2 + 2 = 5 (song)

"2 + 2 = 5"
Single by Radiohead
from the album Hail to the Thief
Released17 November 2003 (2003-11-17)
Genre
Length3:21
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)Radiohead
Producer(s)
Radiohead singles chronology
"Go to Sleep"
(2003)
"2 + 2 = 5"
(2003)
"Jigsaw Falling into Place"
(2008)
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"2 + 2 = 5" (sometimes stylized with the subtitle of "The Lukewarm." after it in parentheses) is a song by the English rock band Radiohead. It is the opening track to their sixth studio album, Hail to the Thief (2003), and was released as the album's third and final single. It reached number two on the Canadian Singles Chart, number 12 on the Italian Singles Chart, and number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. It was included in Radiohead: The Best Of (2008), and a live version was included on the 2004 EP Com Lag.