Everything in Its Right Place

"Everything in Its Right Place"
Song by Radiohead
from the album Kid A
Released2 October 2000
Recorded1999
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Length4:11
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Songwriter(s)Radiohead
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"Everything in Its Right Place" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, released as the opening track of their fourth studio album, Kid A (2000). It features synthesiser, digitally manipulated vocals and unusual time signatures. The lyrics were inspired by the stress felt by the singer, Thom Yorke, while promoting Radiohead's album OK Computer (1997).

Yorke wrote "Everything in Its Right Place" on piano. Radiohead worked on it in a conventional band arrangement before transferring it to synthesiser, and described it as a breakthrough in the album recording.

"Everything in Its Right Place" represented a change in Radiohead's style and working methods, shifting to a more experimental approach. Though it alienated some listeners, it was named one of the best songs of the decade by several publications. The minimalist composer Steve Reich reinterpreted "Everything in Its Right Place" for his 2012 composition Radio Rewrite.