Radiohead's landmark third album "OK Computer" turned 20 in May and the band has announced a special edition of the album entitled: "OKNOTOK". This release will include a bonus disc that contains 11 tracks, 8 of which have been released already as B-sides to the albums singles, and 3 that have never been released but were played during a tour in 1996. "OK Computer" saw the band moving away from the moody alternative rock found on their second album "The Bends" and instead focused on themes of technology and the anxiety and isolation of life in the 21st century, an album that sounds as current today as the day it was released. "I Promise" the first of the three unreleased songs to be released, shows a surreal optimism, a trait enigmatic of Radiohead in the 90s.

The song is built around an acoustic guitar and marching-band drumbeat. As with many Radiohead songs the band begins softly before growing the song into an intense climax that is assisted by an orchestral Mellotron. Sonically the song posses qualities more similar to the anthemic alternative rock found on "The Bends" but does indulge in some electronic elements in the way that songs on "OK Computer." The bands frontman, Thom Yorke, angelically expresses his devotion: "I wont run away no more, I promise / even when I get bored, I promise / even when you lock me out, I promise." The mantra follows this pattern, exploring various situations where Thom pledges his loyalty over and over. "Even when the ship is wrecked, I promise / tie me to the rotting deck, I promise" he belts on the songs hook, in a moment so lonely that it's hard to imagine him singing to anyone at all.