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OK Computer
Album cover
Album by Radiohead
Released	July 1, 1997
Recorded	1996 & 1997
Genre	Rock
Length	53 min 30 s
Record label	Capitol Records
Professional reviews
AMG	5/5	link
Radiohead Chronology
2nd (1995) The Bends	3rd (1997) OK Computer	4th (2000) Kid A

OK Computer is a rock album by the band Radiohead. It was released on June 16, 1997 in the United Kingdom and on July 1 in the United States. The album met with wide critical acclaim and commercial success, putting the British group at the forefront of modern rock. Arguably Radiohead's most significant breakthrough work, OK Computer was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1998 in the category of Best Alternative Music Performance which it won later that year. OK Computer is consistently featured on many critics' "best albums" lists. In 2003 the TV station VH1 named it the 94th greatest album of all time.

The album's design is a collage of images and text by Stanley Donwood, who is credited with design on several Radiohead covers. Some of the text is hidden, including several phrases in Esperanto. Translations into English can be found in the unofficial Radiohead FAQ (see External links).

It has been argued that the songs can be linked to characters and events in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four (see External links). The band themselves maintain that although the songs have a common theme centred around modern living, OK Computer is not a concept album.

Track listing

[04:44] " Airbag "
[06:23] " Paranoid Android "
[04:27] " Subterranean Homesick Alien "
[04:25] " Exit Music (For a Film) "
[04:59] " Let Down "
[04:22] " Karma Police "
[01:57] " Fitter Happier "
[03:51] " Electioneering "
[04:45] " Climbing Up the Walls "
[03:49] " No Surprises "
[04:20] " Lucky "
[05:25] " The Tourist "

"Paranoid Android", "Karma Police" and "No Surprises" were released as singles; "Airbag" was released as part of the "Airbag/How Am I Driving? EP" in 1998.

"Let Down", "Lucky", and "Climbing up the Walls" were released either as limited edition singles or promos.

External links

Radiohead Unpackt - an in-depth interpretation of OK Computer, Kid A and Amnesiac.
"OK Computer" and "1984" Comparison Thesis, from the fan site followmearound.com
unofficial Radiohead FAQ

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 '''''OK Computer''''' is a [[Rock and roll|rock]] [[album]] by the band [[Radiohead]]. It was released on [[June 16]], [[1997]] in the [[United Kingdom]] and on [[July 1]] in the [[United States]]. The album met with wide critical acclaim and commercial success, putting the [[United Kingdom|British]] group at the forefront of modern rock. Arguably Radiohead's most significant breakthrough work, ''OK Computer'' was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] in [[1998]] in the category of [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance|Best Alternative Music Performance]] which it won later that year. ''OK Computer'' is consistently featured on many critics' "best albums" lists. In [[2003]] the [[TV station]] [[VH1]] named it the 94th greatest album of all time.
 The album's design is a collage of images and text by [[Stanley Donwood]], who is credited with design on several Radiohead covers. Some of the text is hidden, including several phrases in [[Esperanto]]. Translations into English can be found in the unofficial Radiohead FAQ (see External links).
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 ==Track listing==
-# "Airbag"
+# [04:44] " Airbag "
-# "[[Paranoid Android]]"
+# [06:23] " [[Paranoid Android]] "
-# "Subterranean Homesick Alien"
+# [04:27] " Subterranean Homesick Alien "
-# "Exit Music (For a Film)"
+# [04:25] " Exit Music (For a Film) "
-# "Let Down"
+# [04:59] " Let Down "
-# "Karma Police"
+# [04:22] " Karma Police "
-# "Fitter Happier"
+# [01:57] " Fitter Happier "
-# "Electioneering"
+# [03:51] " Electioneering "
-# "Climbing Up the Walls"
+# [04:45] " Climbing Up the Walls "
-# "No Surprises"
+# [03:49] " No Surprises "
-# "Lucky"
+# [04:20] " Lucky "
-# "The Tourist"
+# [05:25] " The Tourist "
 "Paranoid Android", "Karma Police" and "No Surprises" were released as singles; "Airbag" was released as part of the "[[Airbag/How Am I Driving?|Airbag/How Am I Driving? EP]]" in [[1998]].