Here, Vulture’s ranking of all 158 Radiohead songs that fit the metric, from worst to best, including OK Computer, The Bends, Kid A, Amnesiac. Thom’s voice sounds distorted throughout the whole track and delves into a scream towards the climax of the song ending it an chaotic end. No side projects, solo releases, and no remixes. The string coda at the end of the song was inspired by The Shining Soundtrack. In fact he was quoted in saying he wanted the opposite effect of the strings in “Eleanor Rigby.
He wanted the strings to sound different than anything that has been recorded in the last 30 years. The strings were written for 16 instruments by Johnny Greenwood. The song relies heavily on strings, ambient noise, and metallic percussion which gives it that creepy goth vibe. The phrase Climbing Up The Walls means a state of agitation through stress and worry so some people think it’s Thom’s own mental state during the recording of OK Computer. Some people believe it is about Thom Yorke’s experiences working in a mental hospital. This track is considered one of the darkest songs in the RH discography. Two sessions track were one the 20th anniversary release of OK Computer titled “Johnny’s Radio From Climbing Up The Walls” And Thom’s Acoustic As Microphone in Climbing Up The Walls”. The band debuted this song while touring with Alnis Morrisette in 1996. Ok Computer was mainly recorded at Jane Seymour’s mansion which Ed O’Brien described as creepy and it really comes through in this track.
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