Pyramid Song
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| Single by Radiohead | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Amnesiac | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released |
16 May 2001 (Japan) 21 May 2001 (UK) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | CD, 12" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 1999–2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Art rock, experimental rock, jazz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 4:51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parlophone (UK) Toshiba-EMI (Japan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Radiohead | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Nigel Godrich, Radiohead | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Pyramid Song" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead. It was the first single from their 2001 album Amnesiac and the first Radiohead single released in over three years, after none were taken from their previous album Kid A. It was issued in most parts of the world, except the United States (where "I Might Be Wrong" was the first, radio-only single). The song peaked at #5 in the UK and NME named it their single of the week.[1] The song ranked #94 on Rolling Stone's 100 best songs of the decade.[2] In October 2011, NME placed it at number 131 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[3] It was ranked #59 in Pitchfork Media's Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s.[4]
An early version of the song, then named "Egyptian Song", was débuted in 1999 at the Tibetan Freedom Concert in Amsterdam, where it was performed solo by Yorke on piano. According to the recording diary of guitarist Ed O'Brien, upon hearing an early version of the recording, singer Thom Yorke declared it "the best thing we've committed to tape, ever."
In 2008, the song was featured on Radiohead: The Best Of, a compilation album.
Track listing
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Personnel
- Thom Yorke - vocals, piano, bass
- Jonny Greenwood - ondes Martenot
- Colin Greenwood - double bass
- Ed O'Brien - guitar, backing vocals
- Phil Selway - drums
- The Orchestra Of St John's - string section
Charts
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Singles Chart | 2 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 3 |
| UK Singles Chart | 5 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 6 |
| Finland Singles Chart | 6 |
| Ireland Singles Chart | 10 |
| French Singles Chart | 19 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 23 |
| Australian Singles Chart | 25 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 59 |
| German Singles Chart | 98 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 99 |
Notes
- ↑ Kessler, Ted. "Radiohead: Pyramid Song: This is our favourite Radiohead single in recent memory...". NME.com. Retrieved 2007-04-22.
- ↑ O'Brien, Ed (1999-12-09). "Ed's Diary - 9/12/99". Retrieved 2007-04-22.
- ↑ "NME's 150 Top Tracks of the 2000s". NME. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ↑ "The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 100-51". Pitchfork. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
