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No Surprises is a song by the British alternative rock band Radiohead. It was released as the third and final single from the group’s 1997 album OK Computer. Accompanied by a music video that featured a single shot of singer Thom Yorke’s head in a plastic bubble that filled with water, the single peaked at number four in the United Kingdom.
Radiohead wrote “No Surprises” while touring with the band R.E.M. in 1995. “No Surprises” was the first song Radiohead recorded on the first day of recording sessions for OK Computer. The version of the song on the album is the first take recorded. Singer Thom Yorke commented, “We did endless versions afterwards […] and they were all just covers of the first version. So we gave up and went back to .”
The lyrics originally told the story of a man who has become fed up with the way things are working out for him and is having problems with his girlfriend. Two lines from this version are, “He was sick of her excuses / To not take off her dress when bleedin’ in the bathroom.” Preparing to record the song, Yorke altered the lyrics dramatically; instead of telling a love story about a man and his girlfriend, the song now appears to figuratively reference taking one’s own life (as evidenced in lyrics such as “I’ll take a quiet life/A handshake/Of carbon monoxide”) to illustrate contempt for the complacency of British “normality”.
“No Surprises” was released as the third single from OK Computer on 12 January 1998. The single reached number four on the UK Singles Chart.
Radiohead wrote “No Surprises” while touring with the band R.E.M. in 1995. “No Surprises” was the first song Radiohead recorded on the first day of recording sessions for OK Computer. The version of the song on the album is the first take recorded. Singer Thom Yorke commented, “We did endless versions afterwards […] and they were all just covers of the first version. So we gave up and went back to .”
The lyrics originally told the story of a man who has become fed up with the way things are working out for him and is having problems with his girlfriend. Two lines from this version are, “He was sick of her excuses / To not take off her dress when bleedin’ in the bathroom.” Preparing to record the song, Yorke altered the lyrics dramatically; instead of telling a love story about a man and his girlfriend, the song now appears to figuratively reference taking one’s own life (as evidenced in lyrics such as “I’ll take a quiet life/A handshake/Of carbon monoxide”) to illustrate contempt for the complacency of British “normality”.
“No Surprises” was released as the third single from OK Computer on 12 January 1998. The single reached number four on the UK Singles Chart.
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passport90 wrote:
suuuucchhh aaaa
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CorpseMargaret wrote:
so nice
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cjbbw wrote:
Sweet
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hysteria123 wrote:
awesome *_*
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freepcgame wrote:
nice lyrics
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sacinandana wrote:
questo pezzo non mi dice più niente...
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facepalms wrote:
repeat repeat repeat -- sublime
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azucarvioleta wrote:
muy buena cancion, muy buen video.
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aryanrocksworld wrote:
fantastic
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baronesamedi wrote:
beautiful song!
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Whappen wrote:
If you love this and you like reggae, you might want to check out the album Radiodread by the Easy Star All Stars. It's OK Computer on Jamaican holiday!
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solorie wrote:
Es la canción mas hermosa que he escuchado.
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Muzic012 wrote:
"rip off of Clocks by Coldplay. BE ORIGINAL!!! " ...really u think Radiohead built a time machine went to the future & stole their song Radiohead 1997 album OK Computer no suprises A Rush of Blood to the Head Clocks Coldplay
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ImNotLSD wrote:
just watched Whip It and this song was in the film!!!
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invisiblecrow wrote:
Just perfect. I heard it in "New York I love you" and just fell in love :)
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SoapMagic wrote:
I rarely listen to No Surprises, even though it's possibly my #1 Radiohead song.
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Bamlaflamme wrote:
Yeah, he wasn't being sarcastic at all, fuck him
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Otsenre-Zedlav wrote:
james brown: your a dumbass! verify dates of release!
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roncav wrote:
jameswbrown998, time to check some facts
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rand0m_nickname wrote:
my favourite one ever
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