2003Released
3:21

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Interesting facts and trivia about Scatterbrain. By Songfacts®.

Like "2+2=5," this song was inspired by Thom Yorke's compulsive tracking of BBC Radio 4 news bulletins. This track was particularly inspired by his habit of walking in the countryside with a portable radio.

According to Q magazine April 2008, the lyric about "Yesterday's headlines blown by the wind" was derived from a passage in Thomas Pynchon's 1963 novel V, about the search for a mysterious vanished woman."

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Scatterbrain.
GKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
126BPM

Album

The album Scatterbrain is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Scatterbrain.
XL Recordings
2003 XL Recordings Ltd
2003 XL Recordings Ltd

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