Song · In Rainbows era (2007–09)
Down Is the New Up
It was considered for the middle of In Rainbows and sent to the second disc instead.
In Rainbows Disk 2album- 2007released
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2005–06
from the basement, then the tour
Yorke played it on From the Basement in 2005 with “Videotape” and “Last Flowers”, and the band worked it up on the 2006 tour, a year before the album.
It is a piano song at slow-funk pace that stays bare until the strings arrive and turn menacing, with Yorke's falsetto in the last section drawing the Prince comparisons that follow him around. At one point it was in contention for the album proper.
Disk 2 contained some of Radiohead's best work, such as ‘Down Is the New Up’, but it did not fit the main album.
thom yorke, paraphrased from his comments on the bonus disc
2006
fourteen nights, all in one year
Every performance in the archive falls in 2006, from Toronto on 8 June to Avenches on 15 August. It has not been played since.
the session
From the Basement.· From The Basementwatch on youtube →
Live history
| Times played | 14 shows |
|---|---|
| Live debut | Thursday 8 June 2006 · Toronto |
| Last played | Tuesday 15 August 2006 · Avenches |
Nights played include broadcasts; opened and closed count gigs only. A cancelled night has no setlist. All setlist stats →
sources2
- Wikipedia, “In Rainbows”, for the From the Basement performance, the bonus disc and the music.
- The site's own catalogue note, based on Rolling Stone.