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2003 single by Radiohead
"
2 + 2 = 5
" is a song by the English rock band
Radiohead
. It is the opening track to their sixth studio album
Hail to the Thief
(2003), and was also released as the album's third and final single. It reached number two on the
Canadian Singles Chart
, number 12 on the
Italian Singles Chart
, and number 15 on the
UK Singles Chart
. It was included in
Radiohead: The Best Of
(2008).
Recording
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"2 + 2 = 5" is a rock song that builds to a loud climax.
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It was recorded in 2002 at
Ocean Way Recording studios
in
Hollywood
, Los Angeles, with the producer
Nigel Godrich
.
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It was recorded as a studio test and finished in two hours.
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Title
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The title is a reference to the slogan "
two plus two equals five
" from the 1949
dystopian
novel
Nineteen Eighty-Four
by
George Orwell
.
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The song's alternative title, "
The Lukewarm
", references
Dante
's
Inferno
, in which the "lukewarm" are those in hell who did nothing wrong but did not oppose wrongdoing.
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Track listings
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UK CD1
(CDR 6623)
[6]
- "2 + 2 = 5" ? 3:21
- "Remyxomatosis" (
Cristian Vogel
RMX) ? 5:07
- "
There There
" (first demo) ? 7:43
UK CD2
(CDRS 6623)
[7]
- "2 + 2 = 5" ? 3:21
- "Skttrbrain" (
Four Tet
remix) ? 4:26
- "I Will" (Los Angeles version) ? 2:14
UK DVD single
(DVDR 6623)
[8]
- "2 + 2 = 5" ? 3:21
- "Sit Down Stand Up" (Ed Holdsworth's video)
- "The Most Gigantic Lying Mouth of All Time" (excerpt)
Personnel
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Radiohead
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Release history
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