Paranoid Android Paranoid Android "Paranoid Android" is a song by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, released as the lead single from their third studio album "OK Computer" (1997) on 26 May 1997. The darkly humorous lyrics were written primarily by singer Thom Yorke following an unpleasant experience in a Los Angeles bar. The song is almost six minutes long and contains four distinct sections. "Paranoid Android" takes its name from Marvin the Paranoid Android of Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series. Released as the lead single from "OK Computer", "Paranoid Android" charted at number three on the UK
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (fictional) in the catchphrase of the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" that it was the best source of advice for those who wanted to see the universe "on less than 30 Altairian dollars a day." Douglas Adams, who was deeply involved with computer technology, founded the website h2g2 in 1999. In keeping with the "Hitchhiker's Guide"'s tradition of being edited by random people off the street, h2g2 is an encyclopedia edited by thousands of contributors. The site's creation predates Wikipedia by two years, though several commentators have noted the similarities between Wikipedia and the "Hitchhiker's Guide", particularly its wild variance in