| "Lift" | |
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| Promotional single by Radiohead[1] | |
| from the album OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017 | |
| Released | 23 June 2017 |
| Recorded | February 1996 |
| Studio | Chipping Norton Studios |
| Genre | Britpop |
| Length | 4:07 |
| Label | XL |
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| Music video | |
| "Lift" on YouTube | |
"Lift" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, released in 2017. It was first performed in 1996; bootleg recordings were widely circulated, and it became a fan favourite. Radiohead recorded versions of "Lift" during the sessions for their third album, OK Computer (1997), but abandoned it. Members of Radiohead said they had felt pressured by its commercial potential, and that it did not represent what they wanted to say at the time.
Critics described "Lift" as anthemic and "Britpop-like". In 2017, Radiohead released a version recorded during the OK Computer sessions on the reissue OKNOTOK 1997 2017, followed by a music video. It received positive reviews, though some critics found it inferior to the bootlegged performances. Further versions recorded during the OK Computer period were released on the 2019 compilation MiniDiscs [Hacked] and received more positive reviews.