My Iron Lung

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"My Iron Lung" is a 1994 Radiohead song that marked the band's shift toward a more experimental, guitar-driven sound and served as a critical response to the success of their earlier hit "Creep."

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My Iron Lung canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album The Bends NERFINISHED
artist Radiohead NERFINISHED
chronology follows Creep
composer Colin Greenwood NERFINISHED
Ed O'Brien NERFINISHED
Jonny Greenwood NERFINISHED
Phil Selway NERFINISHED
Thom Yorke NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
EP My Iron Lung (EP) NERFINISHED
firstPerformedBy Radiohead NERFINISHED
genre alternative rock
experimental rock
hasBPM approximately 132
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
distorted guitar
drums
dynamic loud-quiet structure
electric guitar
vocals
hasLiveVersion My Iron Lung (live at the Astoria) NERFINISHED
hasMusicVideo My Iron Lung music video
includedIn Radiohead live setlists in the mid-1990s
isCritiqueOf Creep NERFINISHED
key B minor
language English
length 4:36
lyricist Thom Yorke NERFINISHED
lyricsTheme alienation
frustration with commercial success
music industry pressure
notableFor dynamic shifts between quiet verses and loud choruses
guitar-driven arrangement
marking Radiohead's shift toward a more experimental sound
partOf My Iron Lung (EP) NERFINISHED
The Bends NERFINISHED
performer Radiohead NERFINISHED
producer John Leckie NERFINISHED
Radiohead NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1994
recordedAt Abbey Road Studios NERFINISHED
RAK Studios NERFINISHED
recordLabel Capitol Records
Parlophone
releaseDate 1994-10-17
trackNumber 4 on The Bends

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The Bends track My Iron Lung
The Bends single My Iron Lung
High and Dry precededBy My Iron Lung