| "In Limbo" | ||
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| Song by Radiohead | ||
| Album | Kid A | |
| Released | 2 October 2000 | |
| Recorded | January 1999–April 2000 | |
| Genre | Electronic | |
| Length | 3:31 | |
| Label | Parlophone Capitol |
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| Producer | Nigel Godrich and Radiohead | |
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"In Limbo" is the seventh track on the 2000 album Kid A by the band Radiohead. The song has interlocking guitar parts and a complex time signature. The primary time signature is 18/8, with the contrast section in 12/8 time. The guitar part plays triplets, while the percussion has a 16th note feel, resulting in a complex overlapping of 3 against 4, a type of polyrhythm. Despite being one of the few guitar-driven songs on the album, it is considered one of the more unusual. The lyrics "Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea / I've got a message I can't read" reference the British shipping forecast. The title may be a reference to the spiritual concept of Limbo, specifically in the writings of Dante.
