List of songs recorded by Radiohead
Since their 1992 debut, the English rock band Radiohead have recorded more than 160 songs, most credited to the band as a whole. They have worked with producer Nigel Godrich since 1994. Several of their albums are consistently ranked among the greatest of all time.
Radiohead's first album, Pablo Honey, preceded by their breakthrough single "Creep", features a sound reminiscent of alternative rock bands such as the Pixies and Nirvana. The Bends marked a move toward "anthemic rock", with more cryptic lyrics about social and global topics, and elements of Britpop. OK Computer, the first Radiohead album produced by Godrich, features more abstract lyrics that reflected themes of modern alienation, and subtle, complex and textured songs.
Kid [|A] and Amnesiac, recorded in the same sessions, marked a drastic change in style, incorporating influences from electronic music, 20th-century classical music, krautrock and jazz. Radiohead's sixth album, Hail to the Thief, combines electronic and rock music with lyrics written in response to the War on Terror. Radiohead self-released their seventh album, In Rainbows, as a pay-what-you-want download. It incorporates alternative rock and art pop with more personal, "universal" lyrics. Outtakes from the album were released on In Rainbows Disk 2. In 2009, Radiohead released two non-album singles: "Harry Patch ", a tribute to the last surviving World War I soldier Harry Patch, and "These Are My Twisted Words", a free download.
Radiohead's eighth album, The King of Limbs, emphasises the rhythm section with extensive samples and loops. The band released four non-album singles in 2011: "Supercollider" and "The Butcher", followed by "The Daily Mail" and "Staircase". After a hiatus, Radiohead recorded a title song for the 2015 James Bond film Spectre, but it was rejected. Their next album, A Moon Shaped Pool, incorporates art rock and ambient music, with string and choral arrangements performed by the London Contemporary Orchestra. In 2017, Radiohead released a deluxe remaster of OK Computer, OKNOTOK 1997 2017, including B-sides and the previously unreleased songs "I Promise", "Man of War", and "Lift".
Songs
All songs written by Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien and Philip Selway, except where noted.| 0–9ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPRSTUWYNotesReferences |
in 1994, when he produced some songs on the My Iron Lung EP. He has produced every Radiohead release since their third album, OK Computer.
produced Radiohead's second album, The Bends.
" is a tribute to the last surviving World War [|I] combat soldier, Harry Patch.
| Song | Original release | Producers | Year | |
| "15 Step" | In Rainbows | Nigel Godrich | 2007 | |
| "2 + 2 = 5" | Hail to the Thief | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2003 | |
| "4 Minute Warning" | In Rainbows Disk 2 | Nigel Godrich | 2007 | |
| "Airbag" | OK Computer | Nigel Godrich | 1997 | |
| "All I Need" | In Rainbows | Nigel Godrich | 2007 | |
| "" | B-side to "Pyramid Song" | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2001 | |
| "Anyone Can Play Guitar" | Pablo Honey | Sean Slade Paul Q. Kolderie | 1993 | |
| "Backdrifts" | Hail to the Thief | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2003 | |
| "Banana Co." | B-side to "Pop Is Dead" | Radiohead Jim Warren | 1993 | |
| "Bangers + Mash" | In Rainbows Disk 2 | Nigel Godrich | 2007 | |
| "" | John Leckie | 1995 | ||
| "Bishop's Robes" | B-side to "Street Spirit " | John Leckie | 1996 | |
| "Black Star" | Radiohead Nigel Godrich John Leckie | 1995 | ||
| "Bloom" | Nigel Godrich | 2011 | ||
| "Blow Out" | Pablo Honey | Sean Slade Paul Q. Kolderie | 1993 | |
| "Bodysnatchers" | In Rainbows | Nigel Godrich | 2007 | |
| "Bones" | John Leckie | 1995 | ||
| "Bullet Proof..I Wish I Was" | John Leckie | 1995 | ||
| "Burn the Witch" | Nigel Godrich | 2016 | ||
| "" | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2011 | ||
| "Climbing Up the Walls" | OK Computer | Nigel Godrich | 1997 | |
| "Codex" | Nigel Godrich | 2011 | ||
| "Coke Babies" | B-side to "Anyone Can Play Guitar" | Jim Warren Chris Hufford | 1993 | |
| "Creep" | Pablo Honey | Sean Slade Paul Q. Kolderie | 1993 | |
| "Cuttooth" | B-side to "Knives Out" | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2001 | |
| "" | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2011 | ||
| "Daydreaming" | Nigel Godrich | 2016 | ||
| "Decks Dark" | Nigel Godrich | 2016 | ||
| "Desert Island Disk" | Nigel Godrich | 2016 | ||
| "Dollars and Cents" | Amnesiac | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2001 | |
| "Down Is the New Up" | In Rainbows Disk 2 | Nigel Godrich | 2007 | |
| "Electioneering" | OK Computer | Nigel Godrich | 1997 | |
| "Everything in Its Right Place" | Kid A | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2000 | |
| "Exit Music " | OK Computer | Nigel Godrich | 1997 | |
| "Faithless, the Wonder Boy" | B-side to "Anyone Can Play Guitar" | Jim Warren Chris Hufford | 1993 | |
| "Fake Plastic Trees" | John Leckie | 1995 | ||
| "Fast-Track" | B-side to "Pyramid Song" | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2001 | |
| "Faust Arp" | In Rainbows | Nigel Godrich | 2007 | |
| "Feral" | Nigel Godrich | 2011 | ||
| "Fitter Happier" | OK Computer | Nigel Godrich | 1997 | |
| "Fog" | B-side to "Knives Out" | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2001 | |
| "Ful Stop" | Nigel Godrich | 2016 | ||
| "Gagging Order" | B-side to "Go to Sleep" | Radiohead | 2003 | |
| "Give Up the Ghost" | Nigel Godrich | 2011 | ||
| "Glass Eyes" | Nigel Godrich | 2016 | ||
| "" | Hail to the Thief | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2003 | |
| "Go Slowly" | In Rainbows Disk 2 | Nigel Godrich | 2007 | |
| "Go to Sleep" | Hail to the Thief | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2003 | |
| "Harry Patch " | Radiohead | 2009 | ||
| "High and Dry" | Radiohead Jim Warren | 1995 | ||
| "House of Cards" | In Rainbows | Nigel Godrich | 2007 | |
| "How Can You Be Sure?" | B-side to "Fake Plastic Trees" | John Leckie | 1995 | |
| "How Do You?" | Pablo Honey | Sean Slade Paul Q. Kolderie | 1993 | |
| "How I Made My Millions" | B-side to "No Surprises" | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 1998 | |
| "How to Disappear Completely" | Kid A | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2000 | |
| "Hunting Bears" | Amnesiac | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2001 | |
| "I Am a Wicked Child" | B-side to "Go to Sleep" | Radiohead | 2003 | |
| "I Am Citizen Insane" | B-side to "Go to Sleep" | Radiohead | 2003 | |
| "I Can't" | Pablo Honey | Chris Hufford | 1993 | |
| "I Might Be Wrong" | Amnesiac | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2001 | |
| "I Promise" | OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017 | Nigel Godrich | 2017 | |
| "I Want None of This" | ' | War Child | 2005 | |
| "I Will" | Hail to the Thief | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2003 | |
| "Identikit" | Nigel Godrich | 2016 | ||
| "Idioteque" | Kid A | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2000 | |
| "Ill Wind" | Nigel Godrich | 2016 | ||
| "In Limbo" | Kid A | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2000 | |
| "India Rubber" | B-side to "Fake Plastic Trees" | Radiohead | 1995 | |
| "Inside My Head" | B-side to "Creep" | Sean Slade Paul Q. Kolderie | 1992 | |
| "Jigsaw Falling into Place" | In Rainbows | Nigel Godrich | 2007 | |
| "Just" | John Leckie | 1995 | ||
| "Karma Police" | OK Computer | Nigel Godrich | 1997 | |
| "Kid A" | Kid A | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2000 | |
| "Killer Cars" | B-side to "Planet Telex" / "High and Dry" | John Leckie | 1995 | |
| "Kinetic" | B-side to "Pyramid Song" | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2001 | |
| "Knives Out" | Amnesiac | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2001 | |
| "Last Flowers" | In Rainbows Disk 2 | Nigel Godrich | 2007 | |
| "Let Down" | OK Computer | Nigel Godrich | 1997 | |
| "Lewis " | My Iron Lung | John Leckie | 1994 | |
| "Life in a Glasshouse" | Amnesiac | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2001 | |
| "Lift" | OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017 | Nigel Godrich | 2017 | |
| "Like Spinning Plates" | Amnesiac | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2001 | |
| "Little by Little" | Nigel Godrich | 2011 | ||
| "Lotus Flower" | Nigel Godrich | 2011 | ||
| "Lozenge of Love" | My Iron Lung | John Leckie | 1994 | |
| "Lucky" | ' | Nigel Godrich | 1995 | |
| "Lull" | B-side to "Karma Police" | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 1997 | |
| "Lurgee" | Pablo Honey | Chris Hufford | 1993 | |
| "Man of War" | OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017 | Nigel Godrich | 2017 | |
| "Maquiladora" | B-side to "Planet Telex" / "High and Dry" | John Leckie | 1995 | |
| "Meeting in the Aisle" | B-side to "Karma Police" | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 1997 | |
| "Melatonin" | B-side to "Paranoid Android" | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 1997 | |
| "Million Dollar Question" | B-side to "Creep" | Sean Slade Paul Q. Kolderie | 1992 | |
| "MK 1" | In Rainbows Disk 2 | Nigel Godrich | 2007 | |
| "MK 2" | In Rainbows Disk 2 | Nigel Godrich | 2007 | |
| "Molasses" | B-side to "Street Spirit " | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 1996 | |
| "Morning Bell" | Kid A | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2000 | |
| "Morning Bell/Amnesiac" | Amnesiac | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2001 | |
| "Morning Mr Magpie" | Nigel Godrich | 2011 | ||
| "Motion Picture Soundtrack" | Kid A | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2000 | |
| "My Iron Lung" | John Leckie | 1995 | ||
| "Myxomatosis" | Hail to the Thief | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2003 | |
| "" | Kid A | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2000 | |
| "" | John Leckie | 1995 | ||
| "No Surprises" | OK Computer | Nigel Godrich | 1997 | |
| "Nothing Touches Me" | Pablo Honey | Sean Slade Paul Q. Kolderie | 2009 | |
| "Nude" | In Rainbows | Nigel Godrich | 2007 | |
| "" | Nigel Godrich | 2016 | ||
| "Optimistic" | Kid A | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2000 | |
| "Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box" | Amnesiac | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2001 | |
| "Palo Alto" | B-side to "No Surprises" | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 1998 | |
| "Paperbag Writer" | B-side to "There There" | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2003 | |
| "Paranoid Android" | OK Computer | Nigel Godrich | 1997 | |
| "Pearly*" | B-side to "Paranoid Android" | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 1997 | |
| "Permanent Daylight" | My Iron Lung | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 1994 | |
| "Planet Telex" | John Leckie | 1995 | ||
| "Polyethylene " | B-side to "Paranoid Android" | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 1997 | |
| "Pop Is Dead" | Jim Warren Radiohead | 1993 | ||
| "Present Tense" | Nigel Godrich | 2016 | ||
| "Prove Yourself" | Drill | Chris Hufford | 1992 | |
| "Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors" | Amnesiac | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2001 | |
| "Punchdrunk Lovesick Singalong" | My Iron Lung | John Leckie | 1994 | |
| "" | Hail to the Thief | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2003 | |
| "Pyramid Song" | Amnesiac | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2001 | |
| "Reckoner" | In Rainbows | Nigel Godrich | 2007 | |
| "" | B-side to "Paranoid Android" | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 1997 | |
| "Ripcord" | Pablo Honey | Sean Slade Paul Q. Kolderie | 1993 | |
| "Sail to the Moon" | Hail to the Thief | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2003 | |
| "Scatterbrain" | Hail to the Thief | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2003 | |
| "Separator" | Nigel Godrich | 2011 | ||
| "Sit Down. Stand Up" | Hail to the Thief | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2003 | |
| "Spectre" | Nigel Godrich | 2015 | ||
| "Staircase" | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2011 | ||
| "Stop Whispering" | Pablo Honey | Sean Slade Paul Q. Kolderie | 1993 | |
| "Street Spirit " | John Leckie | 1995 | ||
| "Stupid Car" | Drill | Chris Hufford | 1992 | |
| "Subterranean Homesick Alien" | OK Computer | Nigel Godrich | 1997 | |
| "Sulk" | John Leckie | 1995 | ||
| "Supercollider" | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2011 | ||
| "Talk Show Host" | B-side to "Street Spirit " | John Leckie | 1996 | |
| "There There" | Hail to the Thief | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2003 | |
| "These Are My Twisted Words" | Nigel Godrich | 2009 | ||
| "Thinking About You" | Drill | Chris Hufford | 1992 | |
| "Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor Rich Man Poor Man Beggar Man Thief" | Nigel Godrich | 2016 | ||
| "" | OK Computer | Nigel Godrich | 1997 | |
| "Trans-Atlantic Drawl" | B-side to "Pyramid Song" | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2001 | |
| "Treefingers" | Kid A | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2000 | |
| "" | My Iron Lung | John Leckie | 1994 | |
| "True Love Waits" | Nigel Godrich | 2001 | ||
| "Up on the Ladder" | In Rainbows Disk 2 | Nigel Godrich | 2007 | |
| "Vegetable" | Pablo Honey | Sean Slade Paul Q. Kolderie | 1993 | |
| "Videotape" | In Rainbows | Nigel Godrich | 2007 | |
| "We Suck Young Blood" | Hail to the Thief | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2003 | |
| "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi" | In Rainbows | Nigel Godrich | 2007 | |
| "Where Bluebirds Fly" | B-side to "There There" | Radiohead | 2003 | |
| "Where I End and You Begin" | Hail to the Thief | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2003 | |
| "" | Hail to the Thief | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2003 | |
| "Worrywort" | B-side to "Knives Out" | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2001 | |
| "Yes I Am" | B-side to "Creep" | Radiohead | 1993 | |
| "You" | Drill | Chris Hufford Sean Slade Paul Q. Kolderie | 1992 | |
| "You and Whose Army?" | Amnesiac | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | 2001 | |
| "You Never Wash Up After Yourself" | My Iron Lung | Jim Warren | 1994 |
Unreleased songs
Radiohead have written 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." He cited "Nude", written in the 1990s but released in 2007, as an example of a song that took years to complete.| Song | Notes |
| "Come to Your Senses" | Radiohead played "Come to Your Senses" in 2006 at a soundcheck at the Hearst Greek Theatre in Berkeley, California. A minute-long bootleg was circulated before a full bootleg appeared in June 2018. According to Consequence of Sound, the song "sounds like nothing else Radiohead has ever written", with country and folk elements. |
| "Cut a Hole" | Radiohead debuted "Cut a Hole" on the King of Limbs tour in 2012. The song builds gradually to a climax, with "menacing" lyrics about a "long-distance connection". 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". |
| "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 Yorke's "darkest songs", with lyrics about "shadowy figures lurking in corners". Yorke and Jonny Greenwood performed a rearranged version in 2017. |
| "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". |
| "I Lie Awake" | Played in soundchecks during Radiohead's 2006 tour. |
| "Open the Floodgates" / "Porous" | "Open the Floodgates", also referred to by Colin Greenwood as "Porous", dates to at least 2006. Yorke debuted it on piano alongside "I Froze Up" in 2010. |
| "Riding a Bullet" | Played in soundchecks during the 2008 In Rainbows tour. |
| "Skirting on the Surface" | Yorke debuted "Skirting on the Surface" in 2009 in a solo piano rendition while on tour with his band Atoms for Peace. 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. |
| "Slave" | Yorke mentioned "Slave" in a 2008 interview, and said he would send it to Godrich for mixing that night. |
| "Wake Me" | Played in soundchecks during the 2008 In Rainbows tour. |