| "I Might Be Wrong" | ||
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| single by Radiohead | ||
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| from the album Amnesiac | ||
| Released | 2001 | |
| Genre | Electronic rock Alternative rock | |
| Length | 4:54 | |
| Label | Parlophone Capitol | |
| Songwriter(s) | Colin Greenwood Ed O'Brien Jonny Greenwood Philip Selway Thom Yorke | |
| Producer | Nigel Godrich Radiohead | |
| Singles chronology | ||
| Pyramid Song (2001) |
I Might Be Wrong (2001) |
Knives Out (2001) |
"I Might Be Wrong" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, released as the second single from their fifth studio album Amnesiac (2001) on 4 June 2001.
Musical structure
Although the album version is heavily produced by Nigel Godrich and Radiohead, with a more electronic texture, "I Might Be Wrong" is one of the more guitar-oriented songs on Amnesiac.
The song uses a blues riff written by Jonny Greenwood, in drop D tuning. "I Might Be Wrong" combines a "venomous" guitar riff with a "trance-like metallic beat". Colin Greenwood's bassline was inspired by Chic bassist Bernard Edwards. The guitar riff has a repetitive and looping quality, partly the result of the slides to reach some notes and the pull-offs. The song also contains multiple ondes Martenot tracks.
Release
In the United States, it was released as a radio-only single in advance of the album. "Pyramid Song" was the official first single in all other regions, and the "Pyramid Song" video was also released worldwide.
Charts
The song charted at number 27 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Music video
Even though "I Might Be Wrong" was not released as a single outside of the United States, two music videos were produced for it. One, directed by Chris Bran and released only on the internet, was available during the Amnesiac era on Radiohead's official site, now offline.
The second, directed by Sophie Muller, shows Thom Yorke and guitarist Jonny Greenwood in a dimly lit parking garage playing the song. The video was made available several months after Amnesiac came out. It can also be found on Radiohead's 2004 DVD release The Most Gigantic Lying Mouth of All Time.
Live performances
The song was first played live as a set-closer in Villa Reale in Milan, Italy, on 19 June 2000, and has become a live favourite. A live version of the song appears on Radiohead's 2001 live album, which is called I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings. It has also often been played in an acoustic version by Thom Yorke. The song was also used in the official commercial ad campaign for the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Personnel
- Thom Yorke – vocals, synthesizer
- Jonny Greenwood – guitar, ondes Martenot
- Ed O'Brien – guitar, effects, backing vocals, bass synthesizer
- Colin Greenwood – bass
- Philip Selway – drums, programming