Pop Is Dead

"Pop Is Dead"
Single by Radiohead
Released10 May 1993
StudioChipping Norton Recording Studios[1]
GenreAlternative rock
Length2:10
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jim Warren
  • Radiohead
Radiohead singles chronology
"Anyone Can Play Guitar"
(1993)
"Pop Is Dead"
(1993)
"Stop Whispering"
(1993)

"Pop Is Dead" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, released as a non-album single on 10 May 1993, several months after their debut album, Pablo Honey. It features a chromatic guitar riff and lyrics criticising the music industry. The music video features the singer, Thom Yorke, in a coffin.

"Pop Is Dead" reached number 42 on the UK singles chart and received mixed reviews. Years later, members of Radiohead said they regretted releasing it.

  1. ^ "Radiohead – Pop Is Dead". Discogs. Retrieved 7 September 2016.