Pyramid Song

"Pyramid Song"
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, post-rock
Length	4:51
Label	Parlophone (UK) Toshiba-EMI (Japan)
Writer(s)	Radiohead
Producer(s)	Nigel Godrich, Radiohead
Radiohead singles chronology
"No Surprises" (1998) "Pyramid Song" (2001) "I Might Be Wrong" (2001)
CD2 cover Music video "Pyramid Song" on YouTube Amnesiac track listing 9 tracks "Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box" "Pyramid Song" "Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors" "You and Whose Army?" "I Might Be Wrong" "Knives Out" "Morning Bell/Amnesiac" "Dollars and Cents" "Hunting Bears" "Like Spinning Plates" "Life in a Glasshouse" Music sample "Pyramid Song"

"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. ^[1] 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.^[2] The song ranked #94 on Rolling Stone's 100 best songs of the decade.^[3] In October 2011, NME placed it at number 131 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".^[4] It was ranked #59 in Pitchfork Media's Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s.^[5]

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. After the release of Amnesiac, in a May 21, 2001 interview with David Fricke in Rolling Stone magazine, Ed O'Brien stated that it "is the best song we've recorded." ^[6]

In 2008, the song was featured on Radiohead: The Best Of, a compilation album.

Track listing

UK CD1 (CDSFHEIT 45102) "Pyramid Song" – 4:51 "The Amazing Sounds of Orgy" – 3:38 "Trans-Atlantic Drawl" – 3:02

UK CD2 (CDFHEIT 45102) "Pyramid Song" – 4:51 "Fast-Track" – 3:17 "Kinetic" – 4:06

UK 12" (12FHEIT 45102) "Pyramid Song" – 4:51 "Fast-Track" – 3:17 "The Amazing Sounds of Orgy" – 3:38

Europe CD (7243 8 79357 2 3) "Pyramid Song" – 4:51 "The Amazing Sounds of Orgy" – 3:38 "Trans-Atlantic Drawl" – 3:02 "Kinetic" – 4:06

Japan CD (TOCP-61053) "Pyramid Song" – 4:51 "Fast-Track" – 3:19 "The Amazing Sounds of Orgy" – 3:38 "Trans-Atlantic Drawl" – 3:03 "Kinetic" – 4:05

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
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

1. "Radiohead Warm Up with 'Amnesiac'". Rolling Stone. 21 May 2001. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
2. Kessler, Ted. "Radiohead: Pyramid Song: This is our favourite Radiohead single in recent memory...". NME.com. Retrieved 2007-04-22.
3. O'Brien, Ed (1999-12-09). "Ed's Diary - 9/12/99". Retrieved 2007-04-22.
4. "NME's 150 Top Tracks of the 2000s". NME. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
5. "The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 100-51". Pitchfork. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
6. "Radiohead Warm Up with 'Amnesiac'". Rolling Stone. 21 May 2001. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics