{"id":53188,"date":"2025-08-07T23:43:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T23:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/53188\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T23:43:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T23:43:07","slug":"radioheads-nearly-30-year-old-song-hits-new-peaks-on-several-charts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/53188\/","title":{"rendered":"Radiohead\u2019s Nearly-30-Year-Old Song Hits New Peaks On Several Charts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\""Kundun"<\/p>\n

Radiohead\u2019s \u201cLet Down\u201d climbs to new peaks on both of Billboard\u2019s global charts thanks to viral TikTok use and a sync in FX\u2019s The Bear. Radiohead (Photo by KMazur\/WireImage)<\/p>\n

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Radiohead<\/a> hasn\u2019t released a new studio album in more than nine years, and the band has mostly gone quiet. The members of the rock outfit have largely been focused on side projects and no new music is expected from the act, but recently, something unexpected happened. One of the group\u2019s tunes began to pick up steam, and it\u2019s become a certified, late-in-career hit for the alternative favorites \u2013 one which has been reaching new peaks on a number of Billboard charts for weeks now.<\/p>\n

“Let Down” Climbs on the Billboard Global Charts<\/p>\n

\u201cLet Down\u201d<\/a> is in the midst of a viral moment, and this week, it climbs on both of Billboard\u2019s global tallies. The track improves from No. 173 to No. 155 on the Billboard Global 200 and lifts from No. 200 \u2014 the very bottom of the ranking \u2014 to No. 186 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. list.<\/p>\n

Both of those positions now stand as new peaks for the OK Computer track, which is charting for the first time ever, more than two decades after it was released.<\/p>\n

Streaming Activity Pushes “Let Down” Higher<\/p>\n

The Radiohead cut debuted on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. just last week, so its upward movement isn\u2019t a surprise. On the Billboard Global 200, \u201cLet Down\u201d is in its seventh week, and streaming activity and sales from multiple countries help it rise \u2013 but it seems that plays on platforms like Spotify, Apple Music and others are largely to thank for the tune\u2019s success.<\/p>\n

TikTok and The Bear Drive the Revival<\/p>\n

The \u201cLet Down\u201d resurgence began on TikTok, where creators have adopted the emotional slow-burn in a wave of content. A recent sync in the FX hit series The Bear aided in the cut\u2019s momentum.<\/p>\n

“Creep” Also Enjoys a Global Boost<\/p>\n

At the same time that \u201cLet Down\u201d is growing, Radiohead\u2019s biggest single is also on the move. \u201cCreep\u201d<\/a> jumps from No. 48 to No. 43 on the Billboard Global 200. The tune doesn\u2019t hit a new high on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S., but it recently passed 100 total weeks on both of the rankings. The alternative song has peaked as high as No. 52 outside the U.S.<\/p>\n

“Let Down” Drops on the U.S. Charts<\/p>\n

Despite its current traction globally, \u201cLet Down\u201d is starting to trend downward in America. The tune is still present on four U.S.-focused Billboard rankings, but it is sliding on all of them this frame \u2014 a sign that its revival is playing out more abroad than at home at the moment.<\/p>\n

“Let Down” Marked a Surprise Return for Radiohead<\/p>\n

Originally released in 1997, \u201cLet Down\u201d was never pushed as a single, but it\u2019s long been a fan favorite from OK Computer, which is widely considered to be one of the band\u2019s most important releases. Now, a quarter-century later, it\u2019s earning its first real run on the charts, showing that anything is possible in the streaming era.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Radiohead\u2019s \u201cLet Down\u201d climbs to new peaks on both of Billboard\u2019s global charts thanks to viral TikTok use…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53189,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[49,48,75,341,35922,35917,35923,35926,35919,35924,35918,35925,35920,35921],"class_list":["post-53188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-radiohead-2025","tag-radiohead-billboard-charts","tag-radiohead-billboard-global-200","tag-radiohead-chart-comeback","tag-radiohead-let-down-charts","tag-radiohead-let-down-streaming","tag-radiohead-let-down-viral","tag-radiohead-ok-computer-2025","tag-radiohead-the-bear","tag-radiohead-tiktok"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53188\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}