High and Dry

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"High and Dry" is a melancholic, guitar-driven alternative rock song by Radiohead, known for its introspective lyrics and prominence on their 1995 album *The Bends*.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
High and Dry canonical 4
High and Dry (music video) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf music video
single
song
album The Bends
artist Radiohead
chartedIn UK Singles Chart
US Modern Rock Tracks
composer Colin Greenwood
Ed O'Brien
linked to: Ed O’Brien

Jonny Greenwood
Phil Selway
linked to: Philip Selway

Thom Yorke
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director David Mould
followedBy Fake Plastic Trees
genre alternative rock
rock
hasCriticalReception generally positive
hasLyricalTheme emotional vulnerability
introspection
isolation
hasMusicalCharacteristic guitar-driven
melancholic
hasMusicalInstrumentation acoustic guitar
bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
hasMusicVideo High and Dry (music video)
linked to: High and Dry
hasNotableLivePerformances Radiohead concerts in the mid-1990s
includedInAlbumReleaseYear 1995
isIncludedIn Radiohead compilation setlists and retrospectives
isOftenDescribedAs melodic ballad
radio-friendly
isOneOfBandSignatures Radiohead early career
language English
length 4:17
lyricist Thom Yorke
partOf The Bends
performer Radiohead
precededBy My Iron Lung
producer John Leckie
Radiohead
recordLabel Capitol Records
Parlophone
releaseDate 1995-03-27
trackNumberOnTheBends 3

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Radiohead notableSong High and Dry
The Bends track High and Dry
The Bends single High and Dry
High and Dry hasMusicVideo High and Dry (music video)
linked to: High and Dry
Fake Plastic Trees precededBy High and Dry