The lead single from the 2016 album A Moon Shaped Pool, "Burn the Witch" arrived as a surprise digital download, preceding the album's physical release by several weeks.
- The song samples the theme music from the 1973 British folk horror film The Wicker Man.
- "Burn the Witch" was one of the first Radiohead songs to feature prominent string arrangements, with the band collaborating with the London Contemporary Orchestra.
- This single marked a return to XL Recordings, the label that had released their acclaimed 2007 album In Rainbows.
Radiohead is a British rock band formed in Oxfordshire in 1985, best known for their work in alternative and art rock. They had recently released the acclaimed album A Moon Shaped Pool in 2016, and this single followed shortly after.
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