Sail to the Moon
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| "Sail to the Moon. (Brush the Cobwebs out of the Sky.)" | ||
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| Song by Radiohead | ||
| from the album Hail to the Thief | ||
| Recorded | September 2002 - February 2003 at Ocean Way, Hollywood, California | |
| Genre | Art rock, Alternative rock | |
| Length | 5:28 | |
| Label | EMI, Parlophone, Capitol | |
| Writer(s) | Radiohead | |
| Producer(s) | Nigel Godrich | |
| Hail to the Thief track listing | ||
| "Sit down. Stand up. (Snakes & Ladders.)" (2) |
"Sail to the Moon. (Brush the Cobwebs out of the Sky.)" (3) |
"Backdrifts. (Honeymoon is Over.)" (4) |
"Sail To The Moon. (Brush The Cobwebs Out Of The Sky.)" is a song by English rock band Radiohead and is the third track on their 2003 album, Hail to the Thief. Its parenthical subtitle is "Brush the Cobwebs out of the Sky." The song is said to be partly about global warming, and reportedly references Thom Yorke's first son Noah, born in 2001.[citation needed] The lyrics "Maybe you'll be president, but know right from wrong, or in the flood, you'll build an ark, and sail us to the moon" tie in with the biblical character Noah and his Ark.
The music of the song may have been influenced by Olivier Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time. Guitarist Jonny Greenwood is a fan of Messiaen.
The song has been covered by classical pianist Christopher O'Riley, on his 2005 album Hold Me to This.
| Radiohead |
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| Thom Yorke • Jonny Greenwood • Ed O'Brien • Colin Greenwood • Phil Selway |
| Discography |
| Albums: Pablo Honey • The Bends • OK Computer • Kid A • Amnesiac • Hail to the Thief • TBA |
| EPs: Manic Hedgehog • Drill • Itch • My Iron Lung • No Surprises/Running from Demons • Airbag/How Am I Driving? • I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings • COM LAG |
| Singles: "Creep" • "Anyone Can Play Guitar" • "Pop Is Dead" • "Stop Whispering" • "My Iron Lung" • "High and Dry"/"Planet Telex" • "Fake Plastic Trees" • "Just" • "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" • "Lucky" • "Paranoid Android" • "Karma Police" • "No Surprises" • "Pyramid Song" • "Knives Out" • "There There" • "Go to Sleep" • "2 + 2 = 5" |
| DVDs: Live at the Astoria • 7 Television Commercials • Meeting People Is Easy • The Most Gigantic Lying Mouth of All Time |
| Related articles |
| Nigel Godrich • Stanley Donwood • Dead Air Space • Covers of Radiohead songs • Trivia |
| Other projects |
| Bodysong • The Eraser • Spitting Feathers |
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