The Rip (Portishead song)
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"The Rip" is a single
by Portishead released in June 2008. It is the second release from the band's album Third
. It was previously called "Mystic".
The animated music video
for the song made by Nick Uff was first broadcast on 12 May 2008, on the band's website.
The song has been covered live by Radiohead
during soundchecks on their 2008 tour, and Colin Greenwood
has recorded a video of Jonny Greenwood
and Thom Yorke
covering the song acoustically, which was posted on Radiohead's official website. This cover version was well-received by members of Portishead; Adrian Utley
remarked that it was "such a buzz".
Garrett Kamps of The Village Voice calls the song "so good it may have been worth waiting 10 years for".
The song was listed at #199 on Pitchfork Media's top 500 songs of the 2000s.
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
by Portishead released in June 2008. It is the second release from the band's album Third
Third (Portishead album)
Third is the third studio album by English musical group Portishead, released on 27 April 2008, on Island Records in the United Kingdom, two days after on Mercury Records in the United States, and on 30 April 2008 on Universal Music Japan in Japan. It is their first release in 10 years, and their...
. It was previously called "Mystic".
The animated music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the song made by Nick Uff was first broadcast on 12 May 2008, on the band's website.
The song has been covered live by 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...
during soundchecks on their 2008 tour, and 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...
has recorded a video of 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 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...
covering the song acoustically, which was posted on Radiohead's official website. This cover version was well-received by members of Portishead; Adrian Utley
Adrian Utley
Adrian Francis Utley is an English musician and a member of the band Portishead.-Biography:Utley is self-taught on guitar, bass and keyboards, and played professionally from the age of 18 in working men's clubs, night clubs, holiday camps, and in cabaret, backing soul artists...
remarked that it was "such a buzz".
Garrett Kamps of The Village Voice calls the song "so good it may have been worth waiting 10 years for".
The song was listed at #199 on Pitchfork Media's top 500 songs of the 2000s.
Sales chart performance
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| French Singles Chart France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
98 |