2016Released
3:44

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Interesting facts and trivia about Desert Island Disk. By Songfacts®.

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke first played this song during an acoustic set at the December 4, 2015 Pathway to Paris concert, which coincided with the UN Climate Change Conference.

The song finds Thom Yorke reflecting on his break-up from Rachel Owen. Now the couple are going their separate ways, the Radiohead frontman feels "totally released" as he can now love Rachel with a different type of love.

The title of this song does not appear in the lyrics. It is a play on the longstanding BBC Radio 4 talk show programme Desert Island Discs, where a "castaway" must name eight recordings (usually music), a book and a luxury item that they would like to have if they were stranded on a desert island.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Desert Island Disk.
CKey
MajorMode
1/4Time Signature
112BPM

Album

The album Desert Island Disk is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Desert Island Disk.
XL Recordings
2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd
2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd

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