Anyone Can Play Guitar

"Anyone Can Play Guitar"
Single by Radiohead
from the album Pablo Honey
Released	1 February 1993
Genre	Alternative rock, grunge
Length	3:37
Label	Parlophone
Songwriter(s)	Radiohead
Radiohead singles chronology
"Creep" (1992) "Anyone Can Play Guitar" (1993) "Pop Is Dead" (1993)

"Anyone Can Play Guitar" is a single taken from Radiohead's first album Pablo Honey, released just in advance of the album. It is the band's second single, and their first to receive a wide hearing ("Creep" had been issued in limited quantities some months earlier, and had charted at #78, but would soon become a hit and ultimately be re-released later in 1993). "Anyone Can Play Guitar" peaked at #32 in the UK,^[1] and remained a staple of the band's live sets throughout the early-mid 1990s. In Australia, the single peaked at #97 on the ARIA singles chart in 1994.^[2]

Track listing[]

UK CD[]

1. "Anyone Can Play Guitar" (single edit) – 3:21
2. "Faithless the Wonder Boy" – 4:14
3. "Coke Babies" – 2:58

Netherlands CD[]

1. "Anyone Can Play Guitar" (single edit) – 3:21
2. "Faithless the Wonder Boy" – 4:14

Australia CD[]

1. "Anyone Can Play Guitar" – 3:24
2. "Creep" – 3:57
3. "Pop Is Dead" – 2:12
4. "Thinking About You (EP Version)" – 2:17
5. "Killer Cars (Acoustic)" – 2:15

• Note: Track 5 recorded live at The Cabaret Metro for JBTV in Chicago on June 30, 1993.

12" promo[]

1. "Anyone Can Play Guitar" – 3:25
2. "Faithless the Wonder Boy" – 4:14
3. "Coke Babies" – 2:58

Personnel[]

Radiohead

• Thom Yorke – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, tape loops
• Colin Greenwood – bass guitar
• Jonny Greenwood – lead guitar
• Ed O'Brien – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Philip Selway – drums

References[]

External links[]

• "Anyone Can Play Guitar" video at YouTube
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics