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“Go To Sleep. (Little Man Being Erased.)” is a song by Radiohead and was released as the second single from their sixth album Hail to the Thief in 2003. The song is notable for its initial time signature, which is 5/4 and changes into 6/4. The alternate title for the song as listed on the track listing for the album is Little Man being Erased.
The guitar-work at the end of this track was achieved by Jonny Greenwood playing a sequence of random notes on his guitar that were being processed through a digital patch for software called Max/MSP, which is musical software frequently used by electronica or experimental artists. Some believe that even though this is a random process, what you hear on record sounds slightly more structured and therefore may have been edited in the production process. However, Greenwood has played this song live using the same patch on many occasions, most notably on Later…With Jools Holland where the patch seemed to generate a more frantic and random rendition of the unique solo.
A similar solo to that heard in live versions of “Go to Sleep” was played by Adrian Belew on the 1980 Talking Heads song “Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On),” though it was generated through different technology. Radiohead have cited the album Remain in Light on which the song appears as a major inspiration on their work in general.
The b-sides are “Gagging Order” and “I am a Wicked Child.” The former finds Thom Yorke on solo acoustic guitar. “I am A Wicked Child” is Radiohead playing blues, complete with harmonica work by Jonny Greenwood.
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  • isvn957

    born under punches, anyone?

    Wednesday afternoon

  • captainyodel

    <3

    15 days ago

  • blakemichigan3

    krautrock

    March 2012

  • dannyboy182

    I want to make sweet sweet love to this song.

    December 2011

  • Hurcule

    song

    November 2011

  • innerspeaker

    Awesome song, awesome video, awesome album, awesome band :)

    October 2011

  • Annieworld

    You can go to sleep with this song lol

    August 2011

  • san_alberto

    amazing song

    July 2011

  • IndieBritrock

    One of best songs from Radiohead =D

    June 2011

  • paul30482

    Love this song! By the way guys if any of u want a free iphone 4 check out this site FREEIPHONE4-METROLYRICS.INFO Actually works! Just got mine the other day haha

    May 2011

  • JackMcFearless

    Never got into Radiohead (Well, not yet.) but I do like this. :)

    May 2011

  • DJ_WRF

    This guitar is so freaking good

    February 2011

  • Fenix_7

    The loonies have already taken over...

    February 2011

  • lutfish

    I can't help but think of soundgardens seasons, whenever I hear this.. Crossed with zeppelins friends.

    December 2010

  • condoc

    xelent....:)

    December 2010

  • Hurcule

    song

    December 2010

  • mjscholl

    Please! Stop insulting Radiohead by referring to Coldplay as a similar artist.

    December 2010

  • ArcticRabbit

    catchy!

    November 2010

  • NeasAtomosNihil

    methinks it would be a good idea

    November 2010

  • ZSRR

    max/msp

    June 2010
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