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OK Computer
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Studio album by Radiohead
Released 16 June 1997 (1997-06-16)
Recorded
  • 4 September 1995 ("Lucky")
  • July 1996, September 1996 – March 1997
Studio
Genre
Length 53:21
Label
Producer
Radiohead chronology
The Bends
(1995)The Bends1995
OK Computer
(1997)
Kid A
(2000)Kid A2000
Singles from OK Computer
  1. "Paranoid Android"
    Released: 26 May 1997
  2. "Karma Police"
    Released: 25 August 1997
  3. "Lucky"
    Released: December 1997
  4. "No Surprises"
    Released: 12 January 1998
  5. "Airbag"
    Released: 24 March 1998
Professional ratings
Contemporaneous reviews
(published in 1997)
Review scores
Source Rating
Chicago Tribune 3.5/4 stars
Entertainment Weekly B+
The Guardian 4/5 stars
Los Angeles Times 3.5/4 stars
NME 10/10
Pitchfork 10/10
Q 5/5 stars
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars
Spin 8/10
The Village Voice B−
Professional ratings
Retrospective reviews
(published after 1997)
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 5/5 stars
The A.V. Club (2002) A
The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004) 5/5 stars
Slant Magazine (2007) 4.5/5 stars
Tiny Mix Tapes (2006) 5/5 stars
Professional ratings
"Collector's Edition"
(reviews of the 2009 reissue)
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 5/5 stars
The A.V. Club A
Paste 100/100
Pitchfork 10/10
Rolling Stone 5/5 stars
Q 5/5 stars
Uncut 5/5 stars
OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017
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Album art for digital release.
Compilation album by Radiohead
Released 23 June 2017 (2017-06-23)
Recorded
  • 4 September 1995 ("Lucky")
  • July 1996, September 1996 – March 1997
  • March 1998 ("Man of War")
Studio
Genre
Length 91:39
Label
Producer
Radiohead chronology
A Moon Shaped Pool
(2016)A Moon Shaped Pool2016
OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017
(2017)
Singles from OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017
  1. "I Promise"
    Released: 2 June 2017
  2. "Man of War"
    Released: 22 June 2017

OK Computer is the third studio album by English alternative rock band Radiohead, released in 1997 on EMI subsidiaries Parlophone and Capitol Records. The members of Radiohead self-produced the album with Nigel Godrich, an arrangement that the band has used on all of their subsequent albums to date. Other than the song "Lucky", which was recorded in 1995, Radiohead recorded the album in Oxfordshire and Bath between 1996 and early 1997, mostly in the historic mansion St. Catherine's Court. The band made a deliberate attempt to distance themselves from the guitar-oriented, lyrically introspective style of their previous album, The Bends. OK Computer's abstract lyrics, densely layered sound and eclectic range of influences laid the groundwork for Radiohead's later, more experimental work.

Upon the album's delivery to EMI and its global subsidiary distributors, label representatives generally lowered their sales estimates, deeming the record's sound uncommercial and difficult to market. Nevertheless, OK Computer reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and became the band's highest album entry on the American charts at the time, debuting at number 21 on the Billboard 200. Five songs from the album—"Paranoid Android", "Karma Police", "Lucky", "No Surprises", and "Airbag"—were released as promotional singles. The album expanded Radiohead's international popularity and has sold more than 4.5 million copies worldwide. A remastered version with additional tracks, OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017, was released on 22 June 2017, commemorating the album's twentieth anniversary.


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