Optimistic (song)
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| Song by Radiohead | ||
| from the album Kid A | ||
| Released | October 2, 2000 | |
| Recorded | January 1999 – April 2000 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock, Art rock | |
| Length | 5:16 | |
| Label | EMI Parlophone KIDA1 Capitol |
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| Producer(s) | Nigel Godrich and Radiohead | |
| Kid A track listing | ||
| "Treefingers" (5) |
"Optimistic" (6) |
"In Limbo" (7) |
"Optimistic" is the sixth track on the 2000 album Kid A by the band Radiohead.
No singles were released from Kid A, but promos of several songs from the album, including "Optimistic", were sent to radio stations. Without an official single specified by the band or label, the guitar-driven "Optimistic" became the default track to be picked up by alternative rock stations and received more airplay than any other track on Kid A.
"Optimistic" was performed often during an initial tour in 2000 but has fallen completely off the band's setlists. The live performance is similar to the one found on the album, featuring guitar, bass, drums, and ondes martenot, an electronic instrument played by guitarist Jonny Greenwood.
The chorus for Optimistic was directly inspired by Thom Yorke's long term partner. The lyrics of the song also reference George Orwell's Animal Farm.
It is jokingly called by the band 'Poptimistic' because of its structure and instrumentation compared to the other songs on Kid A.
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