Radiohead fused parts from three different songs, inspired by the through-composed structure of the Beatles' "Happiness Is a Warm Gun". Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" and the work of the Pixies were further reference points. Bassist Colin Greenwood said the band "felt like irresponsible schoolboys ... nobody does a six-and-a-half-minute song with all these changes. It's ridiculous." Godrich edited the parts together with tape. He said: "It’s a very hard thing to explain, but it’s all on 24-track and it runs through ... I was very pleased with myself. I sort of stood there and said, 'You guys have "no idea" what I’ve just done.' It was pretty clever."