Critical Reception
Despite the song's popularity, not all critics were complimentary upon release. Writing for NME in May 1995, John Mulvey surmised that the song lacked substance, and drew comparisons with the stadium rock of U2.
The song placed at number 376 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and at number 28 on Triple J Radio's Hottest 100 of All Time countdown.
A cover version by Amanda Palmer, from her album Amanda Palmer Performs the Popular Hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele, was listed by Paste Magazine as one of their 20 best covers of the year 2010.
The song is featured in the 7th episode of season 5 of Entourage, "Gotta Look Up To Get Down".
This song is featured in the film Something Borrowed where Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) is running through an unexpected rainfall.
This was featured in the 1995 film Clueless.
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