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The single's video was directed by Jamie Thraves, who was hand-picked by the band after they saw several of his experimental short films. It was shot near Liverpool Street Station in London, and intersperses footage of Radiohead playing the song inside an apartment with scenes of a middle-aged man (played by Dorian Lough) who lies down in the middle of the pavement just outside the apartment building. People start to gather, thinking that something must be wrong with the man, and the band are shown looking out the window at the events below. A heated (subtitled) conversation between the man and the crowd develops, as the people start demanding to know what the man is doing and why he is lying there. In subtitles, the man finally gives in and says, "Yes I'll tell you, I'll tell why I'm lying here - but God forgive me - and God help us all - because you don't know what you ask of me." The camera zooms in on his mouth as the man finally gives the answer, but the subtitles have now ...

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke wrote the song about a narcissistic friend of his, which on closer inspection is showcased by the imagery in the lyrics - a parallel to earlier My Iron Lung EP track "Lewis Mistreated".

In the UK, this single was available as two CDs: the first one featured different tracks, and the color of the album art on the second single was inverted.

In 2007, NME placed "Just" at number 34 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever.

In 2008 it entered the Radiohead: The Best Of collection.

The video is available on Radiohead's 7 Television Commercials DVD and the Radiohead: The Best Of DVD.

English DJ and producer Mark Ronson released a cover version of the song in February 2008, the fourth single from his second album Version.

The song played as the follow-up to "Valerie", which was still inside the UK top 20 upon the "Just" release. "Just" reached #31 after its release and fell to #36 a week later.

"Just" is a single by English alternative rock band Radiohead, released in 1995.

It is the seventh track on their 1995 album The Bends.

"Just" is especially notable for Greenwood's guitar solo.


Credited cast:
Radiohead Radiohead - Radiohead
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Colin Greenwood Colin Greenwood - Colin Greenwood
Jonny Greenwood Jonny Greenwood - Jonny Greenwood
Dorian Lough Dorian Lough - Middle-Aged Man
Ed O'Brien Ed O'Brien - Ed O'Brien
Phil Selway Phil Selway - Phil Selway
Thom Yorke Thom Yorke - Thom Yorke
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