Optimistic

About Optimistic

"Optimistic" is the sixth track on the 2000 album Kid A by the band Radiohead. No singles were released from Kid A, but promos of several songs from the album, including "Optimistic", were sent to radio stations. Without an official single specified by the band or label, the guitar-driven "Optimistic" became the default track to be picked up by alternative rock stations in the United States and received more airplay than any other track on Kid A. The song hit number 10 on the Billboard modern rock charts .

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About this song

Credited to

Radiohead

Album

Kid A · Track 6 of 11

Released

October 2, 2000

Duration

5:15

On Last.fm

1,255,055 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Kid A