This 1996 Radiohead single is a beautifully bleak meditation that Thom Yorke once described as one of the darkest songs he’d written. “Street Spirit (Fade Out)” pairs delicate, arpeggiated guitar lines with haunting lyrics that evoke despair and surrender. Its black-and-white music video — featuring slow-motion and reverse-motion imagery of the band and objects defying gravity — accentuates the song’s elegiac, otherworldly mood. Though somber, the track’s emotional depth and fragile beauty made it a fan favorite, reaching the UK top 5. “Street Spirit” closes The Bends album on a haunting note and remains one of Radiohead’s most chillingly gorgeous works, often leaving audiences in awed silence when performed live.