Editing Pablo Honey (section)

== Release ==
"[[Creep (Radiohead song)|Creep]]" was released as the lead ''Pablo Honey'' single on 21 September 1992.<ref name="Irvin-1997" />{{sfn|Randall|2012|pp=84–85}} It initially received little airplay and sold around 6,000 copies, reaching number 78 on the [[UK singles chart]].<ref name="Irvin-1997" /> The 1993 singles "Anyone Can Play Guitar" and "[[Stop Whispering]]", plus the non-album single "[[Pop Is Dead]]", were unsuccessful.{{sfn|Randall|2011|pp=67, 79, 87}} While "Anyone Can Play Guitar" and "Pop Is Dead" charted in the UK, "Stop Whispering" gained no traction.{{sfn|Randall|2011|pp=67, 79, 87}} Radiohead rerecorded "Stop Whispering" for the US single as they were not happy with the album version. O'Brien said the new version was "more atmospheric", likening it to [[Joy Division]].<ref name="Runtagh-2018" />

''Pablo Honey'' was released in February 1993 and received little press.<ref name="Irvin-1997" /> It reached number 25 in 1993's [[UK Albums Chart]].{{sfn|Randall|2011|p=78}} However, "Creep" became a hit in Israel, where it was played frequently by the radio DJ [[Yoav Kutner]]. In March, Radiohead were invited to Tel Aviv for their first overseas show.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rubinstein|first=Harry|date=20 January 2009|title=The Radiohead&nbsp;— Israel connection|newspaper=israelity.com|url=http://israelity.com/2009/01/20/the-radiohead-israel-connection/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515111700/http://israelity.com/2009/01/20/the-radiohead-israel-connection/|archive-date=15 May 2009}}</ref> Around the same time, "Creep" rose to number two on the US [[Modern Rock Tracks|Modern Rock]] chart,<ref name="Billboard-1995" /> and ''Pablo Honey'' was selling well on import.<ref name="Gilbert-1996">{{Cite journal |last=Gilbert |first=Pat |date=November 1996 |title=Radiohead |journal=[[Record Collector]]}}</ref> "Creep" reached number 34 on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot 100]] chart,<ref name="Irvin-1997" /> and reached number seven on the UK singles chart when EMI rereleased it in September 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19930912/7501/ |access-date=22 June 2024 |website=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref> In the UK, ''Pablo Honey'' was [[Music recording certification|certified]] silver in February 1994, gold in April 1994, platinum in June 1997, and double platinum in July 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Radiohead, ''Pablo Honey'' |url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/4974-1730-2 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=[[British Phonographic Industry]] |language=en}}</ref> In the US, it was certified gold in September 1993 and platinum in September 1995.<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web |title=Gold & Platinum – RIAA |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Radiohead#search_section |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045824/http://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Radiohead#search_section |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=3 May 2017 |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]}}</ref>