Knives Out (song)

"Knives Out"
Single by Radiohead
from the album Amnesiac
Released	6 August 2001 (2001-08-06)
Recorded	10 March 1999 – 17 March 2000[1]
Genre	Post-rock[2]
Length	4:17
Label	Parlophone (UK) Capitol (US) Toshiba-EMI (Japan)
Songwriter(s)	Radiohead
Producer(s)	Nigel Godrich Radiohead
Radiohead singles chronology
"Pyramid Song" (2001) "Knives Out" (2001) "There There" (2003)

"Knives Out" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, released as the second single from their fifth album, Amnesiac (2001). It features lyrics about cannibalism and guitars influenced by the Smiths.

Critics described "Knives Out" as one of the more conventional tracks on Amnesiac. It received positive reviews and reached number 13 on the UK singles chart and number one on the Canadian Singles Chart. The music video was directed by Michel Gondry. It has been covered by the Flaming Lips, Christopher O'Riley and Brad Mehldau.