Planet Telex

"Planet Telex" is a song written by Radiohead and is the opening track of their 1995 album The Bends. It was released as a double A-side single with "High and Dry", although receiving far less airplay. Originally known as "Planet Xerox", the title was changed to its current name since Xerox is a trademark.

Contents

• CD1
• CD2
• Personnel
• References

This is the only song written during The Bends recording session (i.e. not beforehand). It was recorded one night when the band returned to the studio after consuming a great amount of alcohol. Lead singer Thom Yorke did vocals lying down while intoxicated.

This is one of the most frequently remixed songs in Radiohead's catalogue. Some thought its more atmospheric keyboard-dominated sound, compared to other tracks on The Bends, was an indication of the band's future sound on albums such as OK Computer and Kid A. Radiohead have commented that the first or last songs on their albums tend to point ahead to their next album.

The song is also used by British hip-hop duo Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip in their 2008 single "Letter from God to Man"

The opening part of this track was looped and played as background music for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC) TV/radio show Q when it was hosted by Jian Ghomeshi. The music played while the host gave an opening monologue.