Lotus Flower (song)

"Lotus Flower"
Song by Radiohead from the album The King of Limbs
Released 18 February 2011
Format Music download
Genre Alternative dance
Length 5:00
Label Self-released
Writer Radiohead
Producer

Nigel Godrich

Music video
"Lotus Flower" on YouTube
The King of Limbs track listing
  1. "Bloom"
  2. "Morning Mr Magpie"
  3. "Little By Little"
  4. "Feral"
  5. "Lotus Flower"
  6. "Codex"
  7. "Give Up The Ghost"
  8. "Separator"

"Lotus Flower" is a song by the English band Radiohead. It was released in 2011 on their eighth studio album The King of Limbs. On November 30th 2011, the song received 3 nominations for the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song and Best Short Form Music Video.[1]

A music video was released on February 18, 2011 and features black-and-white footage of lead singer Thom Yorke dancing while singing the song. It was directed by Garth Jennings and choreographed by Wayne McGregor.[2] The video was originally uploaded on the band's official YouTube channel on February 16, 2011.[3]

The song was first played live during a tour with Atoms for Peace, on October 2, 2009, at the Echoplex in Los Angeles, as a solo guitar and vocal piece. It was later performed once by Radiohead with similar instrumentation, at the Radiohead for Haiti concert in January 2010.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Nominees and Winners Grammy Awards. Retrieved 11 December 2011. Note: reader must define awards year parameter as 2011.
  2. ^ Radiohead - Lotus Flower Video kovideo.net. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  3. ^ Radiohead - Lotus Flower at YouTube.
  4. ^ Radiohead At Ease - Lotus Flower Lyrics ateaseweb.com. Retrieved 11 December 2011.