Song

Climbing Up the Walls

by Radiohead

Climbing Up the Walls is a 1997 song by Radiohead, 4:45 long. A karaoke version is available on KaraFun. It fits the Boundary, Halloween song themes.

Karaoke version available

Released 1997 Length 4:45

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Track from Radiohead's 1997 album OK Computer, one of the band's darkest songs, built on distorted textures and dissonant strings.

Performance tips

• Start murmured and claustrophobic, then let it unravel.
• Save your voice for the climactic scream near the end.
• Lean into the menace; this one is pure dread.

In these themes

• 🚧Boundary"Walls"
• 🎃Halloween

Karaoke versions

There's a karaoke version of this song. Most karaoke services carry it; KaraFun lists it among its catalog.

• Find karaoke versions on YouTubeOpens a YouTube search for "Climbing Up the Walls" karaoke

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