Song · Radiohead
“Stop Whispering” by Radiohead
From the album Pablo Honey (1993)
“Stop Whispering” by Radiohead appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1993 and 2002. It was first released in 1993 on the album Pablo Honey. Its best result is #64 on the Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #195 alternative song of 1993 and #6,818 alternative song of all time.
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"Stop Whispering" ended up on Pablo Honey, Radiohead's 1993 debut, but the song was around before they had a deal. They demoed it while still unsigned in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, and one version won over Chris Hufford, who owned another studio in town and went on to co-manage them with his partner Bryce Edge. When Sean Slade and Paul Q. Kolderie produced it for the album, Kolderie remembered it as a sprawling thing they tinkered with, never sure how long it ought to run.
All five members share the music credit and Thom Yorke wrote the words, with Ed O'Brien singing alongside him. The band weren't happy with the album take and cut it again for the American single that October, a more atmospheric version O'Brien likened to Joy Division. The third single from the album, it flopped, stalling at 23 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 64 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993 | 101 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1709 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
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