"Pyramid Song" was named one of the best tracks of the decade by Rolling Stone, NME and Pitchfork, and Rolling Stone ranked Amnesiac number 320 in their 2012 " 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list. Though some critics felt it was too experimental or less cohesive than Kid A, or saw it as a collection of outtakes, it received positive reviews it was named one of the year's best albums by numerous publications.Īmnesiac was nominated for the Mercury Prize and several Grammy Awards, winning for Best Recording Package for the special edition. It is certified platinum in the UK, the US and Canada, and gold in Japan. By October 2008, it had sold over 900,000 copies worldwide. In June 2001, Radiohead began the Amnesiac tour, incorporating their first North American tour in three years.Īmnesiac debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and number two on the US Billboard 200. Videos were also made for "Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors" and "Like Spinning Plates", and "I Might Be Wrong", which was released as a promotional single. The final track, "Life in a Glasshouse", is a collaboration with the jazz trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton and his band.Īfter having released no singles for Kid A, Radiohead promoted Amnesiac with the singles " Pyramid Song" and " Knives Out", accompanied by music videos. As with Kid A, Amnesiac incorporates influences from electronic music, 20th-century classical music, jazz and krautrock. It was recorded with the producer Nigel Godrich in the same sessions as Radiohead's previous album Kid A (2000) Radiohead split the work in two as they felt it was too dense for a double album. Amnesiac is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, released on by EMI subsidiaries Parlophone and Capitol Records.
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