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7 Television Commercials

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7 Television Commercials
Video by
Radiohead
Released4 May 1998 (VHS)
4 August 2003 (DVD)
Recorded1995–1998
GenreAlternative rock
Length34:03
LabelParlophone (EMI)
Radiohead chronology
Live at the Astoria
(1995) 		7 Television Commercials
(1998) 		Meeting People Is Easy
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Allmovie[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

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).[4][5]

Release

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The VHS home video was released on 4 May 1998 in the United Kingdom, and on 30 June in the United States.[6][7] The DVD was released on 4 August 2003 in the UK and 5 August in North America.[8][9]

Music videos

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  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

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7 Television Commercials received mixed reviews from critics. Reviewer Ian Reed felt that "it could have been better".[4] 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."[10]

Personnel

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All videos commissioned by Dilly Gent.

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

References

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  1. ^ 7 Television Commercials at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
  2. ^ "Movies and Films Database - Movie Search, Guide, Recommendations, and Reviews - AllRovi". Allmovie.com. 15 September 1963. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  3. ^ [1] Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b Reed, Ian (8 July 2008). "TV Killed the video star". pittnews.com. Retrieved 1 May 2009.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Deming, Mark. "Radiohead: 7 Television Commercials". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
  6. ^ "Release dates for Radiohead: 7 Television Commercials". IMDb. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
  7. ^ "radiohead discography – home videos". greenplastic.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
  8. ^ "Radiohead -- 7 Television Commercials [DVD] [1998]". Amazon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  9. ^ "Radiohead - 7 Television Commercials (1998)". Amazon. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
  10. ^ Hoard, Christian (11 September 2003). "Radiohead: 7 Television Commercials". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 6 March 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
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