Paranoid Android
Radiohead
1997
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Release: 1997
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OK Computer - Radiohead / XL official Bandcamp catalog
Artist catalog under XL Recordings UK: original 1997 album association and released tracklist, corroborated against the official Public Library. Only year precision is used: some month/day labels differ between official pages or refer to regional/physical editions. Copyright alone and current sale dates are not used as release evidence.
About Radiohead
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Radiohead's group recordings bring together Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien and Philip Selway. Their music has moved across rock boundaries through a wide range of influences and studio approaches. The fourth album, Kid A, released in 2000, is a prominent example of the band's turn toward electronic textures. Their work also helped make digital distribution part of the wider discussion around album releases, alongside continuing changes in the sound of the recordings themselves.
Artist background sources
Radiohead - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Five named inductees, stylistic experimentation, 2000 fourth album Kid A and the band's role in digital music distribution; no current-member or separate-project mapping. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
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Paranoid Android by Radiohead is documented in the UK chart in 1997. A song-specific creative origin has not been established here.
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Paranoid Android - Official Charts
UK chart association in 1997; first chart date as displayed: 1997-06-07. Reviewed 2026-10-12. Not a US year-end rank or original release date.
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Paranoid Android - Official Charts
UK chart association in 1997; first chart date as displayed: 1997-06-07. Reviewed 2026-10-12. Not a US year-end rank or original release date.
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