Go to Sleep

"Go to Sleep" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, released as the second single from their sixth studio album Hail to the Thief (2003) on 18 August 2003. It reached number two on the Canadian Singles Chart, number nine on the Italian Singles Chart, and number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.

For other uses, see Go to Sleep (disambiguation).

"Go to Sleep"
Single by Radiohead
from the album Hail to the Thief
B-side
  • "Gagging Order"
  • "I Am a Wicked Child"
Released18 August 2003
Recorded2002
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:21
Label
Songwriter(s)Radiohead
Producer(s)
Radiohead singles chronology
"There There"
(2003)		 "Go to Sleep"
(2003)		 "2 + 2 = 5"
(2003)
Music video
"Go to Sleep" on YouTube

Composition

"Go to Sleep" is composed in alternating bars of 4/4 and 6/4.[1] It features a processed "stuttering" guitar sound created by guitarist Jonny Greenwood.[2]

Music video

Directed by Alex Rutterford, the song's low-polygon CGI-animated music video shows a full-blossom red rose swaying in the wind, and proceeds to show Yorke sitting on a park bench singing the song while around him men and women in business suits walk by rapidly. In the middle of the video, the buildings, in classical architecture style, spontaneously crumble into pieces and moments later reassemble themselves, only to have become modern in style. The shot returns to the rose shown in the beginning, which is now closed in a bud.

Track listings

UK versions

CD 1 CDR6613

  1. "Go to Sleep"
  2. "I Am Citizen Insane"
  3. "Fog (Again)" (Live)

CD 2 CDRS6613

  1. "Go to Sleep"
  2. "Gagging Order"
  3. "I Am a Wicked Child"

12" 12R6613

  1. "Go to Sleep"
  2. "I Am Citizen Insane"
  3. "I Am a Wicked Child"

US version

CD 52953 released 3 September 2003 by Capitol Records

  1. "Go to Sleep"
  2. "Gagging Order"
  3. "I Am a Wicked Child"

7" R-19218

  1. "Go to Sleep"
  2. "I Am Citizen Insane"

Canada version

CD

  1. "Go to Sleep"
  2. "I Am Citizen Insane"
  3. "Fog (Again)" (Live)

Personnel

Charts
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 39
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[4] 10
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[5] 2
Denmark (Tracklisten)[6] 11
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 14
France (SNEP)[8] 87
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 82
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 11
Italy (FIMI)[11] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 55
Scotland (OCC)[13] 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 90
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 12
UK Rock and Metal (OCC)[16] 2
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[5] 32

References
  1. Osborn, Brad (2010). "Beats that Commute: Algebraic and Kinesthetic Models for Math-Rock Grooves". Gamut. 3: 57.
  2. Astley-Brown, Michael (22 February 2017). "Recreate Jonny Greenwood's randomised stutter effect with new Feral Glitch pedal". MusicRadar. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  3. "Australian-charts.com – Radiohead – Go to Sleep". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  4. "Ultratop.be – Radiohead – Go to Sleep" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  5. "Hail to the Thief Charts and awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  6. "Danishcharts.com – Radiohead – Go to Sleep". Tracklisten. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  7. "Radiohead: Go to Sleep" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  8. "Lescharts.com – Radiohead – Go to Sleep" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Radiohead – Go to Sleep". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Go to Sleep". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  11. "Italiancharts.com – Radiohead – Go to Sleep". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Radiohead – Go to Sleep" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  13. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  14. "Swisscharts.com – Radiohead – Go to Sleep". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  15. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  16. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
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