KID A MNESIA
Kid A Mnesia gathers Radiohead's fourth and fifth albums, Kid A (2000) and Amnesiac (2001), into one reissue, and adds previously unreleased material. It came out on 5 November 2021 on XL Recordings. For the band, those two records mark the turn from the guitar-driven rock of their earlier work towards electronic and experimental ground, and hearing them together makes the link between them plain.
The new songs "If You Say the Word" and "Follow Me Around" were given singles and music videos, and the campaign began with a push on TikTok. Reviews of the set were positive, though opinions on the extra tracks were mixed. It topped the UK Independent Albums Chart and the US Billboard Top Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums charts. An interactive Kid A Mnesia Exhibition, built around the music and artwork, appeared the same month for PlayStation 5, macOS and Windows.
KID A MNESIA: tracklist, credits and charts
33 tracks · 2:08:05Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 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
- Disc 2
- 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
- Disc 3
- 1Like Spinning Plates (‘Why Us?’ version)Greenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke5:05
- 2Untitled V1Greenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke1:49
- 3Fog (Again Again version)Greenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke2:25
- 4If You Say the WordGreenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke4:21
- 5Follow Me AroundRadiohead5:19
- 6Pulk/Pull (True Love Waits version)Greenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke2:46
- 7Untitled V2Greenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke0:46
- 8The Morning Bell (In the Dark version)Greenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke2:00
- 9Pyramid StringsGreenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke1:18
- 10Alt. Fast TrackGreenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke1:32
- 11Untitled V3Greenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke1:17
- 12How to Disappear Into StringsGreenwood, Greenwood, O’Brien, Selway, Yorke5:33
- Produced by
- Nigel Godrich, Radiohead
- Recorded at
- Dorchester Abbey, Guillaume Tell, Paris, Medley, Copenhagen, Unnamed studio, Oxford, England
- Recorded
- 4 January 1999 – 18 April 2000
- Mixed by
- Nigel Godrich
- Engineered by
- Nigel Godrich, Gerard Navarro, Graeme Stewart, Dan Grech‐Marguerat
- Labels
- XL Recordings, XL
- Length
- 2:08:05
Line-up
- Colin Greenwood · bass guitar · guest
- Jonny Greenwood · guitar, keyboard, background vocals, ondes Martenot · 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
- Ed O’Brien · guitar, background vocals · guest
- Paul Bridge · double bass · guest
- Jimmy Hastings · clarinet · guest
- Humphrey Lyttelton · trumpet · guest
- Adrian MacIntosh · drums (drum set) · guest
- Pete Strange · trombone · guest
Singles
- “If You Say the Word” · 7 September 2021
- “Follow Me Around” · 1 November 2021
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2021 | 4 |
| US Billboard 200 · 2021 | 12 |
| UK Independent Albums · 2021 | 1 |
| UKProgressive · 2021 | 1 |
| US Alternative · 2021 | 1 |
| US Top Rock Albums · 2021 | 1 |
| US Independent Albums · 2021 | 2 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2021 | 3 |
| Ireland 3 · 2021 | 3 |
| Scottish Albums · 2021 | 3 |
All 27 charts
| New Zealand Albums · 2021 | 5 |
| Dutch Albums · 2021 | 6 |
| German Albums · 2021 | 7 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2021 | 7 |
| Portuguese Albums · 2021 | 8 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2021 | 9 |
| Swiss Albums · 2021 | 10 |
| Danish Albums · 2021 | 11 |
| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) · 2021 | 14 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2021 | 17 |
| Norwegian Albums · 2021 | 23 |
| Spanish Albums · 2021 | 24 |
| Finnish Albums · 2021 | 29 |
| Italian Albums · 2021 | 29 |
| Austrian Albums · 2021 | 31 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 2021 | 34 |
| French Albums · 2021 | 42 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| New Zealand · 2025 | Gold |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
Also released on 5 November
Every year →More from Radiohead
Full discography →The best of 2021
All of 2021 →More on XL Recordings
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 5 November 2021 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 5 November 2021 | |
| Wikidata | 5 November 2021 | |
| Deezer | 5 November 2021 | |
| Apple Music | 5 November 2021 | |
| UK / Europe release | 5 November 2021 | earliest UK or European date |
6 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2021 | GB | XL Recordings | 191404116647 | other |
| 5 November 2021 | GB | XL Recordings | original | |
| 5 November 2021 | XW | XL Recordings | 191404116654 | original |
| 5 November 2021 | XW | XL Recordings | 191404116654 | original |
| 5 November 2021 | JP | Beat Records | 4580211855409 | original |
| 5 November 2021 | GB | XL Recordings | 191404116623 | original |
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 |