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Wikipedia article
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| released = 1 November 2021
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| genre = Acoustic rock
| length = 5:19
| label = XL
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"'Follow Me Around'" is a song recorded by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 1 November 2021 as the second single from their compilation album 'Kid A Mnesia'. It was recorded during the joint sessions for Radiohead's fourth and fifth studio albums, 'Kid A' (2000) and 'Amnesiac' (2001), but went unreleased until 2021.
History
"Follow Me Around" first appeared in the 1998 documentary 'Meeting People is Easy'. 'Rolling Stone' described it as one of singer Thom Yorke's darkest songs, with lyrics about "shadowy figures lurking in corners".
Yorke performed it occasionally on solo shows and with Radiohead, and with his side project Atoms for Peace. He and guitarist Jonny Greenwood performed a rearranged version in 2017. After a performance at a Radiohead show in Toronto in 2000, fans created a website demanding the song's release.
"Follow Me Around" was included on the 2021 compilation album 'Kid A Mnesia', released on 1 November 2021 as the second single. The day before the single's release, Radiohead uploaded a full-quality partial clip of the soundcheck performance from 'Meeting People is Easy' to their YouTube channel.
Music video
On 1 November 2021, coinciding with the initial release of the song, Radiohead released a music video featuring actor Guy Pearce being chased by a drone camera. The video was directed by Us, a directing duo consisting of Chris Barrett and Luke Taylor. Pearce said the video was recorded a few weeks before the release.
Reception
In 'The A.V. Club', Alex McLevy wrote that "Follow Me Around" was "maybe the simplest, purest pop song [Radiohead have] ever put out". Several publications celebrated the release as a long-awaited fan favourite, including 'Rolling Stone,' 'The Fader', 'Spin', 'Uproxx' and 'NME'.
References
Category:2021 songs
Category:Radiohead songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Nigel Godrich
Category:Songs written by Thom Yorke
Category:Songs written by Jonny Greenwood
Category:Songs written by Colin Greenwood
Category:Songs written by Ed O'Brien
Category:Songs written by Philip Selway
Category:XL Recordings singles
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