Fake Plastic Trees

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"Fake Plastic Trees" is a melancholic, guitar-driven alternative rock song by Radiohead, known for its emotional vocals and critique of artificial modern life.

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Fake Plastic Trees canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album The Bends
artist Radiohead
composer Colin Greenwood
Ed O’Brien
Jonny Greenwood
Philip Selway
surface form: Phil Selway

Thom Yorke
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
followedBy Bones
genre Britpop
alternative rock
art rock
hasInstrumentation acoustic guitar
bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
organ
strings
vocals
hasQuality guitar-driven
melancholic
hasReference often cited as an early example of Radiohead’s shift toward more atmospheric music
hasVocalStyle emotional vocals
includedIn Radiohead live setlists
isInCatalogOf Radiohead discography
language English
length 4:50
lyricist Thom Yorke
musicVideoDirector Jake Scott
notablePerformance Radiohead at Glastonbury Festival 1997
partOfAlbum The Bends
performer Radiohead
precededBy High and Dry
producer John Leckie
Radiohead
recordLabel Capitol Records
Parlophone
releaseDate 1995-05-15
singleFromAlbum The Bends
theme consumerism
critique of artificial modern life
emotional alienation
trackNumberOnAlbum 3
yearOfRelease 1995

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Radiohead notableSong Fake Plastic Trees
The Bends track Fake Plastic Trees
The Bends single Fake Plastic Trees
High and Dry followedBy Fake Plastic Trees