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‘We Sucked Satan’s C***’: How This 1992 Smash Hit Became a Band’s Worst Nightmare

VICE·Lauren Boisvert·25 days ago
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When Radiohead released “Creep” in 1992, it wasn’t initially the smash hit, era-defining song it’s considered today. Upon release, it was actually banned on the BBC’s major radio channels for allegedly being “too depressing.” It wasn’t until 1993 that “Creep” really got going, climbing the U.K. charts, flooding U.S. college radio waves, and getting a re-release. But the track’s subsequent success wasn’t exactly good news for Radiohead. Most likely, they would have preferred for it to languish in obscurity. The band came to hate “Creep” for its overwhelming mainstream success, calling it “crap” and dismissing fans who requested it in concert. Allegedly, Thom Yorke responded to one request by saying, “f—k off, we’re tired of it.” Videos by VICE Radiohead Refused to Perform ‘Creep’ Live for Nearly a Decade What the BBC saw as “too depressing,” the American market embraced wholeheartedly. As “Creep” dominated airplay, Yorke and the band became inescapably associated with their first international Top 10 hit.…

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