List of unreleased songs by Radiohead

The English alternative rock band Radiohead have performed and/or recorded numerous songs that have not been officially released. Live performances of many of the songs circulate as bootlegs. Asked in 2013 about the status of the unreleased songs, Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich said: "Everything will surface one day... it all exists... and so it will eventually get there I'm sure."[1] He cited the song "Nude", written in the late 1990s but released on Radiohead's 2007 album In Rainbows,[2] as an example of a song that took years to complete.[1]

This is a list of known unreleased songs in chronological order.

"We Agree"

Radiohead recorded "We Agree" in September 1995, and considered releasing it as a B-side for the "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" single. In an interview that year, guitarist Ed O'Brien stated that he felt the band had not "done it justice".

"Follow Me Around"

"Follow Me Around" made its first appearance in the 1998 documentary Meeting People Is Easy. According to Rolling Stone, it is one of singer Thom Yorke's "darkest songs, if only because he's admitting he knows what's coming, but has no other choice than to carry on," with lyrics about "shadowy figures lurking in corners".[3] Yorke and guitarist Jonny Greenwood performed a rearranged version in 2017.[4]

"Skirting on the Surface"

Yorke debuted "Skirting on the Surface" in 2009 in a solo piano rendition while on tour with his other band Atoms for Peace.[5] It was first performed by Radiohead in 2012 in an arrangement Pitchfork described as a "bleak slow-groover". Variations on the title have appeared on Radiohead's website since 1997.[6]

"I Froze Up"

Yorke debuted "I Froze Up" on Rhodes piano during a webcast performance in 2002. In 2010, he performed the song again at a solo concert in Cambridge, England, and two months later in Chicago while touring with Atoms for Peace. Rolling Stone described it as "sparse" and "haunting".[3]

"Come To Your Senses"

Radiohead played "Come To Your Senses" in 26 June 2006 at a soundcheck at the Greek Theatre in Berkley, California. A minute-long bootleg was circulated before a full bootleg appeared in June 2018.[7] According to Consequence of Sound, the song "sounds like nothing else Radiohead has ever written", with country and folk elements.[8]

"Slave"

Yorke mentioned "Slave" in a 2008 interview, and said he would send it to Godrich for mixing that night.[9]

"Open the Floodgates" / "Porous"

"Open the Floodgates", also referred to by bassist Colin Greenwood as "Porous", dates to at least 2006. Yorke debuted it on piano alongside "I Froze Up" in 2010.[6]

"I Lie Awake"

"I Lie Awake" was played in soundchecks during Radiohead's 2006 tour.[5]

"Wake Me"

"Wake Me" was played in soundchecks during the 2008 In Rainbows tour.[5]

"Riding a Bullet"

"Riding a Bullet" was played in soundchecks during the 2008 In Rainbows tour.[5]

"Dawn Chorus"

Yorke mentioned "Dawn Chorus" in a 2009 interview, saying it was his current favourite Radiohead song.[6]

"Cut a Hole"

Radiohead debuted "Cut a Hole" on the King of Limbs tour in 2012.[6] The song builds gradually to a climax, with "menacing" lyrics about a "long-distance connection".[6] The NME described it as "an atmospheric, shifting gloomathon" with a "head-flung-back vocal from Thom, climaxing with some of his highest notes since OK Computer".[10]

References

  1. 1 2 Kreps, Daniel (18 February 2013). "Thom Yorke Talks 'Amok' Leak, Photobombing in Reddit Q&A". Spin. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Plagenhoef, Scott (9 October 2007). "Pitchfork's Guide to Radiohead's In Rainbows | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 ""Polyethylene (Parts 1 & 2)" (1997) - 20 Insanely Great Radiohead Songs Only Hardcore Fans Know". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  4. ↑ "Watch Radiohead's Thom Yorke & Jonny Greenwood Play Rarities At Italian Earthquake Benefit". Stereogum. 2017-08-20. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Hear 12 potential songs for Radiohead's new album". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "19 Unreleased Radiohead Songs That Could Be on Their Next Album - The Pitch - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  7. ↑ "Radiohead Fans Have Been Waiting 12 Years to Hear This Twangy Unreleased Song in Its Entirety". Esquire. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  8. ↑ "Radiohead rarity "Come to Your Senses" released in full for first time: Stream". Consequence of Sound. 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  9. ↑ Mincher, Chris (July 1, 2008). "Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Ed O'Brien". The A.V Club. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  10. ↑ NME.COM. "NME Reviews - Radiohead - 'Cut A Hole'". NME.COM. Retrieved 2016-04-04.

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