OK computer

chronology
OK computer
Radiohead studio album
Publication ; (s)	1997
Label (s)	Parlophone / EMI (UK); Capitol (USA)
Format (s)	CD, LP
Genre (s)	Alternative rock , art rock
Title (number)	12
running time	53 min.
occupation	Vocals / guitar / keyboard : Thom Yorke ; Guitar : Ed O'Brien ; Electric bass : Colin Greenwood ; Drums : Phil Selway ; Keyboard / Guitar / Glockenspiel : Jonny Greenwood ;
production	Nigel Godrich

OK Computer is the third studio album by the British band Radiohead . The album was released on June 13, 1997 on Parlophone , a sub-label of EMI , and is assigned to the genre Britpop / Alternative . It is considered a milestone in rock and pop music of the 1990s. The album won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album .

On March 24th, 2009 a Collector's Edition came on the market, which contains a second CD with B-sides, live recordings and demo versions as well as a DVD with videos and live recordings.

Track list

Airbag (4:44)
Paranoid Android (6:22)
Subterranean Homesick Alien (4:27)
Exit Music (For A Film) (4:24)
Let Down (4:58)
Karma Police (4:21)
Fitter Happier (1:57)
Electioneering (3:50)
Climbing Up The Walls (4:44)
No Surprises (3:48)
Lucky (4:19)
The Tourist (5:24)

The Collector's Edition also includes a second CD on which the following titles can be found:

Polyethylene (Parts 1 & 2)
Pearly *
A reminder
Melatonin
Meeting in the aisle
Lull
Climbing Up the Walls (Zero 7 Mix)
Climbing Up the Walls (Fila Brazillia Mix)
Palo Alto
How I Made My Millions
Airbag (Live in Berlin)
Lucky (Live in Florence)
Climbing Up the Walls (BBC Radio One Evening Session 05.28.97)
Exit Music (For a Film) (BBC Radio One Evening Session 05.28.97)
No Surprises (BBC Radio One Evening Session 05.28.97)

Classification of the album

"OK Computer" marks a change in the band's history. After two more classic Britpop albums, the band began to work with electronic effects such as filters and noise . The two following albums Kid A and Amnesiac then consistently developed this approach further.

Outcouplings

Paranoid Android (1997)
Karma Police (1997)
No Surprises (1997)
Let Down (1997)
Lucky (1997)

In a limited edition, the album was also released as a bonus CD along with the single Karma Police.

This bonus CD contains:

Karma Police (4:20)
A Reminder (3:52)
Melatonin (2:08)

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	60,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Belgium (BEA)	2 × platinum	(100,000)
Europe (IFPI)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	(200,000)
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	(50,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	4 × platinum	400,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	(100,000)
Norway (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	(40,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	(50,000)
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	5 × platinum	(1,500,000)
All in all	7 × gold 21 × platinum	5,645,000