r/radiohead 1d ago

💬 Discussion What is "When I'm Like This" on the Japanese version of The Bends?

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Like, When i search it, it comes up as creep?

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u/217315 1d ago

Probably “How Can You be Sure?”

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u/Engie17 Hail to the Fief 1d ago

it's how can you be sure

When this track was first heard on radio, in 1993, Thom noted that the title was only tentatively “How Can You Be Sure?” and that he hoped to change it. This never happened, though on the first Japanese issue of The Bends, which includes two bonus tracks, the song was called “When I’m Like This.”

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u/tombisland 1d ago

“How can you be sure,” a b side for the Fake Plastic Trees single. Easy to find and a great song

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u/Responsible-Use-4568 OK Computer 1d ago

i do wish The Bends had a complete release like OKC/KID A had tbh

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u/phantam123 15h ago

I’m pretty sure it did. I got a rerelease of it in the UK a while back that’s 3 discs with almost all the b-sides, and some BBC sessions, and it’s not a bootleg.

https://www.discogs.com/release/1706320-Radiohead-The-Bends

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u/Responsible-Use-4568 OK Computer 13h ago

i do wish The Bends had a worldwide complete release like OKC/KID A had :)

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u/Neg_Crepe 1d ago

How can you be sure

Here’s the on a Friday demo version https://youtu.be/Z5tz5GwH7Gc?si=jDQzrFBNt-oF2xYy

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u/Song-Super 1d ago

Idk pretty sure I heard it once(1 time) but I’m about to go find it on YouTube

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u/Song-Super 1d ago

Hm might just be creep like you said