Song · Radiohead
“Go to Sleep” by Radiohead
Released 2003
“Go to Sleep” by Radiohead appears on 12 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 2003 and 2005. It was first released in 2003. Its best result is #36 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #75 alternative song of 2003 and #7,382 alternative song of all time.
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"Go to Sleep" was the second single from Hail to the Thief, Radiohead's sixth album, released on 18 August 2003 with Nigel Godrich producing. It opens as a lopsided strum, flipping between bars of 4/4 and 12/8, until Jonny Greenwood cuts in with a processed guitar that stutters like a skipping disc. The music is credited to all five members, the words to Thom Yorke.
Alex Rutterford's CGI video sits Yorke in a park while people in suits rush past and the classical buildings around him collapse and rebuild themselves in modern style. It reached number two in Canada, though Rolling Stone later judged it an odd choice of single, pushed by EMI to sell Radiohead as a big rock band against the likes of Coldplay and Muse.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 36 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2003 | 91 |
| 2003 | 41 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003 | 106 |
| 2003 | 89 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2003 | 89 |
| 2003 | 68 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 | 101 |
| 2003 | 47 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2003 | 100 |
| 2003 | 90 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003 | 99 |
| 2003 | 55 | WBCN Boston, MA | WBCN Top 104 Songs of 2003 | 104 |
| 2003 | 39 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2003 | 196 |
| 2003 | 36 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2003 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1974 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1974 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1965 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
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