The Tourist (track)
by Radiohead
The Tourist appears on the following album(s) by Radiohead:
- OK Computer (track #12) (this album) (1997)
- 5 Album Set (Box Set) (track #36) (compilation) (2012)
- OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017 (track #12) (compilation) (2017)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 02/07/2026 16:07 |  Vatsal | 3,969 | 84/100 | |
| 01/18/2026 19:11 | wizardalien | 9,016 | 66/100 | |
| 01/17/2026 15:21 | Robert_fripp | 823 | 86/100 | |
| 01/12/2026 11:39 | philschmil | 427 | 88/100 | |
| 01/07/2026 09:55 | mattkwyatt | 68 | 84/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 88.2/100, a mean average of 86.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.6.
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Slow down, what a way to end an album.
Such a great ending song to an outstanding album, I feel like this song still doesn’t get enough love though. Anyway, it’s still gets a 100/100 because it’s such a sweet song even though Thom Yorke is saying “Idiot! Slow down!”
A fitting end for a masterful album. I love the song very much.
One of Radioheads best tracks for sure. It's like a glacier, slowly moving but still crushes everything that gets in its way. When Jonnys guitar blends with Thoms voice towards the end time is standing still
Franz-Aussie 03/31/2017 17:25 | #188473
that final ding on the triangle let's you know the journey has ended, the trance is over; you can go back to your normal life; incredibly thankful that you just happen to exist within a universe where you are witness to the magic that this album is
Brilliant ending to a brilliant album!
DeusExMackia 05/06/2016 21:31 | #165342
I always think this song sounds like what it would feel to know the world is ending. The constant, unvarying background sound of this song completely and effortlessly conveys the image of time stopping - literally carrying Yorke's words of 'Slow Down' - while the guitars help to add tension, and the choirs finish it off by creating the feeling of a finality.
I would happily die to this song. Or at least have it played at my funeral. It is one of the best closers to an album of all time.
Controversial opinion: alongside Karma Police, this is probably the best song on the album. Certainly one of the best album closers ever.
I give it a 100. Yet unfortunately I have to give this a few listens to make it memorable, maybe it's just the tempo.
Very effective use of instruments and vocals that alternate between the calm and the cry of warning!
decent ending but that "ding" just is perfect
Mother Nature's Son 06/24/2014 19:43 | #115162
The second worst song on the album (excluding "Fitter Happier")? How about the best one? Okay, I've always been a sucker for these slow epic closers, but still kinda underrated for the album.
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