Radiohead

Released: August 18, 2003

Songwriter: Philip Selway Thom Yorke Ed O’Brien Jonny Greenwood Colin Greenwood

Producer: Nigel Godrich Radiohead

"Go To Sleep. (Little Man Being Erased.)" is a song by Radiohead and was released as the second single from their sixth album Hail to the Thief in 2003. The song is notable for its initial time signature, which is 5/4 and changes into 6/4. The alternate title for the song as listed on the track listing for the album is Little Man being Erased. The guitar-work at the end of this track was achieved by Jonny Greenwood playing a sequence of random notes on his guitar that were being processed through a digital patch for software called Max/MSP Read more on Last.fm.

Length: 3:48

[Verse 1]
Something for the rag and bone man
Over my dead body
Something big is gonna happen
Over my dead body

[Verse 2]
Someone's son or someone's daughter
Over my dead body
This is how I end up sucked in
Over my dead body

[Chorus]
I'm gonna go to sleep
And let this wash all over me

[Bridge]
We don't really want a monster taking over
Tiptoe 'round, tie him down
We don't want the loonies taking over
Tiptoe 'round, tie him down

[Chorus]
May pretty horses
Come to you as you sleep
I'm gonna go to sleep
And let this wash all over me

Radiohead emerged from the shadow of ‘90s Brit-pop with a sound that was moody, melodic and explosive; with roots planted firmly in both alternative culture and the art-rock legacy of such groups as Pink Floyd, R.E.M., The Smiths, and Talking Heads—from whose song they derived their name.

They formed in 1985, as On A Friday, named after the day they’d usually rehearse. The line-up hasn’t changed Thom Yorke (guitar/vocals), Ed O'Brien (guitar), Philip Selway (drums) and brothers Colin and Jonny Greenwood.

In 1991, they signed with EMI, changed their name to Radiohead, and recorded their first EP, Drill. They released the record in 1992, and it made little impact, debuting on the UK Charts at #101. It wasn’t until their catchy 1992 single “Creep” became a massive hit that the band was launched into the limelight.

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