What is Kid A?
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Use British English|date=October 2011}} {{Infobox album | name = Kid A | type = studio | artist = [[Radiohead]] | released = 2 October 2000 | recorded = January 1999&nbsp;– April 2000 | genre = [[Electronica]], [[alternative rock]] | length = 49:57 | label = [[Parlophone]], [[Capitol Records|Capitol]] | producer = [[Nigel Godrich]], Radiohead | prev_title = [[OK Computer]]<br />(1997) | next_title = [[Amnesiac (album)|Amnesiac]]<br />(2001) }} {{italictitle}} '''''Kid A''''' is the fourth album by the band [[Radiohead]]. It was released in October 2000 on the [[Parlophone]] label.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/kid-a-r500567|title=Kid A|accessdate=19 February 2011|publisher=Allmusic}}</ref> It was a success, and was certified platinum in the [[United Kingdom]] after only one week.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.bpi.co.uk/|title=BPI Certified Awards|publisher=BPI|accessdate=11 April 2012}}</ref> ''Kid A'' was the band's first number one in [[America]], and was named as 'The best album of the 2000s' by [[Rolling Stone]] magazine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-2000s-20110718/radiohead-kid-a-19691231|title=100 Best Albums of the 200s: Radiohead - Kid A|accessdate=11 April 2012|publisher=Rolling Stone|archive-date=7 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407175924/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-2000s-20110718/radiohead-kid-a-19691231|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Reception == At first, many people did not like ''Kid A''. They wanted an album that had the rock sound of ''[[The Bends]]'' and ''[[OK Computer]]'', but Kid A had electronic music. Melody Maker gave the album a very bad review, and criticized the album for being depressing and having electronic music.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-05-28|title=Radiohead Press Cuttings -> MELODY MAKER SEP 20-SEP 26 2000 - RADIOHEAD KID A (PARLOPHONE)|url=http://www.followmearound.com/presscuttings.php?year=2000&cutting=85|access-da