Everything in Its Right Place
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"Everything in Its Right Place" is a song by the English
rock band Radiohead
, written by lead singer Thom Yorke
in 1999. It was recorded with producer
Nigel Godrich
in Batsford later the same year. It is the opening track of their 2000
album Kid A
.
While no singles were released from the album, Yorke has since expressed regret over not releasing "Everything in Its Right Place" as the lead single
for Kid A. The song is noteworthy in its own right as it has been covered by several other artists, features heavily in Radiohead's set list and received positive reviews from critics.
on a piano at home. According to Yorke, "I bought a piano for my house, a proper nice one - a baby grand. And this was the first thing I wrote on it. And I'm such a shit piano player. I remember this Tom Waits quote from years ago, that what keeps him going as a songwriter is his complete ignorance of the instruments he's using. So everything's a novelty. That's one of the reasons I wanted to get into computers and synths, because I didn't understand how the fuck they worked. I had no idea what ADSR meant."
The recording was largely finished in another night by Yorke together with drummer Phil Selway
and producer Nigel Godrich
. The final composition featured neither guitar, piano, nor drums, but electric piano, drum machine and computer manipulations of Yorke's voice. The song features an unusual chord progression with a great deal of dissonant harmony
, which, combined with the bizarre vocal effects and unintelligible sounds, gives the song an ominous and eerie feel. Another distinguishing feature is its marriage of an unconventional time signature
(10/4) to a dance/house groove. The feel of the song, especially when played live, has been seen as akin to house music
and minimal techno
due to its keyboard part, which plays an ascending chord sequence in a syncopated rhythm, alongside a steady, synthetic bass drum.
Though not all band members contributed directly to the sound, all are credited equally on the track, as always. Thom Yorke and guitarist Ed O'Brien
have both cited "Everything in Its Right Place" as the moment their frustrations with a year of contentious recording sessions began to give way, and they felt they were actually getting somewhere with their experimental approach, which had initially been worrisome to O'Brien. After the completion of the song in early 2000, the album was finished in only a few more months in an atmosphere of greater cooperation and understanding between Yorke and the other band members. Thus it formed a natural opening track for Kid A, the first album compiled from these recording sessions.
Yorke's chopped up, effected, vocals in the beginning appear to say the phrase "Kid A, Kid A" twice. When the whole track is reversed, these vocal effects sound exactly the same--forwards and backwards.
–1998
OK Computer
tour. Specifically, as he recalled in an interview, it was their show in Birmingham
, England
, that affected him the most, as he was beginning to fully realize the band's sudden and unexpected fame. Yorke reportedly left the stage for his dressing room, feeling burned out and helpless.
The song's title references an C17th proverb as detailed in The Oxford Book Of Quotations. Yorke studied English & Fine Arts at Exeter University.
The line, "Yesterday I woke up sucking a lemon", apparently refers to the face one makes in reaction to a lemon's sourness. Yorke revealed in an interview that while promoting OK Computer, he was told he frequently exhibited a sour-faced look. Other lyrics are said to have been drawn randomly from a hat in a process inspired by artist Tristan Tzara
, whose instructions for "How to make a Dada
poem" appeared on Radiohead's website at this time.
The electronic sound and abstract, repeated lyrics of "Everything in Its Right Place" came as a shock to many listeners, introducing Radiohead's change in musical style on Kid A.
, Colin Greenwood
playing bass
and guitarists Jonny Greenwood
and Ed O'Brien
doing live manipulations of Thom's performance. Jonny uses an effects device (the KORG
Kaoss Pad
) that samples and changes Thom's vocals, while Ed usually samples Thom's keyboard to create a loop, often using a DigiTech Whammy for pitch effects. Phil Selway
starts the song off with a shaker (that looks strangely like a lemon), and eventually picks up a snare drum beat. Ed sometimes samples the drum too. As the song nears its end, band members leave the stage one by one until the stage is empty, but their sampled
performances continue. It has often been Radiohead's set closer, or closed the main set before encores. A version can be found on the band's 2001 live album I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings.
Another aspect of the live performance is the fact that sometimes another song segues into it. Thom will sing a portion of something over the keyboard drone before the song begins, so that Jonny may test the Kaoss Pad. In 2001 he referenced the Manics
' "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
", 2003 saw Neil Young
's "After the Gold Rush
" played before it, in 2006 unrecorded Radiohead fan favourites "True Love Waits" and "Follow Me Around" were sometimes played before, while 2008 sometimes saw short portions of R.E.M.
's "The One I Love" or Yeah Yeah Yeahs
' "Maps
" played.
and Josh Wink
, among others. Classical pianist Christopher O'Riley
and jazz pianist Brad Mehldau
have both recorded interpretations in their styles. Jazz pianist Robert Glasper
has recorded versions of the song melded with Herbie Hancock
's jazz standard "Maiden Voyage
" on two separate occasions. Hip-hop band The Roots
have performed the song live on various occasions with Bilal
or Osunlade
, the latter of whom contributed his own dance-friendly version with Erro (Eric Roberson
) to a 2006 Radiohead tribute album. Anomie Belle
regularly performed the song live, and later recorded a Björk
-esque version , heavily layered with sensual vocals, as a b-side.
Thom Yorke himself has altered the song by playing it live occasionally on the piano in sessions for radio stations and for Neil Young
's Bridge School Benefit
in 2002, stripping away the electronic soundscape and emphasizing the haunting melody. An UNKLE
sounds Remix can be found on the UNKLE DJ Soundscape mix Do Androids Dream of Electric Beats?
.
Scala & Kolacny Brothers
also covered the song on their album "It all leads to this". In 2007 Steve Adey
re-interpreted the song as a b-side to his Burning Fields 7".
British DJ and producer SBTRKT
sampled the song on his track "Right Place", which was released as a free download by music blog RCRD LBL
.
. Director Cameron Crowe
and his cast were enamoured of Kid A during the filming and played it during scenes to get into character.
It was used in the trailer for 2011 drama film 'Anonymous'. It was also used in the movie Veronika Decides to Die, while the main character attempts to commit suicide.
Everything in Its Right Place was the opening song to the psychedelic planetarium feature, SonicVision
, organized by Moby
. It is played in the opening, as viewers enter a spaceship and are launched into the stars
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
rock band Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
, written by lead singer Thom Yorke
Thom Yorke
Thomas "Thom" Edward Yorke is an English musician who is the lead vocalist and principal songwriter for Radiohead. He mainly plays guitar and piano, but he has also played drums and bass guitar...
in 1999. It was recorded with producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
Nigel Godrich
Nigel Godrich
Nigel Godrich, , is a recording engineer, record producer and musician. He is best known for his work with the English rock band Radiohead and is sometimes referred to as the "sixth member" of the band...
in Batsford later the same year. It is the opening track of their 2000
2000 in music
See also:* 2000 in music Record labels established in 2000-Events:*January – Gary Glitter is released from jail, two months before his sentence for sexual offences ends.*January 1**John Tavener is knighted in the New Year's Honours List....
album Kid A
Kid A
Kid A is the fourth studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, released in October 2000 by the Parlophone label. A commercial success worldwide, Kid A went platinum in its first week of release in the United Kingdom. Despite the lack of an official single or music video as publicity, Kid A...
.
While no singles were released from the album, Yorke has since expressed regret over not releasing "Everything in Its Right Place" as the lead single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
for Kid A. The song is noteworthy in its own right as it has been covered by several other artists, features heavily in Radiohead's set list and received positive reviews from critics.
Recording and musical style
The song was written late one night by Thom YorkeThom Yorke
Thomas "Thom" Edward Yorke is an English musician who is the lead vocalist and principal songwriter for Radiohead. He mainly plays guitar and piano, but he has also played drums and bass guitar...
on a piano at home. According to Yorke, "I bought a piano for my house, a proper nice one - a baby grand. And this was the first thing I wrote on it. And I'm such a shit piano player. I remember this Tom Waits quote from years ago, that what keeps him going as a songwriter is his complete ignorance of the instruments he's using. So everything's a novelty. That's one of the reasons I wanted to get into computers and synths, because I didn't understand how the fuck they worked. I had no idea what ADSR meant."
The recording was largely finished in another night by Yorke together with drummer Phil Selway
Phil Selway
Philip James "Phil" "The Graf" Selway is an English musician and songwriter, best known as the drummer of English rock group Radiohead. He also drums and provides backing vocals, along with occasional guitar and lead vocals, for 7 Worlds Collide...
and producer Nigel Godrich
Nigel Godrich
Nigel Godrich, , is a recording engineer, record producer and musician. He is best known for his work with the English rock band Radiohead and is sometimes referred to as the "sixth member" of the band...
. The final composition featured neither guitar, piano, nor drums, but electric piano, drum machine and computer manipulations of Yorke's voice. The song features an unusual chord progression with a great deal of dissonant harmony
Consonance and dissonance
In music, a consonance is a harmony, chord, or interval considered stable, as opposed to a dissonance , which is considered to be unstable...
, which, combined with the bizarre vocal effects and unintelligible sounds, gives the song an ominous and eerie feel. Another distinguishing feature is its marriage of an unconventional time signature
Time signature
The time signature is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each measure and which note value constitutes one beat....
(10/4) to a dance/house groove. The feel of the song, especially when played live, has been seen as akin to house music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
and minimal techno
Minimal techno
Minimal techno is a minimalist sub-genre of techno. It is characterized by a stripped-down aesthetic that exploits the use of repetition, and understated development. This style of dance music production generally adheres to the motto less is more; a principle that has been previously utilized, to...
due to its keyboard part, which plays an ascending chord sequence in a syncopated rhythm, alongside a steady, synthetic bass drum.
Though not all band members contributed directly to the sound, all are credited equally on the track, as always. Thom Yorke and guitarist Ed O'Brien
Ed O'Brien
Edward John O'Brien is an English musician, songwriter and guitarist for the rock band Radiohead. He is also responsible for harmony vocals during live concerts and on many tracks from the band's albums...
have both cited "Everything in Its Right Place" as the moment their frustrations with a year of contentious recording sessions began to give way, and they felt they were actually getting somewhere with their experimental approach, which had initially been worrisome to O'Brien. After the completion of the song in early 2000, the album was finished in only a few more months in an atmosphere of greater cooperation and understanding between Yorke and the other band members. Thus it formed a natural opening track for Kid A, the first album compiled from these recording sessions.
Yorke's chopped up, effected, vocals in the beginning appear to say the phrase "Kid A, Kid A" twice. When the whole track is reversed, these vocal effects sound exactly the same--forwards and backwards.
Song meaning
Yorke is reported to have written this song in the shadow of their 19971997 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy...
–1998
1998 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia...
OK Computer
OK Computer
OK Computer is the third studio album by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, released on 16 June 1997 on Parlophone in the UK and 1 July 1997 by Capitol Records in the US. It marks a deliberate attempt by the band to move away from the introspective guitar-oriented sound of their previous...
tour. Specifically, as he recalled in an interview, it was their show in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, that affected him the most, as he was beginning to fully realize the band's sudden and unexpected fame. Yorke reportedly left the stage for his dressing room, feeling burned out and helpless.
The song's title references an C17th proverb as detailed in The Oxford Book Of Quotations. Yorke studied English & Fine Arts at Exeter University.
The line, "Yesterday I woke up sucking a lemon", apparently refers to the face one makes in reaction to a lemon's sourness. Yorke revealed in an interview that while promoting OK Computer, he was told he frequently exhibited a sour-faced look. Other lyrics are said to have been drawn randomly from a hat in a process inspired by artist Tristan Tzara
Tristan Tzara
Tristan Tzara was a Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist. Also active as a journalist, playwright, literary and art critic, composer and film director, he was known best for being one of the founders and central figures of the anti-establishment Dada movement...
, whose instructions for "How to make a Dada
Dada
Dada or Dadaism is a cultural movement that began in Zurich, Switzerland, during World War I and peaked from 1916 to 1922. The movement primarily involved visual arts, literature—poetry, art manifestoes, art theory—theatre, and graphic design, and concentrated its anti-war politics through a...
poem" appeared on Radiohead's website at this time.
The electronic sound and abstract, repeated lyrics of "Everything in Its Right Place" came as a shock to many listeners, introducing Radiohead's change in musical style on Kid A.
Live
The song continues to be played in an extended, more rave-like version at nearly every Radiohead concert. Live performances feature Thom Yorke singing and playing keyboardsKeyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, Colin Greenwood
Colin Greenwood
Colin Charles Greenwood , is an English musician and composer, best known as the bassist of the rock band Radiohead. Apart from bass, Colin plays keyboards, synthesizers and works on sampling on the electronic side of Radiohead...
playing bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and guitarists Jonny Greenwood
Jonny Greenwood
Jonathan Richard Guy "Jonny" Greenwood is an English musician and composer, best known as a member of the English rock band Radiohead. Greenwood is a multi-instrumentalist, but serves mainly as lead guitarist and keyboard player. In addition to guitar and keyboard, he plays viola, harmonica,...
and Ed O'Brien
Ed O'Brien
Edward John O'Brien is an English musician, songwriter and guitarist for the rock band Radiohead. He is also responsible for harmony vocals during live concerts and on many tracks from the band's albums...
doing live manipulations of Thom's performance. Jonny uses an effects device (the KORG
Korg
is a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures electronic musical instruments, audio processors and guitar pedals, recording equipment, and electronic tuners...
Kaoss Pad
Kaoss Pad
The Kaoss Pad is a touchpad MIDI controller, sampler, and effects processor for audio and musical instruments, made by Korg.The Kaoss Pad's touchpad can be used to control its internal effects engine, which can be applied to a line-in signal or to samples recorded from the line-in...
) that samples and changes Thom's vocals, while Ed usually samples Thom's keyboard to create a loop, often using a DigiTech Whammy for pitch effects. Phil Selway
Phil Selway
Philip James "Phil" "The Graf" Selway is an English musician and songwriter, best known as the drummer of English rock group Radiohead. He also drums and provides backing vocals, along with occasional guitar and lead vocals, for 7 Worlds Collide...
starts the song off with a shaker (that looks strangely like a lemon), and eventually picks up a snare drum beat. Ed sometimes samples the drum too. As the song nears its end, band members leave the stage one by one until the stage is empty, but their sampled
Sampler (musical instrument)
A sampler is an electronic musical instrument similar in some respects to a synthesizer but, instead of generating sounds, it uses recordings of sounds that are loaded or recorded into it by the user and then played back by means of a keyboard, sequencer or other triggering device to perform or...
performances continue. It has often been Radiohead's set closer, or closed the main set before encores. A version can be found on the band's 2001 live album I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings.
Another aspect of the live performance is the fact that sometimes another song segues into it. Thom will sing a portion of something over the keyboard drone before the song begins, so that Jonny may test the Kaoss Pad. In 2001 he referenced the Manics
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s...
' "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
"If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" is a song by the Manic Street Preachers, released as the first single from their fifth studio album, This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours, with lyrics written by Nicky Wire , and music written by James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore...
", 2003 saw Neil Young
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
's "After the Gold Rush
After the Gold Rush (song)
"After the Gold Rush" is a song written by Neil Young from the 1970 album of the same name. In addition to After the Gold Rush, it also appears on Decade, Greatest Hits and Live Rust....
" played before it, in 2006 unrecorded Radiohead fan favourites "True Love Waits" and "Follow Me Around" were sometimes played before, while 2008 sometimes saw short portions of R.E.M.
R.E.M.
R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry. One of the first popular alternative rock bands, R.E.M. gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's...
's "The One I Love" or Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an American indie rock band formed in New York City in 2000. The group is composed of vocalist and pianist Karen O, guitarist and keyboardist Nick Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase. They are complemented in live performances by second guitarist David Pajo, who joined as a touring...
' "Maps
Maps (song)
"Maps" is a single by The Yeah Yeah Yeahs from their debut full-length album, Fever to Tell . The song is about the relationship between Liars frontman Angus Andrew and Yeah Yeah Yeahs lead singer Karen O; the title is actually an acronym of the words "My Angus Please Stay". It was released on...
" played.
Remixes and re-interpretations
"Everything in Its Right Place" has been covered by numerous other artists working in various genres. Club remixes were created by Paul OakenfoldPaul Oakenfold
Paul Mark Oakenfold is a British record producer and a trance DJ.-Early Career: 1979–84:Paul Oakenfold's career was set to be a chef, after having hopes of becoming part of a band. He describes his early life as a "bedroom deejay" in a podcasted interview with Vancouver's 24 Hours, stating he grew...
and Josh Wink
Josh Wink
Josh Wink is an electronic music DJ, label owner, producer, remixer, and artist. He is a native of Philadelphia, United States. A pioneering DJ in the American rave scene during the early 1990s, Wink was the most prominent exponent of the tribal forms of techno and house in the U.S...
, among others. Classical pianist Christopher O'Riley
Christopher O'Riley
Christopher O'Riley is an American classical pianist and public radio show host. He is the host of the weekly National Public Radio program From the Top. O'Riley is also known for his piano arrangements of songs by alternative artists....
and jazz pianist Brad Mehldau
Brad Mehldau
Brad Mehldau is an American jazz pianist. Besides leading his own group, the Brad Mehldau Trio, he has performed with many renowned artists, including Pat Metheny, Wayne Shorter, Larry Grenadier, Peter Bernstein, Jeff Ballard, Joshua Redman, Christian McBride, Michael Brecker, Chris Potter, Kurt...
have both recorded interpretations in their styles. Jazz pianist Robert Glasper
Robert Glasper
Robert Glasper in Houston, Texas is an American jazz pianist and record producer.-Career:Glasper’s earliest musical influence was his mother, Kim Yvette Glasper, who sang jazz and blues professionally. She would bring him with her to club dates rather than leave her son with babysitters...
has recorded versions of the song melded with Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock is an American pianist, bandleader and composer. As part of Miles Davis's "second great quintet," Hancock helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the "post-bop" sound...
's jazz standard "Maiden Voyage
Maiden Voyage (composition)
"Maiden Voyage" is a jazz composition by Herbie Hancock from his 1965 album Maiden Voyage. It features Hancock's quartet – trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams – with additional saxophonist George Coleman...
" on two separate occasions. Hip-hop band The Roots
The Roots
The Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals...
have performed the song live on various occasions with Bilal
Bilal (musician)
Bilal Sayeed Oliver , better known by his stage name Bilal, is an American neo soul/jazz singer-songwriter, musician and producer. He is also a core member of the loose collective, the Soulquarians. Bilal started out by singing in small clubs until he began classical training in jazz and big-band...
or Osunlade
Osunlade
-Biography:Osunlade was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. He composed music for Sesame Street during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Afterward, he moved to Los Angeles, California, where he worked with artists such as Patti Labelle and Freddie Jackson. After a stint there, he moved to New...
, the latter of whom contributed his own dance-friendly version with Erro (Eric Roberson
Eric Roberson
Eric Roberson is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter from Rahway, New Jersey, United States. He is sometimes referred to simply as Erro....
) to a 2006 Radiohead tribute album. Anomie Belle
Anomie Belle
Anomie Belle is an American musician and activist. Originally a classical violinist and songwriter from Portland, Anomie began performing and recording her own music as a child. She has since worked as a musician and producer in Madrid, Glasgow, Amsterdam, New York, Buenos Aires, and London...
regularly performed the song live, and later recorded a Björk
Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
-esque version , heavily layered with sensual vocals, as a b-side.
Thom Yorke himself has altered the song by playing it live occasionally on the piano in sessions for radio stations and for Neil Young
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
's Bridge School Benefit
Bridge School Benefit
The Bridge School Benefit is an annual non-profit charity concert held in Mountain View, California, every October at the Shoreline Amphitheatre. The concerts are all organized by musician Neil Young and his wife, Pegi....
in 2002, stripping away the electronic soundscape and emphasizing the haunting melody. An UNKLE
UNKLE
Unkle are a British musical outfit founded in 1994 by school friends James Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy. Originally categorized as trip-hop, the group once included producer DJ Shadow and have employed a variety of guest artists and producers.-First incarnation :Lavelle and Goldsworthy were joined...
sounds Remix can be found on the UNKLE DJ Soundscape mix Do Androids Dream of Electric Beats?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Beats?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Beats? is an UNKLE soundscape DJ mix, originally recorded for Radio Ape in Japan, Do Androids Dream Of Electric Beats was the first in a line of a series of UNKLESounds mixes...
.
Scala & Kolacny Brothers
Scala & Kolacny Brothers
Scala & Kolacny Brothers is a Belgian women's choir, conducted by Stijn Kolacny and arranged and accompanied by Steven Kolacny on the piano. Formed in 1996 and winning the Belgian 'Choir of the Year'-contest in 2000, they have made five studio albums, starting with On The Rocks in 2002.Most songs...
also covered the song on their album "It all leads to this". In 2007 Steve Adey
Steve Adey
Steve Adey is a musician and singer-songwriter. His music is characterised by slow tempos, minimalist arrangements, underpinned by a rich baritone vocal and chordal piano playing...
re-interpreted the song as a b-side to his Burning Fields 7".
British DJ and producer SBTRKT
SBTRKT
SBTRKT is a musician/producer from London, United Kingdom. SBTRKT began his career as a DJ in the east London club "Plastic People". SBTRKT has remixed songs by artists such as MIA, Radiohead, Modeselektor, Basement Jaxx, Mark Ronson and Underworld, and has released singles, EPs, and a self-titled...
sampled the song on his track "Right Place", which was released as a free download by music blog RCRD LBL
RCRD LBL
RCRD LBL is the premier online destination for free, curated, legal MP3 downloads from the hottest marquee and emergent artists. RCRD LBL delivers free music downloads and more directly to readers with multiple personalized email properties, including the RCRD of the Day email newsletter, RCRD...
.
In pop culture
The song was used in the opening of the 2001 film, Vanilla SkyVanilla Sky
Vanilla Sky is a 2001 American psychological thriller film directed, co-produced and co-written by Cameron Crowe. The film is an English-language remake of the 1997 Spanish movie Abre los ojos , the screenplay for which was written by Alejandro Amenábar and Mateo Gil...
. Director Cameron Crowe
Cameron Crowe
Cameron Bruce Crowe is an American screenwriter and film director. Before moving into the film industry, Crowe was a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine, for which he still frequently writes....
and his cast were enamoured of Kid A during the filming and played it during scenes to get into character.
It was used in the trailer for 2011 drama film 'Anonymous'. It was also used in the movie Veronika Decides to Die, while the main character attempts to commit suicide.
Everything in Its Right Place was the opening song to the psychedelic planetarium feature, SonicVision
SonicVision
SonicVision is a digitally animated planetarium music show featuring 38 minutes of music from 17 different musical artists. The content of the animation includes visions of astronomy and space travel as well as abstractions, mandalic imagery, and visual puns. It is a descendant of the laser light...
, organized by Moby
Moby
Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...
. It is played in the opening, as viewers enter a spaceship and are launched into the stars