No, it's a reference to George Orwell's novel 1984. 2 and 2 equaling 5 is a symbol of the complete control the fictional government has over people. Besides, it starts out in 7/8 and switches to 4/4. There's no 5/4 in there at all.
Theres 2 groups of beats, one has two beats but the other has 3. If you take the two groups (2 + 2) and add them together it would be a group of 5. Thats why it stands for 2 + 2 = 5.
@GersonoetRiessen this video accumulates to 220 days of time, I doubt you wasted 220 of your life but you probably did because you posted this repeated crap.
Se le circostanze gli sono propizie l'uomo s'aggiusta scrivendo un bel giorno sul suo punto fisso un libro o un opuscolo o almeno un articolo di giornale, e cioè inserendo a verbale la sua protesta negli atti dell'umanità, il che è un gran sedativo, anche se nessuno lo legge.
@dimfay Yeah, the movie ended at the part where Winston is in the bar, and he is sitting at the table and writes "2+2=4" in the dust. How it ends in the book, as well. But, in the mover they cut out where the give Julia and Winston plastic surgery after he goes to room 1, and he "Betrays" Julia for confessing. After the Thought Police catch them... Ahhh.... best book ever written.
you took the lyrics from hail to the thief, and all that ezezezbub stuff was the band playing with the lyrics, it actually says cause im not. if youre aware of this im sorry
@IanLeoden Before I had ever heard the song, I thought it was gonna be in 5/4 (Because of the name), so the 7/8 beginning through me off. Still a great song. I LOVE odd time signatures!
Wow... amazing intro, it actually gave me goose bumps.I especially liked it when you hear Jonny Greenwood say he's plugged in his guirtar and Thom Yorke responds , 'thats a nice way to start jonny'. - made me smile :P
thanks for uploading the video, awesome song, but i just want to mention that you got some of the lyrics wrong. It's: "I try to sing along but I get it all wrong 'Cause i'm not, 'cause i'm not I swat em like flies but Like flies the buggers Keep coming back not But i'm not" Then: ""Don't question my authority or put me in the box" 'Cause I'm not" that's all, the rest was fine anyway, thanks again, i needed an albumversion of this song for a school project.
Guitarguy1893 I gotta ask why did you look for this song if u hate it so much. plus if you understood what the band was talking about you would probably would like it, but you dont so please shutup for everyones sake and just listen and try to understand the song b4 you talk about the song. Also radiohead dosent suck dick. YOU DO.
@Guitarguy1893 thanks for the view and wasting 4 min of your pathetic life to comment this bc you kno, everyone cares what you think. I <3 Radiohead.(:
@Zoprincess26 No its about the book 1984 by george orwell and the systematic dystopia that exists within it. So its more likely about the way the government controls people.
Anyone here see the other one, with all the cows and pigs? It's one Orwell in sound and another in animation. The nostalgic dystopia brings me back to sci-fi classes from long ago...
@TomwithOnions I know exactly what you mean..... it scared the crap out of me. :) the pigs reminded me of Animal Farm and the controlling government and thought of propaganda reminded me of 1984
WHO THE FUCK IS HUTCH?????
MrVerysexyperson 4 days ago
who's hutch?
ferreirabonja 1 week ago
Mathematics bought me here...
ThugMentality187 1 week ago 3
1984 ftw
TheJigglyfat 3 weeks ago 2
Thumbs up if you actually liked RadioHead before hutch -.-
InfectedGryphon 3 weeks ago 3
hutch + me = radiohead fans
bowesiepleb 3 weeks ago
@bowesiepleb me too <3
PianofanSUI 3 weeks ago
who the hell is this hutch guy....lol jokes hes the one thats going to have my babies!
JayBee272 3 weeks ago
Thumbs up if Hutch bought you here
conspiracyx1 3 weeks ago 38
@conspiracyx1 Hutch can't buy me anywhere!
upzone999 3 weeks ago 2
Hutch?
lucky2kay 3 weeks ago
@lucky2kay Some guy who makes call of duty videos, he posted this video link on his twitter.
SIurpied 3 weeks ago
2+2=5 is the answer of everything in life!
Examples:
What's the meaning of life?
2+2=5
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How old are you?
2+2=5
iSniiipZz 3 weeks ago
@iSniiipZz no man, the answer to life, the universe and everything is 42.
DonSaether 3 weeks ago
@DonSaether Are you sure?!
think about it..
iSniiipZz 3 weeks ago
Hutch brought me here.
ramizx69 3 weeks ago
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ramizx69 3 weeks ago
Radiohead is bad at maths. :L
cutelilhog 3 weeks ago
Huuuttttcchhhh
cutelilhog 3 weeks ago
Hutch.
OlcroTheSoldier 3 weeks ago 7
@1995Nekfeu Its funny, Cuz hes saying you have not been payin attention. Hes obviously right haha
tvdrummer 1 month ago
Minute 2:26.Orgasm in my mind.Like that.I swear!!
LAUG140384 1 month ago
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awkjbtkiabj34kbwn4kjtn 4no senseee
JCesarDT 1 month ago
this song makes me think of madness. a moshpit..i hope they play this on their tour as an encore or something..i will go insane
mynamewaslobo 1 month ago
1984 anybody?
eskimocheese 1 month ago
1:54 head explodes
mook5555 1 month ago
haha 2:25 is my favorite part of the song
ZeldaCrazy52 1 month ago 2
That's a nice way to start Jonny
GOR225 1 month ago
@tacoman2244
No, it's a reference to George Orwell's novel 1984. 2 and 2 equaling 5 is a symbol of the complete control the fictional government has over people. Besides, it starts out in 7/8 and switches to 4/4. There's no 5/4 in there at all.
unicornicopia10 2 months ago 3
I can't stop listening to this.
I love Radiohead and Thom Yorke but this song just gets me more than anything.
god damn.
burymewithitxx 2 months ago
Theres 2 groups of beats, one has two beats but the other has 3. If you take the two groups (2 + 2) and add them together it would be a group of 5. Thats why it stands for 2 + 2 = 5.
tacoman2244 2 months ago
OMG HES SAYING PENETRATION IN SOME PARTS???
juicebocks100 3 months ago
@juicebocks100 noo, pay attention
GersonoetRiessen 3 months ago in playlist Liked
whoa this song kicks so much fucking ass
amberlover678 3 months ago
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chill out, that's a very nice start Jonny!
GersonoetRiessen 3 months ago in playlist Liked
why is it only showing my views?
GersonoetRiessen 4 months ago 33
@GersonoetRiessen I don't know. Some kind of lag maybe?
alimansia 3 weeks ago
@GersonoetRiessen this video accumulates to 220 days of time, I doubt you wasted 220 of your life but you probably did because you posted this repeated crap.
Xicuzab 3 weeks ago
@Xicuzab
i just spoild 10 seconds of my life...
GersonoetRiessen 3 weeks ago
No it doesn't it equals four TOOL. Duh.
Loot. this is important
atennnant01 4 months ago
I love the story behind this song. Just makes me want to read 1984 again every time hear the song :P.
Nick56708 4 months ago
Se le circostanze gli sono propizie l'uomo s'aggiusta scrivendo un bel giorno sul suo punto fisso un libro o un opuscolo o almeno un articolo di giornale, e cioè inserendo a verbale la sua protesta negli atti dell'umanità, il che è un gran sedativo, anche se nessuno lo legge.
antero15051984 4 months ago
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antero15051984 4 months ago
i came here because the video kinda creeped me out =/
dare4distance69 5 months ago
Anyone remembers how "1984" the movie ends? :)
dimfay 5 months ago
@dimfay Yeah, the movie ended at the part where Winston is in the bar, and he is sitting at the table and writes "2+2=4" in the dust. How it ends in the book, as well. But, in the mover they cut out where the give Julia and Winston plastic surgery after he goes to room 1, and he "Betrays" Julia for confessing. After the Thought Police catch them... Ahhh.... best book ever written.
lucifersam116 4 months ago
Once I thought these lyrics were "Penetration" not "Paying Attention"
LandfillShite 5 months ago
you took the lyrics from hail to the thief, and all that ezezezbub stuff was the band playing with the lyrics, it actually says cause im not. if youre aware of this im sorry
CarEdy23 5 months ago
I've always wondered whether the first two verses of this great track were an ironic nod to John Lennon....
lyonslaforet 5 months ago
2+2=5 New Laws Remix
youtube.com/watch?v=z4lAMd3qPIA
NewLawsUK 6 months ago
Don't feed the trolls that is all.
ReAnimatedVision 6 months ago
i like how this song just stops outta nowhere...like you dont expect it
creepweirdo123 6 months ago
Love the studio chatter. "We're on" "Well that's a nice way to start Johnny"
cco43 7 months ago
Wow! I never noticed the beginning was in 7/8!
IanLeoden 7 months ago
@IanLeoden Before I had ever heard the song, I thought it was gonna be in 5/4 (Because of the name), so the 7/8 beginning through me off. Still a great song. I LOVE odd time signatures!
CallSignMusic 6 months ago
una de las mejores canciones de radiohead aunque toda su musica es grandiosa
shumalara86 7 months ago
these lyrics are wrong you retard
Zoetrobe7 7 months ago
6 people have not being paying attention...
densaner77 8 months ago
IM OBSESSED with the riff at 2:25.
like a mini-jonny greenwood- induced euphoria
pupucower 8 months ago
@pupucower im obsessed with 3:07 to the end!! i just keep on replaying this track again and again cause i love that bit.
Simon0 8 months ago 11
radiohead nailed this song.
Simon0 8 months ago
Asha! Con razon pues ¬¬.
thesilencegenius 9 months ago
I meant to say:
Such a rocking start to the albumn! I havent listened to the rest enough so i dont know if i like it. but i definitely like this song.
Simon0 9 months ago
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Simon0 9 months ago
"That's a nice way to start, Jonny" lol
UrFunNvrEnds 9 months ago
Donde estan las Letras? Que engaño -.-" No me gusta tu Viiideo
thesilencegenius 10 months ago
@thesilencegenius En la description
cotepich1 9 months ago
Oh lord. The lyrics fucked up. I hope Thom didn't see that...
RUNetiAWAY 10 months ago
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PandaFlufball 10 months ago
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"Don't question my authority
or put me in a box"
tttmmmrrr 10 months ago
"Don't question my authority
or put me in the box"
tttmmmrrr 10 months ago
3 people haven't been paying attention
JohnnyMm984 11 months ago
3 people actually believe 2 + 2 = 4
lonestarr900 11 months ago 2
1984, guys 1984 the book and Radiohead..
ArcticBuckley 11 months ago
They are from Oxford, not Oxford university.
ann03071874 11 months ago
the lyrics are wrong ^
Elistupefy5 11 months ago
This song creeped me out at first, but now I can't get it out of my head. So glad I found it.
angelofmusic1992 1 year ago
The last part reminds me of Do The Evolution by Pearl Jam. Awesome song by an awesome band.
guitarnublet 1 year ago
This song is really nice! did a bass cover for it...didnt find many around, maybe bc there isn't much bass to it but anyway
check it out on my channel guys
joel1524 1 year ago
I have been lied to my whole life. I got hit by a teacher for saying 2+2 is 5
melloanthony 1 year ago
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RobertWHurst 1 year ago
@melloanthony I think you missed the point of the song.
RobertWHurst 1 year ago 3
nice song Radiohead, one of the best
z3XecutoR 1 year ago
Can anyone direct me to correct lyrics of this song?
I've tried the internet, but all the lyrics websites conflict each other.
Thanks.
PeterOnoLennon 1 year ago
Wow... amazing intro, it actually gave me goose bumps.I especially liked it when you hear Jonny Greenwood say he's plugged in his guirtar and Thom Yorke responds , 'thats a nice way to start jonny'. - made me smile :P
Tasarkan95 1 year ago
@Tasarkan95 where in the vid does that happen? :O
meow9772 11 months ago
@meow9772 Right at the beggining , turn up the volume :P
Tasarkan95 9 months ago
revengeplan 1 year ago
How intense are the lyrics from "It's the devil's way..." to the "payin' attention" part? Those are probably the truest words I've heard in a song.
itsachickenwiththing 1 year ago
This song shapes such a creepy sfear... I love it! Wonderful music!
TheSjosjo 1 year ago
@TheSjosjo sphere*
eNORrE1234 1 year ago
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TheSjosjo 1 year ago
@MrBritTech lol
Fistbeardthepirate 1 year ago
what is wrong with you guitarguy1893!! GO FUCK URSELF!!
rocker100991 1 year ago
I think this song is pretty great. but that's just my opinion:)
emilymueller94 1 year ago
Guitarguy1893 I gotta ask why did you look for this song if u hate it so much. plus if you understood what the band was talking about you would probably would like it, but you dont so please shutup for everyones sake and just listen and try to understand the song b4 you talk about the song. Also radiohead dosent suck dick. YOU DO.
kjeterNY 1 year ago
All of you are so fucking retarded. You are making my day, keep trolling.
Guitarguy1893 1 year ago
@Guitarguy1893 go back to 7chan, douche
MrBritTech 1 year ago 62
@MrBritTech All the dumbass trolls on this video makes me feel honoring and sympathetic for dealing with them. Lol.
Cuhfuhfuhd 1 year ago
@Cuhfuhfuhd
Dealing with trolls = feeding them. smooth
mrsocksman 1 year ago
@mrsocksman Well....i guess your right. I shouldn't really mess with trolls since I'm only giving them what they want.
Cuhfuhfuhd 1 year ago
@MrBritTech derp
MrAndroooid 1 year ago
@MrAndroooid
im going to rub ur balls together to make friction to power a car
PeterOnoLennon 1 year ago
@Guitarguy1893 hang on a sec, aren't YOU the troll here? not that i care, but you seem to have started all this
franconbean 1 year ago
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@Guitarguy1893 "All of you are so fucking retarded. " said the troll behind his computer
ohohhihihaha 11 months ago
@Guitarguy1893 woah
haven't seen ya since the lubejob w/ yur dad
fag
dicksteele75 6 months ago
Fuck you radiohead sucks dick!
Guitarguy1893 1 year ago
@Guitarguy1893
Then why the fuck did you look it up on YouTube? Are you really that pathetic?
Spinoraptorrex 1 year ago
@Guitarguy1893
Then why did you listen to it and take time to comment on it....?
xlimexblackx 1 year ago
one of the most haunting songs at the start. i love how it suddenly morphs into a dark punk dancer.
MicahBuzan 1 year ago 3
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This song is so fucking annoying
Guitarguy1893 1 year ago
This is why you searched it on youtube to view it
MrBritTech 1 year ago 94
@Guitarguy1893 your dad is too
hEll0itSERiKA 1 year ago
@Guitarguy1893 thanks for the view and wasting 4 min of your pathetic life to comment this bc you kno, everyone cares what you think. I <3 Radiohead.(:
hEll0itSERiKA 1 year ago
@Guitarguy1893
come suck me baby
PeterOnoLennon 1 year ago
@Guitarguy1893 I'm guessing you have terrible taste in music. This song is amazing.
IsabellaIsaklepto 1 year ago
Lyrics????? where?
helennavajas 1 year ago
Look at the description...
MrBritTech 1 year ago 31
HQ album art with lyrics with awesome song.
5 stars!
ElectronicFreebies 1 year ago 3
This comment has received too many negative votes show
I'm pretty sure this song is about the cruelty animals are put through by the meat industry.
Zoprincess26 2 years ago
@Zoprincess26 No its about the book 1984 by george orwell and the systematic dystopia that exists within it. So its more likely about the way the government controls people.
YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAYIN ATTENTION!
Leekduck 1 year ago
@Zoprincess26 0_o where did you get that from?
franconbean 1 year ago
this song is intense. and Creepy.
eaglesgirl187725 2 years ago 23
yeah ive seen the other one pretty distinctive and unique in its own rights the song by itself reminds me of the twilight zone
hypopery 2 years ago
Anyone here see the other one, with all the cows and pigs? It's one Orwell in sound and another in animation. The nostalgic dystopia brings me back to sci-fi classes from long ago...
TomwithOnions 2 years ago 14
Oh no, this is the only 2+2=5 video, no such thing as another one...yes....only one.....
Look, this is my highest viewed vid, i mean common, its puny!
MrBritTech 2 years ago 11
oh sorry. don't worry, the animated version lacks lyrics.
TomwithOnions 2 years ago
yea i saw it, that was pretty creepy
DaCheeseKing 2 years ago
@TomwithOnions That video is also very Gerald Scarfe-ish. Very Pink Floyd The Wall.
thewriter1008 9 months ago
@thewriter1008 Yes, I was going to say that. It was very much like a cow/pig version of The Wall.
TheAspieKid 9 months ago
@TomwithOnions I know exactly what you mean..... it scared the crap out of me. :) the pigs reminded me of Animal Farm and the controlling government and thought of propaganda reminded me of 1984
AddisonLynnJames 4 months ago
:D thx
xcutewithoutex 2 years ago 2
First!
tomnevati 2 years ago
Son of a bitch!
MrBritTech 2 years ago
Was that a serious 'son of a bitch' or a joke 'son of a bitch'? -_-
tomnevati 2 years ago 3
Only a joke. XD
MrBritTech 2 years ago