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[Colin had] written his new bassline, which transformed it from something very straight into something that had much more of a rhythmic flow. The chorus had been taken out – very Radiohead! – and there was this new vocal break and this new end section. It sounded like they were somehow terrified playing it, but it sounded OK.
— Nigel Godrich, via The Word
Radiohead’s longtime producer shares some insight into the 12+ years process to bring the song “Big Boots” / “Man O’ War” / “Nude” to fruition on the band’s new album, In Rainbows.