Kid A

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Annotation

Tracks 1-4: BBC Radio One, Evening Session - 15/11/00
Track 5: Lamacq live in concert: Victoria Park, Warrington, England - 02/10/00
Tracks 6-12: Canal+ Studios - 28/04/01
Track 13: I Might Be Wrong - Live Recordings

Tracklist

1▶CD
2▼CD: bonus disc
#TitleLength
1Everything in Its Right Place
producer:
Miti Adhikari
recording of:
Everything in Its Right Place (on 2000-11-15)
writer:
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (ended) and Warner Chappell Music Limited
6:04
2How to Disappear Completely
producer:
Miti Adhikari
recording of:
How to Disappear Completely (on 2000-11-15)
writer:
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (ended)
6:37
3Idioteque
producer:
Miti Adhikari
recording of:
Idioteque (on 2000-11-15)
additional writer:
Arthur Kreiger and Paul Lansky
writer:
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Limited and Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd.
4:12
4The National Anthem
producer:
Miti Adhikari
recording of:
The National Anthem (on 2000-11-15)
writer:
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (ended) and Warner Chappell Music Limited
4:44
5Optimistic
producer:
Sam Cunningham
mixer:
Miti Adhikari
recorded at:
Victoria Park in Warrington, England, United Kingdom (on 2000-10-02)
live recording of:
Optimistic (on 2000-10-02)
writer:
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (ended) and Warner Chappell Music Limited
4:39
6Morning Bell
recording engineer:
Nigel Godrich (on 2001-04-28) and Jean-Luc Lemerre (on 2001-04-28)
recorded at:
Canal+ Studios in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France (on 2001-04-28)
live recording of:
Morning Bell (on 2001-04-28)
writer:
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (ended), Warner Chappell Music Limited and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd.
4:26
7The National Anthem
recording engineer:
Nigel Godrich (on 2001-04-28) and Jean-Luc Lemerre (on 2001-04-28)
recorded at:
Canal+ Studios in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France (on 2001-04-28)
live recording of:
The National Anthem (on 2001-04-28)
writer:
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (ended) and Warner Chappell Music Limited
5:01
8How to Disappear Completely
recording engineer:
Nigel Godrich (on 2001-04-28) and Jean-Luc Lemerre (on 2001-04-28)
recorded at:
Canal+ Studios in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France (on 2001-04-28)
live recording of:
How to Disappear Completely (on 2001-04-28)
writer:
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (ended)
5:57
9In Limbo
recording engineer:
Nigel Godrich (on 2001-04-28) and Jean-Luc Lemerre (on 2001-04-28)
recorded at:
Canal+ Studios in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France (on 2001-04-28)
live recording of:
In Limbo (on 2001-04-28)
writer:
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (ended) and Warner/Chappell Music International Ltd.
4:42
10Idioteque
recording engineer:
Nigel Godrich (on 2001-04-28) and Jean-Luc Lemerre (on 2001-04-28)
recorded at:
Canal+ Studios in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France (on 2001-04-28)
live recording of:
Idioteque (on 2001-04-28)
additional writer:
Arthur Kreiger and Paul Lansky
writer:
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Limited and Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd.
4:13
11Everything in Its Right Place
recording engineer:
Nigel Godrich (on 2001-04-28) and Jean-Luc Lemerre (on 2001-04-28)
recorded at:
Canal+ Studios in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France (on 2001-04-28)
live recording of:
Everything in Its Right Place (on 2001-04-28)
writer:
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (ended) and Warner Chappell Music Limited
6:43
12Motion Picture Soundtrack
recording engineer:
Nigel Godrich (on 2001-04-28) and Jean-Luc Lemerre (on 2001-04-28)
recorded at:
Canal+ Studios in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France (on 2001-04-28)
live recording of:
Motion Picture Soundtrack (on 2001-04-28)
writer:
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (ended) and Warner Chappell Music Limited
3:55
13True Love Waits
engineer and mixer:
Jim Warren
live recording of:
True Love Waits (on 2001-09-09)
writer:
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
5:05
3▶DVD: Later... With Jools Holland - 09/06/01

Credits

Release

design/illustration:Stanley Donwood
mixer and engineer:Nigel Godrich
additional engineer:Gerard Navarro
Graeme Stewart
additional producer:Gerard Navarro
producer:Nigel Godrich
Radiohead
mastering:Chris Blair
composer:Radiohead
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1909949 [info]
ASIN:UK: B002BF96JS [info]

Release group

dedicated to:Leo
associated singles/EPs:How to Disappear Completely
Idioteque
Optimistic
The National Anthem
covers:Kid A (8-bit) by Quinton Sung
Radiohead’s Kid A: Re‐imagined by Alex Schaaf
Strung Out on Kid A: The String Quartet Tribute to Radiohead by Vitamin String Quartet feat. Tallywood Strings
included in:5 Album Set
Album Box Set
KID A MNESIA
Radiohead Box
part of:Pitchfork: Top 20 Albums of 2000 (number: 1) (order: 1)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: pub_2011-07-18 (number: 1) (order: 1)
Sue: Vuosikymmenen levyt, ulkomaiset (number: 1) (order: 1)
The Top 20 Albums of the Year (number: 2) (order: 1)
Musikexpress: Die 100 besten Alben des 21. Jahrhunderts (2025) (number: 2) (order: 2)
Rolling Stone: The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far (number: 2) (order: 2)
Pitchfork: 10/10 (number: 2000.10.02) (order: 3)
Fact Magazine: The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s (number: 7) (order: 7)
Rolling Stone: The 50 Greatest Concept Albums of All Time (number: 14) (order: 14)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 20) (order: 20)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 20) (order: 20)
Resident Advisor: The Best Electronic Records of 2000-25 (number: 22) (order: 22)
Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (number: 33) (order: 33)
Grammy Award: Best Alternative Music Album nominees (number: 2001 winner) (order: 55)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 67) (order: 67)
33⅓ (number: 76) (order: 77)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 2001) (order: 192)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 428) (order: 429)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (number: 909) (order: 910)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/21501 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Radiohead/Kid-a [info]
reviews:https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/366-radiohead-kid-a.php [info]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/jmf9 [info]
https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/32295/Radiohead-Kid-A/ [info]
other databases:http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/R/Radiohead/Discography/Kid_A/ [info]
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/radiohead/kid_a/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/30866/ [info]
https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7093 [info]
https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Kid_A/1907 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000620999 [info]
Wikidata:Q220726 [info]