No Surprises

1997 single by Radiohead
VisualArtwork single Q1990047
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No Surprises

Summary

No Surprises is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,066 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • No Surprises's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • No Surprises's genre is alternative rock[4].
  • No Surprises's genre is art rock[5].
  • No Surprises followed Karma Police[6].
  • No Surprises was followed by Pyramid Song[7].
  • No Surprises was produced by Nigel Godrich[8].
  • No Surprises was performed by Radiohead[9].
  • No Surprises's record label is recorded as Parlophone[10].
  • No Surprises is part of OK Computer[11].
  • No Surprises was distributed by compact disc[12].
  • No Surprises was distributed by vinyl record[13].
  • No Surprises was distributed by compact cassette[14].
  • No Surprises was released on December 10, 1997[15].
  • No Surprises's lyricist is recorded as Thom Yorke[16].
  • No Surprises's recording date is recorded as 1996[17].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Single[18]

  • First release date: 1997-11[19]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, art pop, art rock, rock[20]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, art pop, art rock, rock[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e263349d-6dc2-3cba-864a-e28407b2bf2b[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on No Surprises was Radiohead[9]. It was produced by Nigel Godrich[8].

Publication

No Surprises was published on December 10, 1997[15]. Genres include alternative rock[4] and art rock[5]. It is part of OK Computer[11]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc[12], vinyl record[13], and compact cassette[14].

Adaptations and Inspiration

No Surprises followed Karma Police[6]. It was followed by Pyramid Song[7].

Why It Matters

No Surprises ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,066 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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