House of Cards

Radiohead

About House of Cards

"House of Cards" is a song by English rock band Radiohead from their seventh studio album In Rainbows (2007). The song was serviced to American modern rock radio on April 6, 2008 as the third single from the album. It was initially released promotionally alongside "Bodysnatchers" in the United Kingdom. The music video for "House of Cards", directed by James Frost, was produced using lidar technology and released in June 2008.


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I don't want to be your friend
I just want to be your lover
No matter how it ends
No matter how it starts

Forget about your house of cards
And I'll do mine
Forget about your house of cards
And I'll do mine

Fall off the table
Get swept under
Denial, denial

The infrastructure will collapse
Voltage spikes
Throw your keys in the bowl
Kiss your husband goodnight

Forget about your house of cards
And I'll do mine
Forget about your house of cards
And I'll do mine

Fall off the table
And get swept under

Denial, denial
Denial, denial
Your ears should be burning
Denial, denial
Your ears should be burning

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Radiohead

Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards, other instruments), Colin Greenwood (bass), Phil Selway (drums, percussion) and Ed O'Brien (guitar, backing vocals). more »

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Written by: Colin Charles Greenwood, Edward John O'Brien, Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood, Philip James Selway, Thomas Edward Yorke

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12 facts about this song

Album Origins
"House of Cards" is a song by British rock band, Radiohead. It is the seventh track on their seventh studio album, "In Rainbows," released in 2007.
Creepy Lyrics
The song is well-known for its chilling, cryptic lyrics like 'I don't want to be your friend, I just want to be your lover'.
Unique Recording Process
To create the atmospheric sound of "House of Cards," guitarrist Jonny Greenwood ran his instrument through ondes Martenot (an early electronic instrument).
Scientific Video Making
In 2008, "House of Cards" became the first music video to be shot without cameras or lights. Instead, it was created using 3D plotting technologies to depict real people and real events.
Data Visualization Awards
The music video for the song won awards in two categories at the inaugural "UK Music Video Awards".
Grammy Nominations
It was also nominated for a Grammy for "Best Short Form Music Video" at the 51st Grammy Awards.
Open Source
The data from the "House of Cards" music video was released under the open-source Creative Commons license, allowing fans to create their own visualizations.
Google Collaboration
Google released an enhanced version of the video, which allows users to interact with the video by rotating the view in three dimensions and "painting" with the video's data to create their own 2D or 3D images.
Ecologically Friendly
The "House of Cards" music video was described as "environmentally friendly", as the use of data visualization techniques over traditional production methods significantly reduced the carbon footprint.
Songs Meanings
Thom Yorke, Radiohead’s lead vocalist, mentioned that "House of Cards" is about the near collapse of a relationship. Yorke once referred to the track as "a bit of a seduction song."
Fans Favorites
The song is a fan favourite and was voted #109 on Pitchfork Media's Top 500 songs of the 2000s.
Musical Structure
It features acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums and computerized sound effects with Yorke's distinctive falsetto voice delivering lyrics that use imagery related to dreams and nightmares.

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