EP · Compilation

Com Lag: 2plus2isfive

Released24 March 2004

Com Lag (2plus2isfive) is a Radiohead EP that gathers material from the era of their sixth album, Hail to the Thief, which came out in 2003. It pulls together B-sides from that record, remixes by Cristian Vogel and Four Tet, and two live performances. It first appeared in Japan and Australia on 24 March 2004, and reached the UK and the US as a reissue in 2007.

For anyone who loved Hail to the Thief, this is a handy way to hear the band's sideways glances at those songs. The remixes pull the music further towards the electronic side of their sound, while the live tracks show how the material behaved on stage. It sits between that album and In Rainbows, a small but rewarding stop in the story.

Com Lag: 2plus2isfive: tracklist and credits

10 tracks · 36:26

Tracklist

12 + 2 = 5 (live at Earls Court)Greenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke3:35
2Remyxomatosis (Cristian Vogel RMX)Radiohead5:10
3I Will (Los Angeles version)Greenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke2:13
4Paperbag WriterRadiohead3:58
5I Am a Wicked ChildRadiohead3:06
6I Am Citizen InsaneRadiohead3:33
7Skttrbrain (Four Tet remix)Radiohead4:25
8Gagging OrderRadiohead3:36
9Fog (Again) (live)Greenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke2:18
10Where Bluebirds FlyRadiohead4:31

Produced by: Nigel Godrich, Radiohead
Engineered by: Darrell Thorp
Recorded: September 2002 – February 2003, 26 November 2003
Label: Toshiba-EMI
Length: 36:26