Go to Sleep
"Go to Sleep" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, released as the second single from their sixth studio album Hail to the Thief (2003) on 18 August 2003. It reached number two on the Canadian Singles Chart, number nine on the Italian Singles Chart, and number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Go to Sleep" | ||||
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Single by Radiohead | ||||
from the album Hail to the Thief | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 18 August 2003 | |||
Recorded | 2002 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 3:21 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Radiohead | |||
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Radiohead singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Go to Sleep" on YouTube |
Composition
"Go to Sleep" is composed in alternating bars of 4/4 and 6/4.[1] It features a processed "stuttering" guitar sound created by guitarist Jonny Greenwood.[2]
Music video
Directed by Alex Rutterford, the song's low-polygon CGI-animated music video shows a full-blossom red rose swaying in the wind, and proceeds to show Yorke sitting on a park bench singing the song while around him men and women in business suits walk by rapidly. In the middle of the video, the buildings, in classical architecture style, spontaneously crumble into pieces and moments later reassemble themselves, only to have become modern in style. The shot returns to the rose shown in the beginning, which is now closed in a bud.
Track listings
UK versions
CD 1 CDR6613
- "Go to Sleep"
- "I Am Citizen Insane"
- "Fog (Again)" (Live)
CD 2 CDRS6613
- "Go to Sleep"
- "Gagging Order"
- "I Am a Wicked Child"
12" 12R6613
- "Go to Sleep"
- "I Am Citizen Insane"
- "I Am a Wicked Child"
US version
CD 52953 released 3 September 2003 by Capitol Records
- "Go to Sleep"
- "Gagging Order"
- "I Am a Wicked Child"
7" R-19218
- "Go to Sleep"
- "I Am Citizen Insane"
Canada version
CD
- "Go to Sleep"
- "I Am Citizen Insane"
- "Fog (Again)" (Live)
Personnel
- Thom Yorke – vocals, guitar
- Jonny Greenwood – guitar, laptop, toy piano
- Ed O'Brien – guitar, backing vocals
- Colin Greenwood – bass
- Philip Selway – drums, backing vocals
Charts
Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[3] | 39 |
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[4] | 10 |
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[5] | 2 |
Denmark (Tracklisten)[6] | 11 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] | 14 |
France (SNEP)[8] | 87 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] | 82 |
Ireland (IRMA)[10] | 11 |
Italy (FIMI)[11] | 9 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] | 55 |
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[13] | 10 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 90 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] | 12 |
UK Rock and Metal (Official Charts Company)[16] | 2 |
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[5] | 32 |
References
- Osborn, Brad (2010). ""Beats that Commute: Algebraic and Kinesthetic Models for Math-Rock Grooves"". Gamut. 3: 57.
- Astley-Brown, Michael (22 February 2017). "Recreate Jonny Greenwood's randomised stutter effect with new Feral Glitch pedal". MusicRadar. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- "Australian-charts.com – Radiohead – Go to Sleep". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- "Ultratop.be – Radiohead – Go to Sleep" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- "Hail to the Thief Charts and awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- "Danishcharts.com – Radiohead – Go to Sleep". Tracklisten. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- "Radiohead: Go to Sleep" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- "Lescharts.com – Radiohead – Go to Sleep" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Radiohead – Go to Sleep". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Go to Sleep". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- "Italiancharts.com – Radiohead – Go to Sleep". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Radiohead – Go to Sleep" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- "Swisscharts.com – Radiohead – Go to Sleep". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 December 2018.