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| − | + | | Name = Reckoner | |
| + | | Cover = Reckoner.jpg | ||
| + | | Artist = [[Radiohead]] | ||
| + | | Album = [[In Rainbows]] | ||
| + | | A-side = | ||
| + | | Released = 23 September 2008 | ||
| + | | Format = [[Music download|Download]] | ||
| + | | Recorded = | ||
| + | | Genre = {{hlist|[[Alternative rock]]|[[art rock]]}} | ||
| + | | Length = 4:50 | ||
| + | | Label = [[XL Recordings|XL]] | ||
| + | | Writer = Radiohead | ||
| + | | Producer = {{hlist|[[Nigel Godrich]]|Radiohead}} | ||
| + | | Last single = "[[House of Cards (Radiohead song)|House of Cards]]" / "[[Bodysnatchers (song)|Bodysnatchers]]"<br/>(2008) | ||
| + | | This single = "'''Reckoner'''"<br/>(2008) | ||
| + | | Next single = "[[All I Need (Radiohead song)|All I Need]]"<br/>(2009) | ||
| + | | Misc = }} | ||
| − | + | "'''Reckoner'''" is a song by the English [[alternative rock]] band [[Radiohead]] from their 2007 album ''[[In Rainbows]]''. It was released as the album's fourth [[single (music)|single]] on 23 September 2008. It was named one of the best songs of the decade by [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] and the ''[[NME]]''. [[Remix]]es of the song were released by electronic musicians [[James Holden (producer)|James Holden]], [[Flying Lotus]] and [[Diplo (DJ)|Diplo]]. Radiohead also released the separate [[Stem mixing and mastering|stems]] for fans to remix themselves, as they had they done with their previous single "[[Nude (song)|Nude]]". | |
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| − | + | ==History== | |
| − | + | On tour in 2001, Radiohead performed a different, aggressive song with the title "Reckoner" in [[George, Washington]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/article/6707-pitchforks-guide-to-radioheads-in-rainbows/|title=Pitchfork's Guide to Radiohead's In Rainbows {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|access-date=2016-08-16}}</ref> During a solo performance at a 2005 [[Trade Justice Movement]] show, Radiohead singer [[Thom Yorke]] performed this version of "Reckoner" on acoustic guitar.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-the-10-best-radiohead-songs-20111012/9-reckoner-0654187|title=9. 'Reckoner'|website=Rolling Stone|access-date=2016-08-16}}</ref> | |
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| + | Working on the song for their 2007 album ''[[In Rainbows]]'', Radiohead added a [[Coda (music)|coda]] which developed into a new song, the version of "Reckoner" that appears on the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ateaseweb.com/2007/11/19/ed-obrien-thom-yorke-at-bbc-6music/|title=Ed O'Brien & Thom Yorke at BBC 6Music|date=19 November 2007|publisher=[[BBC 6 Music]]|accessdate=23 November 2007}}</ref> In 2009, Yorke released the song originally known as "Reckoner" as a solo single, retitled "[[Feeling Pulled Apart by Horses / The Hollow Earth|Feeling Pulled Apart by Horses]]".<ref name="NME_0903">{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/radiohead/47120|title=Radiohead's Thom Yorke confirms new single release|date=3 September 2009|publisher=''[[NME]]''|accessdate=3 September 2009}}</ref> | ||
| − | == | + | == Composition == |
| + | "Reckoner" features "frosty, clanging" percussion, a "meandering" guitar line, piano, a [[String section|string arrangement]] by Radiohead guitarist [[Jonny Greenwood]], and Yorke's [[falsetto]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10785-in-rainbows/|title=Radiohead: In Rainbows Album Review {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|access-date=2016-08-16}}</ref> Yorke said the guitar [[Ostinato|riff]] was a homage to [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] guitarist [[John Frusciante]], "in my sort of clunky 'can't-really-pick' kind of way".<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|url=http://www.xfm.co.uk/artists/radiohead/interviews/in-rainbows/|title=Radiohead on In Rainbows|last=|first=|date=28 January 2008|website=|publisher=XFM|accessdate=30 January 2015}}</ref> | ||
| − | == | + | == Release == |
| − | {{ | + | "Reckoner" was first released on Radiohead's 2007 album ''[[In Rainbows]]''. It was released as the fourth and final [[single (music)|single]] from ''In Rainbows'' on 23 September 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/radiohead/39904|title=Radiohead add 'Reckoner' to fan remix website|date=23 September 2008|publisher=''[[NME]]''|accessdate=16 August 2009}}</ref> |
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| − | = | + | Radiohead had electronic musicians [[James Holden (producer)|James Holden]], [[Flying Lotus]] and [[Diplo (DJ)|Diplo]] create [[remix]]es of "Reckoner".<ref name="pitchfork-remix">{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/145848-new-music-radiohead-reckoner-remixed-by-diplo-flying-lotus-james-holden-mp3s-streams|title=New Music: Radiohead: "Reckoner"|last=Richardson|first=Mark|date=2008-09-23|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210040919/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/145848-new-music-radiohead-reckoner-remixed-by-diplo-flying-lotus-james-holden-mp3s-streams|archivedate=2008-12-10|work=[[Pitchfork Media]]|accessdate=2008-09-28}}</ref> As they had done with their previous single "[[Nude (song)|Nude]]", Radiohead also released the separate [[Stem mixing and mastering|stems]] ("Lead Vocal", "Backing Vocal", "Guitars", "Bass", "Drums", and "Piano/Strings") from "Reckoner" for fans to remix.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/33531-radiohead-planning-remix-project-for-reckoner/|title=Radiohead Planning Remix Project for "Reckoner" {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|access-date=2016-08-16}}</ref> |
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| − | == | + | == Reception == |
| − | + | Reviewing ''In Rainbows'', [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] wrote that "Reckoner" "may not be the most immediate track on the album, but over the course of several listens, it reveals itself to be among the most woozily beautiful things the band has ever recorded."<ref name=":0" /> In October 2011, ''Rolling Stone'' readers voted it the ninth best Radiohead song, and ''[[NME]]'' ranked it number 93 on its list of the "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/248648/page/6|title=150 Best Tracks Of The Past 15 Years|date=|website=nme.com|publisher=|access-date=August 6, 2016|quote=|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->}}</ref> Pitchfork listed it #254 on its list of the "Top 500 songs of the 2000s".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/7685-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-500-201/?page=2|title=The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 500-201 - Page 2 {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|access-date=2016-08-16}}</ref> | |
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| − | == | + | == Music video == |
| − | + | The official music video for "Reckoner" is Virtual Lasagna's submission to a video contest conducted by [[Aniboom]]. The video was chosen on 1 October 2008. The video depicts a situation in which a place filled with greenery is being replaced with structures, which hints at the gradual [[deforestation]] of the [[Earth]] for human benefit, but ultimately leads to everything returning to nature.{{Citation needed|date=August 2016}} | |
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| − | == | + | ==Cover versions== |
| − | {| | + | * [[Gnarls Barkley]] performed a live cover version.<ref>https://soundcloud.com/gmargiani1/gnarls-barkley-reckoner</ref><ref>{{YouTube|RUmmsMeHAaE|Gnarls Barkley - Reckoner (Radiohead cover live HIGH QUALITY)}}</ref> |
| − | | | + | * Pianist [[Robert Glasper]] recorded the song as a jazz instrumental, released as a promo single for his live album, ''Covered''.<ref name="release">{{cite news|url=http://www.bluenote.com/news/robert-glasper-releases-reckoner|title=Robert Glasper releases "Reckoner"; 1single single from new Trio album|last=|first=|date=2015-04-21|work=[[Blue Note Records]]|accessdate=}}</ref> |
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| − | + | ==Personnel== | |
| − | + | *Thom Yorke | |
| − | + | *Colin Greenwood | |
| − | + | *Jonny Greenwood | |
| − | + | *Ed O'Brien | |
| − | + | *Phil Selway | |
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| − | + | | [[UK Singles Chart]] || 74<ref>http://acharts.us/song/37975</ref> | |
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{reflist|30em}} | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * {{MetroLyrics song|radiohead|reckoner}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider --> | ||
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| + | {{Radiohead}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:2007 songs]] | ||
| + | [[Category:2008 singles]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Radiohead songs]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Rock ballads]] | ||
| + | [[Category:XL Recordings singles]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Song recordings produced by Nigel Godrich]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Songs written by Thom Yorke]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Songs written by Colin Greenwood]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Songs written by Jonny Greenwood]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Songs written by Philip Selway]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Songs written by Ed O'Brien]] | ||
