Radiohead: The Best Of
Radiohead: The Best Of is a greatest hits album by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 2 June 2008 by Parlophone Records in the UK and by Capitol Records in the US, subsidiaries of EMI. It contains songs from Radiohead's first six albums, recorded while they were under contract with EMI. The compilation debuted at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart and received mostly positive reviews. Radiohead had no creative input and were critical of the release. Release. Radiohead recorded their first six albums under contract with EMI. After they chose not to  renew their contract, EMI released "The Best Of" and a box set of Radiohead albums to boost their revenue. Radiohead had no creative input, and were reportedly "enraged", seeing best-of compilations as typical of artists in commercial and creative decline. Singer Thom Yorke said: In 2016, Radiohead's back catalogue was transferred to XL Recordings. "The Best Of" and the "special editions" of Radiohead albums, issued by EMI in the same year without Radiohead's approval, were removed from streaming services. Content. The standard edition of "The Best Of" contains 17 tracks from Radiohead's first six albums. The  special edition contains a second CD with 13 additional tracks, including the B-side "Talk Show Host" and the live track "True Love Waits", from "" (2001). A DVD compilation with 21 music videos, including nine never before released on DVD, was also released. Reception. "Radiohead: The Best Of" debuted at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart and received generally positive reviews. "Pitchfork" critic Scott Plagenhoef praised the quality of the songs, but felt the compilation was unnecessary as Radiohead did not have a "winding, difficult discography to navigate". He wrote that the standard edition contained too many songs from  their 90s albums "The Bends" and "OK Computer", and that the expanded special edition missed an opportunity to collect B-sides or rarities. Track listing. All songs written by Radiohead (Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Philip Selway, and Thom Yorke), except where noted. Note: "Optimistic (Edit)" is only on some releases of the album. Special edition. In 2008, Radiohead released a special edition of The Best Of including a bonus disc with 13 extra songs. Track listing. All songs written by Radiohead (Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Philip Selway, and Thom Yorke), except where noted. Note: "Optimistic (Edit )" is only on some releases of the album. DVD. On 2nd June 2008, Radiohead released a compilation of all their music videos from 1992 to 2003, excluding "Lucky", "Palo Alto", "Idioteque", "Morning Bell", "Motion Picture Soundtrack", "The National Anthem" (MTV Latin America contest), "I Might Be Wrong" (Alternative Video) and "How to Disappear Completely" (Live). Track listing. Note: Unlike the CD, "Creep" is the censored version instead of the explicit version. The video for "Push Pulk/Like Spinning Plates" is a combination of two songs, "Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors" and "Like Spinning Plates", both from their 2001 studio album Amnesiac