High and Dry
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| Single by Radiohead from the album The Bends |
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| Released | February 1995 | ||||
| Recorded | 1992-1993 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | ||||
| Length | 4:20 | ||||
| Label | Parlophone (UK) Capitol (US) |
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| Writer(s) | Radiohead | ||||
| Producer | John Leckie Radiohead |
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"High and Dry" is a song by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, and was the second single released from their second album, The Bends (1995). It was as a double A-side with album opener "Planet Telex". "High and Dry" was released in the UK on 5 March 1995 and peaked at only number 17 in the UK singles chart, despite being one of the band's most well known radio tracks.
"High and Dry" was recorded during the Pablo Honey sessions but was dismissed by the band, who thought that it sounded like a Rod Stewart song.[1] However, during the sessions for The Bends it was rediscovered and remastered, as it was felt that it worked well with the rest of the album's content. The version that appears on the album is the original demo; it was never re-recorded.
The song is widely regarded as Radiohead's most accessible pop hit, and was a live favourite, though it has not been performed in a decade. There was speculation this was mostly due to the demands of the vocal part on Thom Yorke's voice. However, in a recent interview Thom said he "had his arm twisted... to put [the song] anywhere" and described his opinions on it, saying, "It's not bad, you know. It's not bad... it's very bad. [Laughs]".[2]
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[edit] Track listing
[edit] CD 1
- "High & Dry" - [4:17]
- "Planet Telex" - [4:18]
- "Maquiladora" - [3:27]
- "Planet Telex (hexidecimal mix) - [6:44]
[edit] CD 2
- "Planet Telex" - [4:18]
- "High & Dry" - [4:17]
- "Killer Cars" - [3:02]
- "Planet Telex" (l.f.o. jd mix) - [4:40]
[edit] U.S.
- "High & Dry" - [4:16]
- "India Rubber" - [3:26]
- "Maquiladora" - [3:26]
- "How Can You Be Sure" - [4:21]
- "Just" (live at the forum) - [3:47]
[edit] Music videos
Two music videos were created for "High and Dry", one produced for the American market and another for England. The first version, directed by Paul Cunningham, stars the band in a diner, where other patrons are involved in dramas of their own, which are revealed through the use of flashbacks. A couple and the diner's cook are involved in an unspecified crime. A businessman is hiding something in his briefcase. In the end, the two dramas are resolved when the guilty parties are betrayed, the cook gives the couple a time bomb and the businessman is ambushed and killed (though the murder is only suggested). The British version of the video is in black and white, directed by David Mould. It shows the band performing in a desert setting amidst trucks and filming equipment. By the end of the video, it rains on the band, but they continue playing. This was actually the first version of the video produced, but the band expressed dissatisfaction with it, leading to the other video. Only the US version appears on the band's 1998 video compilation 7 Television Commercials.
[edit] Cover versions
A cover version of the song appears on English pop-jazz singer Jamie Cullum's album Pointless Nostalgic, and on some international versions of his subsequent album Twentysomething. A version of the song with Spanish lyrics and in a timba style was recorded by Cuban band Los Van Van for the collaborative nonprofit album Rhythms del Mundo. American pop/punk band Yellowcard covered this song for AOL Sessions Under Cover.
[edit] Notes
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