7 Television Commercials Explained

7 Television Commercials
Type:	video
Artist:	Radiohead
Cover:	Radiohead - 7 Television Commercials.jpg
Released:	4 May 1998 (VHS) 4 August 2003 (DVD)
Recorded:	1995–1998
Genre:	Alternative rock
Length:	34:03
Label:	Parlophone (EMI)
Prev Title:	Live at the Astoria
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Meeting People Is Easy
Next Year:	1998

7 Television Commercials is a collection of music videos by the English rock band Radiohead, covering the period from The Bends (1995) to OK Computer (1997).^{[1] [2]}

Release

The VHS home video was released on 4 May 1998 in the United Kingdom, and on 30 June in the United States.^{[3] [4]} The DVD was released on 4 August 2003 in the UK and 5 August in North America.^{[5] [6]}

Music videos

1. "Paranoid Android"
2. "Street Spirit (Fade Out)"
3. "No Surprises"
4. "Just"
5. "High and Dry" (U.S. version)
6. "Karma Police"
7. "Fake Plastic Trees"

Critical reception

7 Television Commercials received mixed reviews from critics. Reviewer Ian Reed felt that "it could have been better".^[1] Reed also commented on the duration of the video, just over 30 minutes, only seven music videos.

Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone gave the re-release collection of videos 2 out of 4 stars, also mentioning the length of the release: "Why only seven? And no bonus material? You'd think that a band as wary of commercial exploitation as Radiohead wouldn't ask fans to shell out for so slight a souvenir."^[7]

Personnel

All videos commissioned by Dilly Gent.

Packaging art and design by Stanley Donwood and The White Chocolate Farm.

• "Paranoid Android"
  Director: Magnus Carlsson
  Producer: Peter Gustaffson
  Production company: Wegelius Animation AB
• "Street Spirit (Fade Out)"
  Director: Jonathan Glazer
  Producer: Nick Morris
  Cinematography: Steve Keith-Roach
  Production company: Academy Music Video Ltd
• "No Surprises"
  Director: Grant Gee
  Producer: Phil Barnes
  Cinematography: Dan Landin
  Production company: Kudos (Music Video)
• "Just"
  Director: Jamie Thraves
  Producer: Niki Amos
  Cinematography: Alexander Seligman
  Production company: Oil Factory Inc
• "High and Dry" (U.S. version)
  Director: Paul Cunningham
  Producer: Myke Zykoff
  Cinematography: Adam Beckman
  Production company: Oil Factory Inc
• "Karma Police"
  Director: Jonathan Glazer
  Producer: Nick Morris
  Cinematography: Steve Keith-Roach
  Production company: Academy Music Video Ltd
• "Fake Plastic Trees"
  Director: Jake Scott
  Producer: Ellen Jacobson
  Cinematography: Salvatore Totino
  Production company: Black Dog Films (LA)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Reed. Ian. TV Killed the video star. pittnews.com. 2008-07-08. 2009-05-01.
2. Web site: Deming. Mark. Radiohead: 7 Television Commercials. allmusic.com. 2009-05-01. 24 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230324045827/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/radiohead-7-television-commercials-v254740. live.
3. Web site: Release dates for Radiohead: 7 Television Commercials. IMDb. 2009-05-01. 10 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190910101040/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0354859/releaseinfo. live.
4. Web site: radiohead discography – home videos. greenplastic.com. 2009-05-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20090227041548/http://www.greenplastic.com/discography/homevideos/index.php. 2009-02-27. dead.
5. Web site: Radiohead -- 7 Television Commercials [DVD] [1998] . . 12 May 2009 . 24 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230324045821/https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00009XBZ7 . live .
6. Web site: Radiohead - 7 Television Commercials (1998). Amazon. 2009-05-01. 19 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220819100143/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000AC8NL. live.
7. Web site: Hoard . Christian. Radiohead: 7 Television Commercials. Rolling Stone. 2003-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20080306010444/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/15404816/review/6039370/radiohead_7_commercials. dead. March 6, 2008. 2009-05-02.