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Amnesiac

Released30 May 2001

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Amnesiac is Radiohead's fifth studio album, released on 30 May 2001. It was recorded with producer Nigel Godrich during the same sessions as Kid A, and the band split the material across two records because they felt it was too dense for a double album. The same mix of influences runs through it: electronic music, 20th-century classical, jazz and krautrock. It closes with "Life in a Glasshouse", a collaboration with the jazz trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton and his band.

Where Kid A had no singles, this one came with "Pyramid Song" and "Knives Out", and the former was later named one of the decade's best tracks by Rolling Stone, NME and Pitchfork. It went to number one in the UK and number two in the US, earned a Mercury Prize nomination, and won a Grammy for its special edition packaging. Some critics found it less cohesive than its predecessor, but it rewards listening as a companion piece.

Amnesiac: tracklist, credits and charts

11 tracks · 43:55

Tracklist

1Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin BoxGreenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke4:00
2Pyramid SongGreenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke4:49
3Pulk/Pull Revolving DoorsGreenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke4:07
4You and Whose Army?Greenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke3:11
5I Might Be WrongGreenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke4:54
6Knives OutGreenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke4:15
7Morning Bell/AmnesiacGreenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke3:14
8Dollars and CentsGreenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke4:52
9Hunting BearsGreenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke2:01
10Like Spinning PlatesGreenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke3:57
11Life in a GlasshouseGreenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke4:35

Produced by: Nigel Godrich, Radiohead
Recorded at: Dorchester Abbey, Guillaume Tell, Paris, Medley, Copenhagen, Radiohead studio, Oxfordshire
Recorded: 4 January 1999 – 18 April 2000
Mixed by: Nigel Godrich
Engineered by: Nigel Godrich, Dan Grech‐Marguerat
Artwork: Stanley Donwood, Büro Destruct, Dr Tchock
Labels: EMI Music Canada, Parlophone, Capitol
Length: 43:55

Line-up

Colin Greenwood · bass guitar
Jonny Greenwood · ondes Martenot, guitar, keyboard
Ed O’Brien · guitar, background vocals
Philip Selway · percussion, drums (drum set)
Thom Yorke · vocals
Paul Bridge · double bass · guest
Jimmy Hastings · clarinet · guest
Humphrey Lyttelton · trumpet · guest
Adrian MacIntosh · drums (drum set) · guest
Pete Strange · trombone · guest

Singles

“Pyramid Song” · 16 May 2001
“Knives Out” · 6 August 2001

Peak chart positions

Chart	Peak
UK Albums Chart · 2001	1
US Billboard 200 · 2001	2
Austrian Albums · 2001	1
Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 2001	1
Finnish Albums · 2001	1
Irish Albums (IRMA) · 2001	1
New Zealand Albums · 2001	1
Scottish Albums · 2001	1
Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2001	2
Danish Albums · 2001	2

All 22 charts

French Albums · 2001	2
German Albums · 2001	2
Italian Albums · 2001	2
Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2001	3
Dutch Albums · 2001	3
Polish Albums · 2001	3
Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2001	4
Swedish Albums · 2001	4
Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2001	6
Swiss Albums · 2001	6
Spanish Albums (AFYVE) · 2001	13
Hungarian Albums · 2001	26

Certifications

Region	Certification
Argentina · 2001	Gold
Australia · 2001	Gold
Belgium · 2001	Gold
Canada	Platinum
France · 2001	Gold
Japan · 2001	Gold
United Kingdom	Platinum
United States	Gold
Europe · 2010	Platinum

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88.5

Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)

12k

ListenBrainz listeners

186k

Wikipedia views, last 12 months

63k

Deezer fans (all editions)

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Releases and pressings

How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz

Source	Date	Note
MusicBrainz	30 May 2001
Wikipedia infobox	30 May 2001
Wikidata	2001
US release	5 June 2001	earliest US date
UK / Europe release	4 June 2001	earliest UK or European date

21 editions

Date	Country	Label	Barcode	Kind
2001	CA	EMI Music Canada	724353276423	other
2001	CN	EMI百代	9787884982431	other
2001	ZA	EMI	6002140976324	other
2001	AU	EMI	724353276423	other
2001	CL	Capitol Records	724353281229	other
2001	GB	Parlophone	724353276447	other
30 May 2001	JP	EMI	4988006791381	original
4 June 2001	XE	Parlophone	724353276720	other
4 June 2001	GB	Parlophone	724353276416	other
4 June 2001	GB	Parlophone	724353276423	other
4 June 2001	GB	Parlophone	724353276423	other
5 June 2001	US	Capitol Records	724353276423	other
2006	JP	EMI	4988006847453	other
2 September 2008	US	Capitol Records	724353276416	other
25 August 2009	US	Capitol Records	5099969710322	deluxe
31 August 2009	XE	EMI	5099969710322	deluxe
31 August 2009	GB	Parlophone	5099969710520	other
16 September 2009	JP	EMI	4988006873117	deluxe
1 April 2016	XW	XL Recordings	634904078362	other
20 May 2016	XE	XL Recordings	634904078324	other
23 September 2016	XE	XL Recordings	634904078300	other

Cover art sources

itunes · native: native 3000x3000

Source	Size	Verdict
itunes ✓	3000×3000	native: native 3000x3000
deezer	1800×1800	native
coverartarchive	1424×1412	upscaled
fanarttv	1000×1000	upscaled