"Please, can you stop the tropes? I'm trying to get some rest:" Note: Vanilla Edition CD releases are across a single disc OK Computer was supported by four singles: "Paranoid Android", "Karma Police", "Lucky", and "No Surprises", all of which were radio hits. On a final note, the album's world tour - and more specifically the band's growing ennui and burnout from their newfound superstardom - became the subject of the rockumentary Meeting People is Easy, directed and filmed by Grant Gee, who also directed the video for "No Surprises".
In 2017, the band commemorated the 20th anniversary of OK Computer with OKNOTOK, an expanded and remastered re-release containing both the original 1997 album and an additional disc of bonus material, namely the B-sides for its associated singles plus the previously unreleased songs "I Promise", "Man of War", and "Lift", which themselves were released as singles with their own music videos to promote the re-release. While Radiohead detested such comparisons, they similarly felt a strong sense of Artist Disillusionment that would result from the album's success, resulting in the even more experimental electronica and jazz directions of their next two albums. In that sense, the album is often considered a Spiritual Successor to Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon. The album's lyrics and artwork emphasize Radiohead's views on rampant consumerism, social alienation, emotional isolation, and political malaise in this capacity, OK Computer is often interpreted as having prescient insight into the mood of 21st century life.
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