OK Computer classic resurfaces thanks to Tiktok, becoming the band’s fourth single to reach the American parade of singles
THE Radiohead He returned to the US charts in 2025 with a song released almost three decades ago. “Let Down”from the album OK COMPUTER (1997), this week entered the ranking of Billboard Hot 100reaching the position 91 thanks to the growth of popularity of the track in the Tiktok.
The song, which at the time was just a promotional single without much commercial impact, resurfaced on the platform after users began to use it as a melancholy video track and narratives created with artificial intelligence. One of the most shared content shows fictitious couples of movies posing with imaginary children, and already has millions of likes.
This phenomenon marks the fourth time that the English band appears on the list of Billboard. Before, the group had been in “Creep” (1993), which reached 34th place, “High and Dry” (1995), at 78th, and “Nude” (2008), which occupied the 37th position.
In addition to the viralization in the networks, the music had already had a resurgence in 2022, when it was used in the final scene of the first season of The Bearseries available on Disney+.
While the track gains strength in the present, the future of Radiohead follows uncertain. The last studio album released was Moon Shaped Poolin 2016 and recently the group surprised with the collection Hail to the Thief Live Recordings 2003-2009. Rumors about possible news came up this year, but Thom Yorke It has kept its focus on its parallel project, The Smile.
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Source: Rollingstone
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