Song · Kid A / Amnesiac era (2000–01)
Fog
Widely held to be the best B-side the band ever released, and recorded three separate times.
2001
the b-side
It came out on the second CD of the “Knives Out” single: garbled synthesiser textures at the front, then the vocal arriving suddenly and very close, then drums and tambourine swelling underneath. Its imagery, a baby, a cat in a bag, something that should have been protected, is lost innocence.
2004–21
again, and again again
A sparse solo-piano rearrangement, “Fog (Again)”, was released on the Com Lag EP in 2004, recorded live. A further version, “Fog (Again Again version)”, appeared on Kid A Mnesia in 2021. Three recordings of one B-side is more attention than most of their album tracks get.
the video
The B-side, as released.· Yorke_watch on youtube →
Live history
| Times played | 6 shows |
|---|---|
| Live debut | Wednesday 7 August 2002 · Salamanca |
| Last played | Thursday 2 October 2008 · Osaka |
| Longest absence | 4 years · back on Thursday 2 October 2008 · Osaka |
Nights played include broadcasts; opened and closed count gigs only. A cancelled night has no setlist. All setlist stats →
Tabs (1)
Remixes & alternate versions (2)
- Fog (Again) (live)
- Fog (Again Again version)
sources1
- The site's own catalogue note, based on Green Plastic, Rolling Stone and Genius.