He’s said the song is less about politics but the nature of politicking the band was asked to do with labels and fans and managers and strangers. It is 1997, and the world is in shock following the release of Radioheads legendary album OK Computer.Some call the bands seminal release the best album ever, the peak of a career, the apogee of Radioheads creativity. Still, “When I go forward, you go backward, and somewhere we shall meet” is a brilliant image, especially for Yorke’s sense of success-caused alienation. On the album they certainly seem to stand out, but not because they are the best tunes. A politically-tinged song (in both cases) on an album of peaks and valleys. In that time Thom Yorke battled depression, citing Michael Stipe as a force who enabled him to come through this bad time of his life. They spent most of the next year away from the public eye, in need of a break from Radiohead. Something about “Electioneering” reminds me of “Ignoreland” from R.E.M.’s acoustic masterpiece Automatic for the People. The band members were exhausted and were on the verge of splitting up. I don’t agree, but people need to have their say. OK Computer was the first self-produced Radiohead album, with assistance from Nigel Godrich.Radiohead recorded the album in Oxfordshire and Bath between 1996 and early 1997, with most of the recording completed in the historic mansion St. And if you spend any time in Radiohead forums, you will see “Electioneering” get jeered by fans who believe it’s not the right fit for the album. OK Computer is the third studio album by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, released in 1997 on Parlophone and Capitol Records.
Ok, “Electioneering.” If you are old and decrepit like me, you might know that the original version of this song had a slightly different composition (see 1996 La Cigale, Paris show).
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