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7 Television Commercials
Video by Radiohead
Released	4 May 1998 (VHS) 4 August 2003 (DVD)
Recorded	1995–1998
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	34:03
Label	Parlophone (EMI)
Radiohead chronology
Live at the Astoria (1995) 7 Television Commercials (1998) Meeting People Is Easy (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Allmovie
Rolling Stone

7 Television Commercials is a collection of music videos by the English rock band Radiohead, covering the period from The Bends (1995) to OK Computer (1997).

Release

The VHS home video was released on 4 May 1998 in the United Kingdom, and on 30 June in the United States. The DVD was released on 4 August 2003 in the UK and 5 August in North America.

Music videos

1. "Paranoid Android"
2. "Street Spirit (Fade Out)"
3. "No Surprises"
4. "Just"
5. "High and Dry" (U.S. version)
6. "Karma Police"
7. "Fake Plastic Trees"

Critical reception

7 Television Commercials received mixed reviews from critics. Reviewer Ian Reed felt that "it could have been better". Reed also commented on the duration of the video, just over 30 minutes, only seven music videos.

Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone gave the re-release collection of videos 2 out of 4 stars, also mentioning the length of the release: "Why only seven? And no bonus material? You'd think that a band as wary of commercial exploitation as Radiohead wouldn't ask fans to shell out for so slight a souvenir."

Personnel

All videos commissioned by Dilly Gent.

Packaging art and design by Stanley Donwood and The White Chocolate Farm.

• "Paranoid Android"
  Director: Magnus Carlsson
  Producer: Peter Gustaffson
  Production company: Wegelius Animation AB
• "Street Spirit (Fade Out)"
  Director: Jonathan Glazer
  Producer: Nick Morris
  Cinematography: Steve Keith-Roach
  Production company: Academy Music Video Ltd
• "No Surprises"
  Director: Grant Gee
  Producer: Phil Barnes
  Cinematography: Dan Landin
  Production company: Kudos (Music Video)
• "Just"
  Director: Jamie Thraves
  Producer: Niki Amos
  Cinematography: Alexander Seligman
  Production company: Oil Factory Inc
• "High and Dry" (U.S. version)
  Director: Paul Cunningham
  Producer: Myke Zykoff
  Cinematography: Adam Beckman
  Production company: Oil Factory Inc
• "Karma Police"
  Director: Jonathan Glazer
  Producer: Nick Morris
  Cinematography: Steve Keith-Roach
  Production company: Academy Music Video Ltd
• "Fake Plastic Trees"
  Director: Jake Scott
  Producer: Ellen Jacobson
  Cinematography: Salvatore Totino
  Production company: Black Dog Films (LA)

References

1. 7 Television Commercials at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
2. "Movies and Films Database - Movie Search, Guide, Recommendations, and Reviews - AllRovi". Allmovie.com. 15 September 1963. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
3. Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ Reed, Ian (8 July 2008). "TV Killed the video star". pittnews.com. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
5. Deming, Mark. "Radiohead: 7 Television Commercials". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
6. "Release dates for Radiohead: 7 Television Commercials". IMDb. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
7. "radiohead discography – home videos". greenplastic.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
8. "Radiohead -- 7 Television Commercials [DVD] [1998]". Amazon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
9. "Radiohead - 7 Television Commercials (1998)". Amazon. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
10. Hoard, Christian (11 September 2003). "Radiohead: 7 Television Commercials". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 6 March 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2009.

• Radiohead video albums
• 1998 video albums
• Music video compilation albums
• 1998 compilation albums
• Radiohead compilation albums
• Parlophone compilation albums
• Parlophone video albums