Release
No singles were released from Kid A, but promos of several songs from the album, including "Optimistic", were sent to radio stations. Without an official single specified by the band or label, the guitar-driven "Optimistic" became the default track to be picked up by alternative rock stations in the United States. "Optimistic" was included on disc one of the 17-track, US version of Radiohead: The Best of, a compilation released by Capitol Records in 2008. The song was not included on the 16-track, UK version released by Parlophone. "Optimistic" received more airplay than any other track on Kid A, and peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, and one of only three Radiohead songs - the others being "Creep" and "Bodysnatchers" - to peak in the Top 10 of that chart. The song has been covered by Hanson on their live album The Best of Hanson: Live & Electric, recorded on their 2005 Australian tour.
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