You Will Never Work in Television Again
"You Will Never Work in Television Again" is a song by the English rock band the Smile. It was released on 5 January 2022 as the debut single from their debut album, "A Light for Attracting Attention". The Smile first performed it in the 2021 Glastonbury livestream "Live at Worthy Farm". Reception. "You Will Never Work in Television Again" was compared favorably by multiple publications to Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood's main band Radiohead's earlier work. Tyler Golsen of "Far Out Magazine" gave the song an 8.3/10, calling it "a solid  and powerful rocker that lets the guys in Radiohead just hang loose and rock out for the first time in a while". The "NPR" writer Brian Burns likened it to the post-punk acts Mission of Burma and Swell Maps, while the "Guitar World" writer Jackson Maxwell compared it to Sonic Youth. Music video. The band released a lyric video alongside the single directed by Duncan Loudon. The video features the song's lyrics scrolling past on a teleprompter. "Far Out Magazine" described the video as "eerie". Personnel. Credits adapted from "Pitchfork" and Spotify. The Smile Production You Will Never