I Promise

I PROMISE

I won't run away no more, I promise even when I get bored, I promise even when you lock me out, I promise I say my prayers every night, I promise I don't wish that I'm strict, I promise the tantrums and the chilling chats, I promise even when the ship is wrecked, I promise tie me to the rotten deck, I promise I won't fool around no more, I promise even when I get bored, I promise even when you lock me out, I promise I say my prayers every night, I promise I won't fool around no more, I promise

The song was played on a number of shows in 1996, this recording is from march 29th at The Wiltern in Los Angeles:

The band also performed 'I Promise' during the august 1996 US dates, when they played in support of Alanis Morissette. This video comes from august 14th 1996:

To this day, this version from August 26th 1996 in Hershey is the last known public performance of 'I Promise':

Radiohead recorded 'I Promise' during the OK Computer sessions. This version, that according to Thom sounds a bit like Joy Division, has been released in 2017 on the OKNOTOK 20th anniversary edition of OK Computer.

The latest available recording of this song is a soundcheck from september 8th 1997:

Ed stated in november 1998 that this song might be recorded for what turned out to be Kid A and Amnesiac:

Speaking of new songs, guitarist Ed O'Brien confided to reporters this fall that 'I Promise', and 'True Love Waits', two of their unreleased songs that the band routinely play for sound checks, and 'Motion Picture Soundtrack', which has appeared as a final encore in the past, could end up on the new album. Furthermore, O'Brien told NME that the band had already worked on some stuff in the back of their tour bus while they were on the road for the last album.

Rolling Stone, November 18th 1998

However, it's not known if they attempted it at all, and it is isn't mentioned anywhere in Ed's online diary.

'I Promise' was released as part of the OKNOTOK 20th anniversary edition of OK Computer and subsequently played live three times:

2017 A Moon Shaped Pool tour

march/april 2017

june 2017

july 2017

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