National anthem a world-renowned composer. Exceptions include Germany, whose anthem "Das Lied der Deutschen" uses a melody written by Joseph Haydn, and Austria, whose national anthem "Land der Berge, Land am Strome" is sometimes credited to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The "Anthem of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic" was composed by Aram Khachaturian. The music of the "Pontifical Anthem", anthem of the Vatican City, was composed in 1869 by Charles Gounod, for the golden jubilee of Pope Pius IX's priestly ordination. The committee charged with choosing a national anthem for Malaysia at independence decided to invite selected composers of international repute to submit
The National Anthem (Radiohead song) of "The National Anthem" is included in the special edition of the 2017 "OK Computer" reissue, "OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017." The free jazz section was described as "a brass band marching into a brick wall" by one reviewer. Simon Reynolds of "Spin" said: "the song is a strange, thrilling blast of kosmik highway music — combining Hawkwind's "Silver Machine" with Can's "Mother Sky" and throwing in free-jazz bedlam for good measure". Cam Lindsey of "Exclaim!" wrote that the song is a "radical jazz-rock fusion". The song received polarised reviews from music critics. In his review of the album for