In Limbo
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| "In Limbo" | ||
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| Song by Radiohead | ||
| from the album Kid A | ||
| Released | October 2, 2000 | |
| Recorded | January 1999 – April 2000 | |
| Genre | Experimental rock, Art rock | |
| Length | 3:31 | |
| Label | EMI Parlophone KIDA1 Capitol |
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| Producer(s) | Nigel Godrich and Radiohead | |
| Kid A track listing | ||
| "Optimistic" (6) |
"In Limbo" (7) |
"Idioteque" (8) |
"In Limbo" is the seventh track on the 2000 album Kid A by the band Radiohead.
The song has interlocking guitar parts and a complex time signature. The primary time signature is 6/4, with the contrast section in 4/4 time. The guitar part plays triplets, while the percussion has 16th note feel, resulting in a complex overlapping of 3 against 4, a type of polyrhythm. Despite being one of the few guitar-driven songs on the album, it is considered one of the more unusual.
The lyrics "Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea / I've got a message I can't read" reference the British shipping forecast. The title may be a reference to the spiritual concept of Limbo, specifically in the writings of Dante.
"In Limbo" is sometimes performed live, and features singer Thom Yorke (and sometimes producer Nigel Godrich) playing tambourine.
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