Airbag / How Am I Driving?

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Airbag/How Am I Driving?
Airbag.jpg
EP by
Radiohead
Released21 April 1998
Recorded1996–1997
GenreAlternative rock
Length25:34
LabelCapitol 58701
ProducerNigel Godrich, Radiohead
Radiohead chronology
No Surprises/Running from Demons
(1997) 		Airbag/How Am I Driving?
(1998) 		Kid A
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
Pitchfork9.2/10[2]

Airbag/How Am I Driving? is the fifth EP by English rock group Radiohead, released in April 1998 in North America. It collects most of the B-sides from singles released from Radiohead's third album, OK Computer (1997), plus the OK Computer song "Airbag".

Contents[]

Airbag/How Am I Driving? collects most of the OK Computer B-sides, omitting "Lull" (from the "Karma Police" single) and "How I Made My Millions" from the "No Surprises" single.[3] "Meeting in the Aisle" was Radiohead's first instrumental, featuring programming by Zero 7's Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker.[citation needed]

The sample that opens "A Reminder" is a recording from Prague Metro's automated announcement system: "Finish getting on and getting off; the doors are closing. The next station will be Jiřího z Poděbrad." An early version of "Palo Alto" was entitled "OK Computer".[citation needed]

Release and reception[]

Airbag/How Am I Driving? debuted at number 56 on the Billboard 200,[4] selling 20,000 copies in its first week.[5] Although only 25 minutes long, the EP was nominated for a 1999 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance,[6] up against full-length albums by other artists.[7]

In 2009, the album was re-released by EMI on iTunes.[8]

"Meeting in the Aisle" made its live debut in 2012 on the King of Limbs tour.[9]

Track listing[]

All songs written by Radiohead.

No.TitleLength
1."Airbag"4:46
2."Pearly*"3:33
3."Meeting in the Aisle"3:09
4."A Reminder"3:51
5."Polyethylene (Parts 1 & 2)"4:22
6."Melatonin"2:09
7."Palo Alto"3:43

Personnel[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Silver 60,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Radiohead: Airbag/How Am I Driving?: Pitchfork Review". 2 October 2000. Archived from the original on 2 October 2000.
  3. ^ "Airbag/How Am I Driving? - Radiohead". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  4. ^ Randall, Mac (2004). Exit Music: The Radiohead Story. Omnibus Press. pp. 181. ISBN 1-84449-183-8.
  5. ^ Basham, David (6 December 2001), Got Charts? Busta's New Beginning; Radiohead Might Have Been Wrong, MTV, retrieved 11 July 2008
  6. ^ "THE US GONG SHOW". NME. 6 January 1999. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  7. ^ Sherman, Heidi (5 January 1999), "The Miseducation of the Recording Industry", Rolling Stone, archived from the original on 14 January 2009, retrieved 11 July 2008
  8. ^ "Airbag/How Am I Driving? EP added to iTunes". ateaseweb.com. 12 March 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  9. ^ "See Radiohead Play Two New Songs Live in World Tour Debut". Spin. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  10. ^ "British album certifications – Radiohead – Airbag / How Am I Driving?". British Phonographic Industry.
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