Facts about Kid A
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Kid A's artwork, designed by Stanley Donwood and Radiohead, features abstract imagery created from computer-generated landscapes and was intentionally devoid of traditional band photography or text.
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All five tracks on Kid A's initial release were composed between 1999 and 2000, with the album's ten-song standard edition released on October 2, 2000.
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Paranoid Android, the closing track on Kid A, spans 6 minutes and 23 seconds and seamlessly transitions through five distinct musical sections without traditional verse-chorus structure.
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Kid A's fourth track Treefingers is a three-minute ambient instrumental piece with no lyrics or traditional song structure, representing Radiohead's experimental approach to electronic composition.
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In 2000, Kid A's track Morning Bell became a staple of alternative rock radio and later received a reworked version titled Morning Bell: Amnestyc on the 2001 EP of the same name.
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The album's production involved Nigel Godrich working extensively with Radiohead at various studios throughout 1999 and early 2000, fundamentally shaping the band's electronic direction.
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Radiohead's 2000 album Kid A debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart and featured the hit single Optimistic.