You Will Never Work in Television Again
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2022}}
{{Short description|2022 single by the Smile}}
{{Infobox song
| name = You Will Never Work in Television Again
| cover = YWNWITA.png
| A-side = "The Smoke" (double A-side 7" single)
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = the Smile
| album = A Light for Attracting Attention
| released = 5 January 2022
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Post-punk{{Cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/the-smile-a-light-for-attracting-attention-album-review/|title = The Smile, 'A Light for Attracting Attention': Album Review}}
| length = 2:48
| label = XL
| composer =
| writer = {{hlist|Jonny Greenwood|Nigel Godrich|Thom Yorke|Tom Skinner}}
| producer = Nigel Godrich
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = The Smoke
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|-EB5NhI2RQQ|"You Will Never Work in Television Again"}}}}
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"You Will Never Work in Television Again" is a song by the English rock band the Smile. It was released on 5 January 2022 as the debut single from their debut album, A Light for Attracting Attention.{{cite web |last1=DeVille |first1=Chris |title=The Smile – 'You Will Never Work In Television Again' |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2171883/the-smile-you-will-never-work-in-television-again/music/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=26 March 2022 |date=5 January 2022}} The Smile first performed it in the 2021 Glastonbury livestream Live at Worthy Farm.{{cite web |last1=Allison |first1=Rapp |title=Hear New Song by Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood's the Smile |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/the-smile-you-will-never-work-in-television-again/ |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |access-date=26 March 2022 |date=5 January 2022}}
Reception
Some publications compared "You Will Never Work in Television Again" favourably to Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood's main band Radiohead.{{cite web |last1=Greene |first1=Jayson |title='You Will Never Work in Television Again' |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/the-smile-you-will-never-work-in-television-again/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=26 March 2022 |date=5 January 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Golsen |first1=Tyler |title=The Smile share debut single 'You Will Never Work in Television Again' |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-smile-share-debut-single-you-will-never-work-in-television-again/ |website=Far Out Magazine |access-date=26 March 2022 |date=5 January 2022}} Tyler Golsen of Far Out Magazine gave it 8.3/10, calling it "a solid and powerful rocker that lets the guys in Radiohead just hang loose and rock out for the first time in a while". The NPR writer Brian Burns likened it to the post-punk acts Mission of Burma and Swell Maps,{{cite web |last1=Burns |first1=Brian |title=The Smile, 'You Will Never Work In Television Again' |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/now-playing/2022/01/07/1071323626/the-smile-you-will-never-work-in-television-again |website=NPR |access-date=26 March 2022 |date=7 January 2022}} while the Guitar World writer Jackson Maxwell compared it to Sonic Youth.{{cite web |last1=Maxwell |first1=Jackson |title=Radiohead side project The Smile premiere punky debut single, You Will Never Work In Television Again |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-smile-debut-single |website=Guitar World |access-date=26 March 2022 |date=5 January 2022}}
Music video
The band released a lyric video alongside the single directed by Duncan Loudon.{{cite web |last1=Whitaker |first1=Marisa |title=Radiohead Side Project The Smile Release First Single 'You Will Never Work In Television Again' |url=https://www.spin.com/2022/01/radiohead-side-project-the-smile-release-first-single-you-will-never-work-in-television-again/ |website=Spin |access-date=26 March 2022 |date=5 January 2022}} The video features the song's lyrics scrolling past on a teleprompter. Far Out Magazine described the video as "eerie".
Personnel
Credits adapted from album liner notes.{{Cite AV media notes|title=A Light for Attracting Attention|others=The Smile|year=2022|type=liner notes|publisher=XL Recordings|id=FXL1196LP|location=London, England}}
The Smile
- Thom Yorke – vocals, guitar
- Jonny Greenwood – guitar, bass
- Tom Skinner – drums
Production
See also
- "Bunga bunga", a phrase used in the song, with links to ex-Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's prostitution trial.{{cite web|url= https://genius.com/The-smile-you-will-never-work-in-television-again-lyrics |title=You Will Never Work in Television Again |website=genius.com|access-date=2024-09-13}}