Anyone Can Play Guitar

"Anyone Can Play Guitar"
Single by Radiohead
from the album Pablo Honey
Released	February 1993
Format	vinyl record (12"), CD and cassette
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:37
Label	Parlophone
Writer(s)	Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke
Radiohead singles chronology
"Creep" (1992) "Anyone Can Play Guitar" (1993) "Pop Is Dead" (1993)

"Anyone Can Play Guitar" is a single taken from Radiohead's first album Pablo Honey, released just in advance of the album. It is the band's second single, and their first to receive a wide hearing ("Creep" had been issued in limited quantities some months earlier, and had charted at #78, but would soon become a hit and ultimately be re-released later in 1993). "Anyone Can Play Guitar" peaked at #32 in the UK,^[1] and remained a staple of the band's live sets throughout the early-mid 1990s. In Australia, the single peaked at #97 on the ARIA singles chart in 1994.^[2]

Track listing

UK CD

1. "Anyone Can Play Guitar" (single edit) - 3:21
2. "Faithless the Wonder Boy" - 4:14
3. "Coke Babies" - 2:58

Netherlands CD

1. "Anyone Can Play Guitar" (single edit) - 3:21
2. "Faithless the Wonder Boy" - 4:14

Australia CD

1. "Anyone Can Play Guitar" - 3:24
2. "Creep" - 3:57
3. "Pop Is Dead" - 2:12
4. "Thinking About You (EP Version)" -2:17
5. "Killer Cars (Acoustic)" - 2:15

A 12" was also released in small quantities.

Personnel

• Thom Yorke - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, tape loops
• Colin Greenwood - bass guitar
• Jonny Greenwood - lead guitar
• Ed O'Brien - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Philip Selway - drums

References

1. "Official Charts > Radiohead". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
2. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 10 Jul 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 2016-02-26.

External links

• "Anyone Can Play Guitar" video at YouTube
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics