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The Bends is the second studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 8 March 1995 by Parlophone. Most tracks were produced by John Leckie, with extra production by Radiohead, Nigel Godrich and Jim Warren. The Bends was the first Radiohead album with cover art by Stanley Donwood, who, with singer Thom Yorke, has produced all of Radiohead's artwork since.
Radiohead began work on The Bends at RAK Studios, London, in February 1994. Tensions were high, with pressure from the label to match sales of their debut hit single "Creep", and progress was slow. After an international tour in May and June, recording resumed at Abbey Road in London and the Manor in Oxfordshire. Radiohead moved away from the grunge style of their debut album Pablo Honey (1993), incorporating cryptic lyrics, greater use of keyboards, more abrasive guitar tracks and more restrained arrangements.
The Bends produced six charting singles: "My Iron Lung" (released as an EP in 1994), the double A-side "Planet Telex / High and Dry", "Fake Plastic Trees", "Just", Radiohead's first top-five UK single "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" and, in Ireland, "The Bends". Though it reached number four on the UK Albums Chart, The Bends failed to build on the success of "Creep" outside the UK, peaking on the US Billboard 200 at number 88. It has since been certified platinum in the UK and the US.
The Bends received greater acclaim than Pablo Honey, including a nomination for Best British Album at the 1996 Brit Awards; it elevated Radiohead from one-hit-wonders to one of the most recognised British bands. It is credited for influencing a generation of post-Britpop acts, such as Coldplay, Muse and Travis, and is frequently named one of the greatest albums of all time; it was voted number 2 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums 3rd Edition (2000) and ranked number 110 on Rolling Stone's 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums.

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