"Stop Whispering" is a US only single by the English

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band Radiohead, released in October 1993. It is an alternative recording to the track on their debut album, ''

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'' (1993). It reached #23 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart in October 1993. The track was later released as the follow-up to " Creep" in Australia on 7 February 1994. It peaked at #131 on the Australian

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singles chart.

Recording

Radiohead recorded various demos of "Stop Whispering" while they were an unsigned band in Abingdgon, Oxfordshire. One version impressed the owner of another local studio, Chris Hufford, who became Radiohead's co-manager with his partner Bryce Edge. The band recorded it for their first album, ''

'' (1993). According to co-producer

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, “We tinkered with it a bit. It was kind of a sprawling thing and we weren't sure how long it would be." Radiohead re-recorded "Stop Whispering" for the US single, as they were not happy with the album version; guitarist Ed O'Brien said the new version was "more atmospheric", like a

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record.

Release

"Stop Whispering" was the third single released from ''Pablo Honey''. It was unsuccessful. Jimmy Eat World covered the song on their EP ''

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Track listing

#"Stop Whispering" (US version) – 4:11 #" Creep" (acoustic) – 4:19 #" Pop Is Dead" – 2:12 #"Inside My Head" (live) – 2:58 Note: The US version was remixed by

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and featured strings and a slower tempo than the original.

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 descri ...

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar *

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 upright bass and electronic instruments. With his younger brother, the Radiohead guitari ...

– bass guitar * Jonny Greenwood – lead guitar, organ * Ed O'Brien – rhythm guitar, backing vocals *

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– drums

Chart performance

References

External links

Stop Whispering Lyrics on MTV.com
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