7 Television Commercials


7 Television Commercials is a collection of music videos by the English rock band Radiohead, covering the period from The Bends to OK Computer.

Release

The VHS home video was released on 4 May 1998 in the United Kingdom, and on 30 June in the United States. The DVD was released on 4 August 2003 in the UK and 5 August in North America.

Music videos

  1. "Paranoid Android"
  2. "Street Spirit (Fade Out)"
  3. "No Surprises"
  4. "Just"
  5. "High and Dry"
  6. "Karma Police"
  7. "Fake Plastic Trees"

Critical reception

7 Television Commercials received mixed reviews from critics. Reviewer Ian Reed felt that "it could have been better". Reed also commented on the duration of the video, just over 30 minutes, only seven music videos.
Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone gave the re-release collection of videos 2 out of 4 stars, also mentioning the length of the release: "Why only seven? And no bonus material? You'd think that a band as wary of commercial exploitation as Radiohead wouldn't ask fans to shell out for so slight a souvenir."

Personnel

All videos commissioned by Dilly Gent.
Packaging art and design by Stanley Donwood and The White Chocolate Farm.
Director: Magnus Carlsson
Producer: Peter Gustaffson
Production company: Wegelius Animation AB
Director: Jonathan Glazer
Producer: Nick Morris
Cinematography: Steve Keith-Roach
Production company: Academy Music Video Ltd
Director: Grant Gee
Producer: Phil Barnes
Cinematography: Dan Landin
Production company: Kudos
Director: Jamie Thraves
Producer: Niki Amos
Cinematography: Alexander Seligman
Production company: Oil Factory Inc
Director: Paul Cunningham
Producer: Myke Zykoff
Cinematography: Adam Beckman
Production company: Oil Factory Inc
Director: Jonathan Glazer
Producer: Nick Morris
Cinematography: Steve Keith-Roach
Production company: Academy Music Video Ltd
Director: Jake Scott
Producer: Ellen Jacobson
Cinematography: Salvatore Totino
Production company: Black Dog Films