10 Famous Songs That Were Somehow Recorded In A Single Take

8. Radiohead - Bodysnatchers

To describe a Radiohead album as critically acclaimed seems a little bit redundant at this point, but nevertheless their 2007 album In Rainbows was praised around the world for its incredible array of songs (it was also the first example of a mainstream artist releasing an album as a pay-what-you-want download).

The single Bodysnatchers was released in 2008 and became the band's highest charting single in American since Creep in 1993. The recording circumstances, however, are particularly unique. Not only was the song recorded in a single take like the rest of the songs on this list, it was recorded at a dilapidated mansion.

According to the album's producer Nigel Godrich, he believed that putting the band in an 'uncomfortable' setting would create a unique atmosphere for recording. This is something of a throwback to the Ok Computer recording sessions, which took place at the St. Catherine's Court mansion in Bath, Somerset.

Interestingly, the two albums are also linked in another way. It's strongly believed that splicing the tracks from each album together with a ten-second cross-fade creates a single, coherent super-album.