Anyone Can Play Guitar

"Anyone Can Play Guitar"
Single by Radiohead
from the album Pablo Honey
Released	1 February 1993
Format	vinyl record (12"), CD and cassette
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:37
Label	Parlophone
Writer(s)	Radiohead
Radiohead singles chronology
"Creep" (1992) "Anyone Can Play Guitar" (1993) "Pop Is Dead" (1993)

"Anyone Can Play Guitar" is a single taken from Radiohead's first album Pablo Honey, released just in advance of the album. It is the band's second single, and their first to receive a wide hearing ("Creep" had been issued in limited quantities some months earlier, and had charted at #78, but would soon become a hit and ultimately be re-released later in 1993). "Anyone Can Play Guitar" peaked at #32 in the UK,^[1] and remained a staple of the band's live sets throughout the early-mid 1990s. In Australia, the single peaked at #97 on the ARIA singles chart in 1994.^[2]

Track listing

UK CD

1. "Anyone Can Play Guitar" (single edit) - 3:21
2. "Faithless the Wonder Boy" - 4:14
3. "Coke Babies" - 2:58

Netherlands CD

1. "Anyone Can Play Guitar" (single edit) - 3:21
2. "Faithless the Wonder Boy" - 4:14

Australia CD

1. "Anyone Can Play Guitar" - 3:24
2. "Creep" - 3:57
3. "Pop Is Dead" - 2:12
4. "Thinking About You (EP Version)" -2:17
5. "Killer Cars (Acoustic)" - 2:15

• Note: Track 5 recorded live at The Cabaret Metro for JBTV in Chicago on June 30 1993.

12" promo

1. "Anyone Can Play Guitar" - 3:25
2. "Faithless the Wonder Boy" - 4:14
3. "Coke Babies" - 2:58

Personnel

Radiohead

• Thom Yorke - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, tape loops
• Colin Greenwood - bass guitar
• Jonny Greenwood - lead guitar
• Ed O'Brien - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Philip Selway - drums

References

1. "Official Charts > Radiohead". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
2. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 10 Jul 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 2016-02-26.

External links

• "Anyone Can Play Guitar" video at YouTube
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics