Album
Kid A
Kid A is Radiohead's fourth studio album, released on 2 October 2000. It followed OK Computer and marked a sharp turn away from the band's earlier sound. Working with producer Nigel Godrich in Paris, Copenhagen, Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, they drew on electronic music, krautrock, jazz and 20th-century classical music, using a wider range of instruments and effects. Thom Yorke wrote abstract lyrics by cutting up phrases and arranging them at random.
The campaign was as unusual as the music. There were no singles and few interviews, with short animations and early use of the internet doing the promotional work. It still went to number one in the UK and gave the band their first US number one. Some listeners found it pretentious or obscure, but it later topped Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and The Times lists for the best album of the 2000s, and it won the Grammy for Best Alternative Album.
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Kid A: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 49:58Tracklist
- 1Everything in Its Right PlaceGreenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke4:11
- 2Kid AGreenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke4:45
- 3The National AnthemGreenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke5:52
- 4How to Disappear CompletelyGreenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke5:56
- 5TreefingersGreenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke3:43
- 6OptimisticGreenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke5:16
- 7In LimboGreenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke3:31
- 8IdiotequeGreenwood, Greenwood, Kreiger, Lansky, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke5:09
- 9Morning BellGreenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke4:36
- 10Motion Picture SoundtrackGreenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke6:59
- Produced by
- Nigel Godrich, Radiohead
- Recorded at
- Guillaume Tell, Paris, Medley, Copenhagen, Radiohead studio, Oxfordshire
- Recorded
- 4 January 1999 – 18 April 2000
- Mixed by
- Nigel Godrich
- Engineered by
- Nigel Godrich, Gerard Navarro, Graeme Stewart
- Labels
- Capitol Records, Parlophone, Capitol
- Length
- 49:58
Line-up
- Colin Greenwood · bass guitar · guest
- Jonny Greenwood · guitar, keyboard, background vocals · guest
- Philip Selway · percussion, drums (drum set) · guest
- Thom Yorke · vocals, bass guitar · guest
- Henry Binns · sampler · guest
- Andy Bush · trumpet · guest
- Andrew Kevin Hamilton · tenor saxophone · guest
- Steve Hamilton · alto saxophone · guest
- Stan Harrison · baritone saxophone · guest
- Martin Hathaway · alto saxophone · guest
- Mike Kearsey · bass trombone · guest
- Liam Kirkman · trombone · guest
- Mark Lockheart · tenor saxophone · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2000 | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 · 2000 | 1 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 2000 | 1 |
| French Albums · 2000 | 1 |
| Irish Albums · 2000 | 1 |
| New Zealand Albums · 2000 | 1 |
| Scottish Albums · 2000 | 1 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2000 | 2 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten) · 2000 | 2 |
| Finnish Albums · 2000 | 2 |
All 21 charts
| Norwegian Albums · 2000 | 2 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2000 | 3 |
| Italian Albums · 2000 | 3 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2000 | 3 |
| Swedish Albums · 2000 | 3 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2000 | 4 |
| Dutch Albums · 2000 | 4 |
| German Albums · 2000 | 4 |
| Austrian Albums · 2000 | 5 |
| Swiss Albums · 2000 | 8 |
| Spanish Albums (AFYVE) · 2000 | 22 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia · 2001 | Platinum |
| Canada · 2018 | 2× Platinum |
| France · 2008 | Platinum |
| Italy · 2022 | Gold |
| Japan · 2001 | Platinum |
| New Zealand | Gold |
| Norway · 2001 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 2000 | Platinum |
| United States · 2001 | Platinum |
| Europe · 2000 | Platinum |
Awards
- Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album · 2000
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 2000-09-27 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 27 September 2000 | ignored lone early release dated 2000-08-03 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 2 October 2000 | |
| Wikidata | 2 October 2000 | |
| US release | 2 October 2000 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 3 August 2000 | earliest UK or European date |
29 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | CA | XL Recordings | 634904078201 | other |
| 2000 | US | Capitol Records | 724352775347 | other |
| 2000 | GB | Parlophone | 724352775385 | other |
| 2000 | XE | Parlophone | 724352959020 | other |
| 2000 | XE | Parlophone | 724352922024 | other |
| 2000 | AU | EMI Music Group Australasia | 9326165002361 | other |
| 2000 | XE | Parlophone | 724352775323 | other |
| 2000 | NL | Parlophone | 724352775323 | other |
| 3 August 2000 | XE | Parlophone | 724352775316 | original |
| 27 September 2000 | JP | Parlophone | 4988006786011 | other |
| 29 September 2000 | XE | Parlophone | 724352775323 | other |
| October 2000 | AU | Parlophone | 9326165002361 | other |
| 2 October 2000 | GB | Parlophone | 724352959020 | other |
| 2 October 2000 | US | Capitol Records | 724352968428 | other |
| 3 October 2000 | US | Capitol Records | 724352775323 | other |
| 3 October 2000 | GB | Parlophone | 724352959013 | other |
| 3 October 2000 | CA | EMI Music Canada | 724352775323 | other |
| 6 September 2006 | JP | Parlophone | 4988006846340 | other |
| 25 September 2007 | US | Parlophone | other | |
| 2 September 2008 | US | Capitol Records | 724352775316 | other |
| 2009 | US | Parlophone | other | |
| 2009 | US | Parlophone | 5099969710728 | other |
| 25 August 2009 | US | Capitol Records | 5099969710629 | deluxe |
| 31 August 2009 | GB | EMI | 5099969710629 | deluxe |
| 31 August 2009 | XE | Parlophone | 5099969710827 | other |
| 1 September 2009 | JP | EMI | 4988006873100 | deluxe |
| 1 April 2016 | XW | XL Recordings | 634904078263 | other |
| 13 May 2016 | XE | XL Recordings | 634904078225 | other |
| 23 September 2016 | XE | XL Recordings | 634904078201 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · native: native 4000x4000, downscaled to 3000
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 4000×4000 | native: native 4000x4000, downscaled to 3000 |
| itunes | 3000×3000 | native |
| deezer | 1800×1800 | native |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |