Radiohead’s “Let Down,” a music from their seminal 1997 LP OK Laptop, has charted on the Billboard Sizzling 100 at #91 after just lately going viral on TikTok.
Whereas Radiohead have discovered constant success on Billboard’s album chart, they haven’t essentially replicated it with their singles in America; “Let Down” now serves because the fourth Radiohead music to chart on the Billboard Sizzling 100 and their first to chart in 17 years, following “Creep” in 1993, “Excessive And Dry” in 1996, and “Nude” in 2008.
The music’s current viral stint isn’t owed to any particular zeitgeist reference (although it was used through the emotional climax of The Bear Season 1); as a substitute, its newfound recognition comes from Gen Z discovering the music’s devastating tenor for the primary time in addition to a spread of cinematic, sweeping, or emotional photos with “Let Down” because the soundtrack.
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“How can a music be so miserable but so hopeful on the identical time?,” reads the caption to 1 video utilizing the music. “When the choir cowl of ‘Let Down’ by Radiohead comes on and I begin tearing up,” reads one other, referencing one of many a number of choir renditions of the music. Watch some in style TikToks utilizing “Let Down” under.
Radiohead haven’t launched a brand new album since 2016’s A Moon Formed Pool, however they’ve been gearing up for extra motion of late; this month, the band provided the dwell album Hail to the Thief Reside Recordings 2003 – 2009, which featured altered and expanded preparations of songs from their 2003 LP Hail to the Thief. Radiohead additionally celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of their 1995 album The Bends by unearthing a uncommon, beforehand unseen acoustic efficiency by Thom Yorke. Lastly, the group fashioned a brand new enterprise entity earlier this 12 months, suggesting {that a} new Radiohead period is imminent.
@pokemonmasterzo how can a music be so miserable but so hopeful on the identical time @Radiohead #letdown #radiohead #fyp
♬ Let Down – Radiohead
@vncdeleo Cant imagine 2020 is nearly 6 years in the past🥲 #fyp #foryou #nostalgia #growingup #2020
♬ Let Down – Radiohead
@karmapilled that complete album ought to come w/ a aspect impact warning for despair and excessive unhappiness
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@brays_world_ AND DONT GET ME STARTED ON THE BEAUTIFUL BOY EDITS #fyp #letdown #radiohead #cease
♬ Let Down – Radiohead