Pyramid Song
2001
Songwriters:
Radiohead. Producers: Nigel Godrich; Radiohead.
Full mix
Drums
Acoustic Drum Kit
Bass
Electric Bass
Guitar
E-Guitar 1
Guitar
E-Guitar 2
Keys
Piano
Keys
String Section
Keys
Flute
Keys
Theremin
Vocals
Backing Vocals
Vocals
Lead Vocals
A piano-led art-rock piece with strings and an unusual, swung feel, “Pyramid Song” draws on Thom Yorke’s fascination with Charles Mingus’s “Freedom,” the Egyptian underworld, and cyclical concepts of time. It became Radiohead’s first post-Kid A single, peaking at No. 5 in the UK, with an award-winning undersea-dream video by Shynola.