoid Android by Radiohead

Paranoid Android

Radiohead * Track #2 On OK Computer

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Paranoid Android by Radiohead

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

“Paranoid Android,” the first single from OK Computer, is characterized by three distinct moods written in what Thom Yorke referred to as three different states of mind. The song’s lyrics tie in with a number of themes common in OK Computer, including insanity, violence, slogans, and political objec...

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Paranoid Android Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Please, could you stop the noise?
I'm trying to get some rest
From all the unborn chicken voices
In my head

[Chorus]
What's that?
(I may be paranoid, but not an android)
What's that?
(I may be paranoid, but not an android)

[Verse 2]
When I am king
You will be first against the wall
With your opinion
Which is of no consequence at all

[Chorus]
What's that?
(I may be paranoid, but no android)
What's that?
(I may be paranoid, but no android)

[Bridge 1]
Ambition makes you look pretty ugly
Kicking, squealing, Gucci little piggy
You don't remember, 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

[Bridge 2]
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)
The dust and the screaming (Come on, rain down)
The yuppies networking (On me)
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

Paranoid Android Q&A

Who wrote Paranoid Android's ?

Paranoid Android was written by Nigel Godrich & Radiohead & Thom Yorke & Colin Greenwood & Jonny Greenwood & Philip Selway & Ed O’Brien.

Who produced Paranoid Android's ?

Paranoid Android was produced by Radiohead & Nigel Godrich.

When did Radiohead release Paranoid Android?

Radiohead released Paranoid Android on Wed May 21 1997.

What did Radiohead say about "Paranoid Android"?

Thom Yorke: – “‘Paranoid Android’ is about the dullest fucking people on Earth”

From a Radiohead interview published in Rolling Stone in 2017 for the 20th anniversary of OK Computer:

Thom Yorke: It was 50 percent “Bohemian Rhapsody,” if I could ever get that many vocals together, and 50 percent “...

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Wasn't there additional content on Radiohead's website at the time?

From radiohead.com, circa 1997 (unedited):

paranoid android. in a bar in hollywood* the centre of the western universe, standing at the bar (social drinking) after doing the talk show bit. do you want to know this? this is what we aspire to is it? it is dark, there is a woman opposite me o is as so...

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What's with the screaming at the end of the song?

Amidst the distorted guitars that close “Paranoid Android” – one of the heaviest moments in the Radiohead catalogue – muffled screaming can be heard. The band and their collaborators talked about it in an interview for Rolling Stone magazine. Stanley Donwood:

I remember watching them run a micropho...

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What happened to the song's demo version?

An early demo version of “Paranoid Android” has been in circulation for a long time on the internet.

The main differences between the versions are in the arrangement, the last verse, and outro. The word “hallelujah” is sung repeatedly, making the Judeo-Christian references even clearer. Jonny Green...

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How did this track do among critics?

It received critical acclaim. NME chose it as its single of the week, for which Simon Williams said:

[The song] sprawls out like a plump man on a small sofa, featuring all manner of crypto-flamenco shufflings, medieval wailings, furiously wrenched guitars and ravishingly over-ambitious ideas. Posse...

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