''Airbag/How Am I Driving?'' is the fifth EP by the English rock band

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, released in April 1998 in North America. It collects most of the B-sides from singles released from Radiohead's third album, ''

OK Computer ''OK Computer'' is the third studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, released in Japan on 21 May 1997 and in the UK on 16 June 1997. Radiohead self-produced the album with Nigel Godrich, an arrangement they have used for their subsequ ...

'' (1997), plus the ''OK Computer'' song "Airbag".

''Airbag/How Am I Driving?'' collects most of the ''OK Computer'' B-sides, omitting "Lull" (from the " Karma Police" single) and "How I Made My Millions" from the " No Surprises" single. "Meeting in the Aisle" was Radiohead's first instrumental, featuring programming by

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's Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker. Physical copies of the EP contain a

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in their liner notes, along with two short stories titled "Chip Shop" and "New Job" (presumably written by

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, who created the artwork for ''

''). The questionnaire is composed of seemingly random statements. The sample that opens "A Reminder" is a recording from Prague Metro's automated announcement system: "Finish getting on and getting off; the doors are closing. The next station will be Jiřího z Poděbrad." An early version of "Palo Alto" was entitled "OK Computer".

Release and reception

''Airbag/How Am I Driving?'' debuted at number 56 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 20,000 copies in its first week. Although only 25 minutes long, the EP was nominated for a

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for

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, up against full-length albums by other artists. In 2009, the album was re-released by

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. "Meeting in the Aisle" made its live debut in 2012 on the '' King of Limbs'' tour.

Track listing

All songs written by Radiohead.

Personnel

Radiohead

Thom Yorke Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968) is an English musician and the main vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Radiohead. A multi-instrumentalist, he mainly plays guitar and keyboards and is noted for his falsetto. He has been describe ...

Jonny Greenwood Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood (born 5 November 1971) is an English musician and composer. He is the lead guitarist and keyboardist of the alternative rock band Radiohead, and has written numerous film scores. Along with his elder brother, th ...

Ed O'Brien Edward John O'Brien (born 15 April 1968) is an English guitarist, songwriter and member of the rock band Radiohead. He releases solo music under the name EOB. O'Brien attended Abingdon School in Oxfordshire, England, where he met the other mem ...

Colin Greenwood Colin Charles Greenwood (born 26 June 1969) is an English musician and the bassist for the rock band Radiohead. Along with bass guitar, Greenwood plays Double bass, upright bass and Electronic musical instrument, electronic instruments. With h ...

Philip Selway Philip James Selway (born 23 May 1967) is an English musician and the drummer of the English rock band Radiohead. Along with the other members of Radiohead, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. Selway released his debut ...

Production

Nigel Godrich Nigel Timothy Godrich (born 28 February 1971) is an English record producer, recording engineer and musician. He is known for his work with the English rock band Radiohead, having produced all their studio albums since '' OK Computer'' (1997). H ...

Packaging

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Airbag How Am I Driving? 1998 EPs Radiohead EPs Albums produced by Nigel Godrich Capitol Records EPs

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