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1994 EP by Radiohead

My Iron Lung
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EP past

Radiohead
Released 26 September 1994 (1994-09-26) [1]
Recorded 1993–1994
Genre
  • Culling rock[2]
  • Britpop[iii]
  • post-punk[four]
Length 28:23
Label
  • Parlophone
  • Capitol
Producer
  • John Leckie
  • Nigel Godrich
  • Radiohead
Radiohead chronology
Itch
(1994) 		My Iron Lung
(1994) 		The Bends
(1995)
Radiohead singles chronology
"Cease Whispering"
(1993) 		"My Atomic number 26 Lung"
(1994) 		"High and Dry" / "Planet Telex"
(1995)

My Iron Lung is the tertiary EP by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 26 September 1994 past Parlophone Records in the Great britain and by Capitol Records in the US. It was produced past Radiohead, John Leckie and Nigel Godrich.

The EP compiles songs not included on Radiohead'due south 2d album, The Bends (1995), plus the Bends song "My Iron Lung", which was also released as a unmarried. Radiohead wrote "My Iron Lung" in response to the success of their debut single "Creep" (1992); unsatisfied with the version they had recorded at RAK Studios in London, they used a functioning recorded in May 1994 at the London Astoria.

My Fe Lung marked Radiohead's commencement collaborations with Godrich and the artist Stanley Donwood, who take worked on every Radiohead release since. The "My Fe Lung" single peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart. Sales of the EP were better than expected and suggested that Radiohead had found a loyal fanbase and were not i-hit wonders. It received positive reviews.

Recording [edit]

Radiohead recorded most of the songs on My Iron Lung at RAK Studios, London, during the sessions for their second anthology, The Bends (1995).[five] Songwriter Thom Yorke said the EP was "just for fans", and described it as a collection of songs that did not fit on the album rather than outtakes: "We think they're good, otherwise we wouldn't have plugged them on."[6] The EP also includes an acoustic version of Radiohead's debut single "Creep" (1992), from a performance on KROQ-FM on July 13, 1993.[seven]

My Iron Lung marked Radiohead'due south first collaboration with the comprehend artist Stanley Donwood; Donwood was not a fan of rock music, and said he took the work considering he knew Yorke from their time as fine art students at the University of Exeter.[8] The EP was as well Radiohead's offset collaboration with the producer Nigel Godrich, who was assisting producer John Leckie at RAK equally a tape engineer.[v] Donwood and Godrich have worked on every Radiohead release since.[8] [5]

"My Iron Lung" [edit]

Only "My Iron Lung" was included on The Bends.[nine] According to journalist Mac Randall, it transitions from a "jangly" opening hook to a "McCartney-esque poetry melody" and "pulverising guitar explosions" in the bridge.[5] Radiohead wrote it in response to the request from their tape characterization, EMI, to record a single to repeat the success of "Creep".[10] The caustic lyrics use an iron lung as a metaphor for the way "Creep" had both sustained Radiohead and constrained them: "This is our new song / Just like the last one / A total waste of time / My iron lung".[11] Yorke said in 1995: "People have divers our emotional range with that one song, 'Creep'. I saw reviews of 'My Atomic number 26 Lung' that said information technology was just like 'Creep'. When yous're upwards against things like that, it's similar: 'Fuck yous.' These people are never going to listen."[12]

Radiohead recorded versions of "My Iron Lung" at RAK, but were not satisfied with the results. Instead, they used a performance recorded in May 1994 at the London Astoria, with Yorke's vocals replaced and the audience removed.[13] According to producer John Leckie, "Considering it was recorded in the back of a truck outside the hall – not the best sound to get something from – nosotros did quite well."[xiv] Jonny Greenwood used a DigiTech Whammy pedal to pitch-shift his guitar by one octave, creating a "glitchy, lo-fi" sound.[15] Ed O'Brien used an EBow, an electronic sustaining device, on his guitar to generate a drone.[16] The Astoria functioning was included in the video Live at the Astoria, released in March 1995.[17]

Release [edit]

"My Iron Lung" was released equally a single and serviced to U.s.a. college radio stations, where information technology fared poorly; Yorke and Greenwood expressed disappointment that EMI had not promoted it more.[13] A&R VP Perry Watts-Russel said EMI had non pursued radio play as it was "merely meant to be a fan-based item" rather than a "proper first unmarried" for The Bends.[18]

CD1 of the unmarried features the B-sides "The Trickster", "Punchdrunk Lovesick Singalong", and "Lozenge of Beloved",[xix] while CD2 features the B-sides "Lewis (Mistreated)", "Permanent Daylight", and "Yous Never Wash Up After Yourself".[xx] The single reached number 23 on the UK Singles Chart.[21] Sales of the EP, however, were better than expected and suggested that Radiohead had establish a loyal fanbase and were not one-hit wonders.[22]

On 31 August 2009, EMI reissued The Bends in a "Collector's Edition",[23] including My Iron Lung.[24] Radiohead had no input into the reissue and the music was non remastered.[23] The "Collector's Editions" of Radiohead albums were removed from streaming services afterwards Radiohead'due south dorsum catalogue was transferred to XL in 2016.[25]

Critical reception [edit]

According to journalist Mac Randall, "My Iron Lung" initially puzzled fans and critics, confounding expectations, only "makes much more sense" on The Bends.[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [9]
Amusement.ie [26]

AllMusic critic Greg Prato praised the EP, writing: "Because of the tracks' consistency and sequencing, information technology plays like a existent album rather than a collection of B-sides and outtakes thrown together haphazardly." He felt the acoustic version of "Pitter-patter", with a "surprisingly harsh and off-key middle section", was "the only weak spot".[9] Entertainment.ie wrote: "While these off-cuts are inevitably more low-cardinal and experimental than the classics we're all familiar with, the same spirit of ache [of The Bends] and fragility is however thrillingly familiar."[26]

Reviewing My Fe Lung when information technology was reissued as role of The Bends in 2009, Pitchfork critic Scott Plagenhoef wrote that information technology had seen Radiohead finding "new ways to pick apart and re-construct the typical alt-stone template" and "demonstrated a band whose collective heads seemed to crack open up and spill out new ideas".[27]

Track listing [edit]

All tracks are written by Radiohead.

No. Title Length
i. "My Iron Lung" 4:36
2. "The Trickster" 4:40
3. "Lewis (Mistreated)" 3:14
4. "Punchdrunk Lovesick Singalong" iv:40
five. "Permanent Daylight" 2:48
six. "Lozenge of Honey" 2:16
7. "Yous Never Launder Upwardly Subsequently Yourself" ane:44
8. "Creep" (Acoustic) 4:nineteen
Total length: 28:23

Personnel [edit]

Adapted from the liner notes.[7]

Year-stop charts [edit]

Certifications [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 24 September 1994. p. 25. Retrieved ten August 2021.
  2. ^ Hall, David Brendan (ten Oct 2016). "Austin City Limits: The five all-time of Weekend Two". Time Out . Retrieved sixteen January 2017.
  3. ^ "The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (1985-2014)". Spin. 11 May 2015. p. four. Retrieved 28 Feb 2022.
  4. ^ "10 Essential Next-Level Albums". Treble. xi January 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d due east Randall, Mac (15 May 2015). "Radiohead's The Bends, 20 years afterward: reexamining a modern stone masterpiece". Guitar World . Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  6. ^ Malins, Steve (April 1995). "Scuba Practice". Vocalisation. IPC Media (55).
  7. ^ a b My Iron Lung (booklet). Radiohead. 1994. {{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ a b Edmonds, Lizzie (25 March 2015). "Stanley Donwood: 'I didn't similar Radiohead but they're OK with computers'". Evening Standard . Retrieved 17 January 2022. {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-condition (link)
  9. ^ a b c Prato, Greg. "My Fe Lung - Radiohead | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  10. ^ Randall, p. ninety
  11. ^ Runtagh, Jordan (22 Feb 2018). "Radiohead's 'Pablo Honey': 10 Things You lot Didn't Know". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  12. ^ Malins, Steve (April 1995). "Scuba Do". Vocalisation (55).
  13. ^ a b Garcia, Sandra (July 1995). "Decompression". B-Side (51).
  14. ^ Randall, Mac (ane Feb 2012). Exit Music: The Radiohead Story Updated Edition. Backbeat Books. ISBN978-1-4584-7147-five.
  15. ^ "Iron man". Full Guitar. Time to come plc. 19 October 2022 – via PressReader.
  16. ^ Brewster, Will (ii June 2020). "The Story of the EBow in 7 Tracks". Mixdown . Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  17. ^ Skinner, Tom (27 May 2020). "Radiohead to stream classic Live at the Astoria testify in full". NME . Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Radiohead creeps by early success". Billboard. 25 February 1995.
  19. ^ "My Iron Lung - Radiohead | Release Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  20. ^ "My Iron Lung [#2] - Radiohead | Release Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  21. ^ Irvin, Jim; Hoskyns, Barney (July 1997). "Nosotros Take Elevator-Off!". Mojo (45).
  22. ^ Randall, Mac (12 September 2000). Exit Music: The Radiohead Story. Delta. pp. 98–99. ISBN0-385-33393-5.
  23. ^ a b McCarthy, Sean (xviii December 2009). "The All-time Re-Issues of 2009: 18: Radiohead: Pablo Honey / The Bends / OK Estimator / Kid A / Amnesiac / Hail to the Thief". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 20 December 2009. Retrieved 29 Baronial 2011.
  24. ^ Plagenhoef, Scott (16 April 2009). "Radiohead: Pablo Honey: Collector's Edition / The Bends: Collector'south Edition / OK Computer: Collector's Edition". Pitchfork . Retrieved thirty November 2021. {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  25. ^ Christman, Ed (four April 2016). "Radiohead'southward Early Catalog Moves From Warner Bros. to XL". Billboard . Retrieved half-dozen May 2017.
  26. ^ a b "Radiohead – My Iron Lung". Entertainment.ie. 22 February 2005.
  27. ^ Plagenhoef, Scott (16 April 2009). "Radiohead: Pablo Dearest: Collector's Edition / The Bends: Collector's Edition / OK Calculator: Collector'south Edition". Pitchfork . Retrieved 30 November 2021. {{cite spider web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  28. ^ "Canada's Meridian 200 Singles of 2001". Jam1. Archived from the original on 26 January 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  29. ^ "Canada'south Top 200 Singles of 2001". Jam!. Archived from the original on 26 July 2002. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  30. ^ "Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2002". Jam!. 14 Jan 2003. Archived from the original on vi September 2004. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  31. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Clan. Retrieved 27 Dec 2021.

External links [edit]

  • "My Iron Lung" video on YouTube
  • My Iron Lung at MusicBrainz

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Iron_Lung

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