You Will Never Work in Television Again

"You Will Never Work in Television Again"
Single by the Smile
from the album A Light for Attracting Attention
A-side"The Smoke" (double A-side 7" single)
Released5 January 2022
GenrePost-punk[1]
Length2:48
LabelXL
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Nigel Godrich
The Smile singles chronology
"You Will Never Work in Television Again"
(2022) 		"The Smoke"
(2022)
Music video
"You Will Never Work in Television Again" on YouTube

"You Will Never Work in Television Again" is a song by the English rock band the Smile. It was released on 5 January 2022 as the debut single from their debut album, A Light for Attracting Attention.[2] The Smile first performed it in the 2021 Glastonbury livestream Live at Worthy Farm.[3]

Reception

Some publications compared "You Will Never Work in Television Again" favourably to Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood's main band Radiohead.[4][5] Tyler Golsen of Far Out Magazine gave it 8.3/10, calling it "a solid and powerful rocker that lets the guys in Radiohead just hang loose and rock out for the first time in a while".[5] The NPR writer Brian Burns likened it to the post-punk acts Mission of Burma and Swell Maps,[6] while the Guitar World writer Jackson Maxwell compared it to Sonic Youth.[7]

Music video

The band released a lyric video alongside the single directed by Duncan Loudon.[8] The video features the song's lyrics scrolling past on a teleprompter. Far Out Magazine described the video as "eerie".[5]

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes.[9]

The Smile

Production

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Smile, 'A Light for Attracting Attention': Album Review".
  2. ^ DeVille, Chris (5 January 2022). "The Smile – 'You Will Never Work In Television Again'". Stereogum. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  3. ^ Allison, Rapp (5 January 2022). "Hear New Song by Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood's the Smile". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  4. ^ Greene, Jayson (5 January 2022). "'You Will Never Work in Television Again'". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Golsen, Tyler (5 January 2022). "The Smile share debut single 'You Will Never Work in Television Again'". Far Out Magazine. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  6. ^ Burns, Brian (7 January 2022). "The Smile, 'You Will Never Work In Television Again'". NPR. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  7. ^ Maxwell, Jackson (5 January 2022). "Radiohead side project The Smile premiere punky debut single, You Will Never Work In Television Again". Guitar World. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  8. ^ Whitaker, Marisa (5 January 2022). "Radiohead Side Project The Smile Release First Single 'You Will Never Work In Television Again'". Spin. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  9. ^ A Light for Attracting Attention (liner notes). The Smile. London, England: XL Recordings. 2022. FXL1196LP.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ "You Will Never Work in Television Again". genius.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.