My Iron Lung

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"My Iron Lung" is a 1994 Radiohead song that marked the band's shift toward a more experimental, guitar-driven sound and served as a critical response to the success of their earlier hit "Creep."

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My Iron Lung canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album The Bends
artist Radiohead
chronology follows Creep
composer Colin Greenwood
Ed O'Brien
linked to: Ed O’Brien

Jonny Greenwood
Phil Selway
linked to: Philip Selway

Thom Yorke
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
EP My Iron Lung (EP)
firstPerformedBy Radiohead
genre alternative rock
experimental rock
hasBPM approximately 132
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
distorted guitar
drums
dynamic loud-quiet structure
electric guitar
vocals
hasLiveVersion My Iron Lung (live at the Astoria)
hasMusicVideo My Iron Lung music video
includedIn Radiohead live setlists in the mid-1990s
isCritiqueOf Creep
key B minor
language English
length 4:36
lyricist Thom Yorke
lyricsTheme alienation
frustration with commercial success
music industry pressure
notableFor dynamic shifts between quiet verses and loud choruses
guitar-driven arrangement
marking Radiohead's shift toward a more experimental sound
partOf My Iron Lung (EP)
The Bends
performer Radiohead
producer John Leckie
Radiohead
publicationYear 1994
recordedAt Abbey Road Studios
RAK Studios
recordLabel Capitol Records
Parlophone
releaseDate 1994-10-17
trackNumber 4 on The Bends

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The Bends track My Iron Lung
The Bends single My Iron Lung
High and Dry precededBy My Iron Lung