It was so, so disappointing for Radiohead to learn that its song “Let Down” was used in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement video and posted to the agency’s X account on Feb. 18.
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“We demand that the amateurs in control of the ICE social media account take it down,” the band said in a statement shared with Billboard on Friday (Feb. 27). “It ain’t funny, this song means a lot to us and other people, and you don’t get to appropriate it without a fight.”
The English rock band concluded its message with a blunt, “Also, go f–k yourselves …”
Billboard has reached out to the Dept. of Homeland Security for comment.
The ICE video the three-time Grammy-winning band took issue with starts off with a black screen as the third verse of “Let Down” from 1997’s OK Computer plays, while one by one, images of Americans appear. ICE captioned the video, “American citizens raped and murdered by those who have no right to be in our country. This is who we fight for. This is our why.”
“Let Down” made its Billboard Hot 100 debut 28 years after its release. The track arrived at No. 1 on the tally dated Aug. 30, 2025, and was the band’s fourth to land on the chart.
The agency has faced intense scrutiny and protest for its violent tactics as it follows President Donald Trump’s directive to remove undocumented immigrants from the United States. During its operations in Minneapolis in January, ICE agents fatally shot two U.S. citizens: Renee Good, who was attempting to peacefully drive away from agents; and Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse working at a VA hospital who was attempting to help a woman who had been knocked down.
Multiple artists have spoken out against ICE’s actions. Among them are Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Justin Bieber, Chappell Roan, Bruce Springsteen, Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello and Kehlani. After the deaths of Pretti and Good, Morello held a benefit concert in Minneapolis to not only support their families, but also to protest against Trump’s immigration policies and defend “democracy and justice,” he said in a statement. The Boss — who has been an outspoken critic of the president — also dropped a new anti-ICE song titled “Streets of Minneapolis” in January, and in February, announced the Land of Hope and Dreams tour “in defense of America.”
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