COM LAG (2plus2isfive)

COM LAG (2plus2isfive) is an EP by Radiohead which collects most of the B-sides from 2003's Hail to the Thief singles. The EP was released in Japan and Australia in March 2004, and in Canada in May 2004. Its release is similiar to previous EPs—Airbag/How Am I Driving? and My Iron Lung—a year after the actual album releases of OK Computer and Pablo Honey, respectively. Unlike them, COM LAG is a bit longer, and besides the b-sides and outtakes, it has remixes of some of the songs from the album, such as "I will (Los Angeles Version)", "Remyxomatosis (Cristian Vogel RMX)" and "Skttrbrain (Four Tet RMX)". Airbag and My Iron Lung are often regarded as a bridge between Radiohead's preceding and subsequent work. Whether COM LAG (2plus2isfive) will point the direction for future Radiohead releases remains to be seen.

Track listing

1. "2+2=5 (Live at Earls Court, London, 26/11/03)"
2. "Remyxomatosis (Cristian Vogel RMX)"
3. "I Will (Los Angeles Version)"
4. "Paperbag Writer"
5. "I Am a Wicked Child"
6. "I Am Citizen Insane"
7. "skttrbrain (Four Tet RMX)"
8. "Gagging Order"
9. "Fog (Again) (Live)"
10. "Where Bluebirds Fly"

Omitted is the seven-minute demo version of "There There", which appears on the first "2 + 2 = 5" single.

The original Japanese pressings of the EP have a mastering error on "Skttrbrain (Four Tet RMX)" which causes loud static to be heard in the left channel four times throughout the song. This version was recalled and the error was fixed on subsequent releases.

Fog

Fog is a relatively short song (roughly 2m 20s), with only the piano and Thom Yorke's voice being used. It also appears on the 2001 single "Knives Out", although this time it is mainly a bass-driven song, without the piano, and featuring some creative and original percussion. This version of the song is 4m05s long.