Studio Album · No. 1
Pablo Honey Songwriting Credits by Radiohead
Produced by Sean Slade, Paul Q. Kolderie, Chris Hufford · Engineered by Sean Slade, Paul Q. Kolderie
Holds writing credit on 12 of 12 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 12 / 12 documented
Scored across the 12 tracks with documented writers, by whether Radiohead carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 12 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Radiohead credit every song on Pablo Honey collectively to the five band members (Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, and Phil Selway), a band-wide convention they would keep across their catalog. The album was produced by Sean Slade and Paul Q. Kolderie, with Chris Hufford also credited as a producer. The single 'Creep' later carried added writing credits for Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood after its chord progression and melody were found to resemble their 1972 song 'The Air That I Breathe.' The band acknowledged reusing the composition, and Hammond and Hazlewood accepted co-writing credit and a portion of the royalties.
Radiohead's debut studio album, released February 22, 1993. Produced primarily by Sean Slade and Paul Q. Kolderie, with Chris Hufford producing tracks 10 and 11, Pablo Honey introduced the band as a guitar-driven alternative rock act in the tradition of American college radio and grunge. The album is the only Radiohead record where credits explicitly separate Thom Yorke as lyricist from the full band as composers. 'Creep' became an unexpected global hit and was later re-credited to include Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood after legal action regarding its interpolation of their song 'The Air That I Breathe'.