Pyramid Song
by Radiohead
- Type: Single
- Released: 21 May 2001
- Label: Parlophone
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 18:52
- Community rating: 4.23/5 from 4 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Heavily influenced by Charles Mingus and the rhythm of hand-clapping patterns in Egyptian music, 'Pyramid Song' features one of the most famously debated time signatures in modern rock. Thom Yorke's piano chords drift against Phil Selway's swinging drumbeat, creating a fluid, temporal disorientation. Lyrically, it explores themes of the afterlife, drawing imagery from Dante's Inferno, Buddhism, and Egyptian mythology.
Genres
Descriptors: Leftfield, death, atmospheric, syncopated, textured
Tracklist
- Pyramid Song (4:48)
- The Amazing Sounds of Orgy (3:38)
- Trans-Atlantic Drawl (3:01)
- Fast-Track (3:17)
- Kinetic (4:06)
Credits
- Radiohead - primary artist, producer [produced by], songwriter [all songs written by]
- Graeme Stewart - engineer [engineered by]
- Nigel Godrich - engineer [engineered by], producer [produced by]