7 Television Commercials

7 Television Commercials
Video by Radiohead
Released	4 May 1998 (VHS) 4 August 2003 (DVD)
Recorded	1995-1998
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	34:03
Label	Parlophone (EMI)
Radiohead chronology
Live at the Astoria (1995) 7 Television Commercials (1998) Meeting People Is Easy (1998)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Allmovie	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

7 Television Commercials is a collection of music videos from English alternative rock band Radiohead, covering the period from The Bends (1995) and OK Computer (1997).^[4][5]

Release

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, with no additional features or footage.^[8][9]

Song list

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".^[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

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)

References

1. 7 Television Commercials at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
2. "Movies and Films Database - Movie Search, Guide, Recommendations, and Reviews - AllRovi". Allmovie.com. 1963-09-15. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
3. Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
4. Reed, Ian (2008-07-08). "TV Killed the video star". pittnews.com. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
5. Deming, Mark. "Radiohead: 7 Television Commercials". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
6. "Release dates for Radiohead: 7 Television Commercials". IMDB. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
7. "radiohead discography – home videos". greenplastic.com. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
8. "Radiohead -- 7 Television Commercials [DVD] [1998]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
9. "Radiohead - 7 Television Commercials (1998)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
10. Hoard, Christian (2003-09-11). "Radiohead: 7 Television Commercials". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2009-05-02.