Radiohead Blasts ICE: "Go F**k Yourselves" for Song Use

Radiohead to ICE: "Go F**k Yourselves" Over Song Use

The iconic band demanded the removal of a promotional video featuring an unauthorized choral cover of their song 'Let Down,' joining other artists in condemning the Trump administration's use of

Marcus J. Delany

Mar 6, 2026, 1:53 AM PT · 2 min read

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THE RUNDOWN

Radiohead demanded ICE remove a video using their song.
The video featured an unauthorized choral cover of 'Let Down'.
Band called ICE social media managers 'amateurs'.
Radiohead's statement concluded with "go f**k yourselves."
Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter also objected to music use.

British rock band Radiohead issued a blistering statement on February 27, 2026, demanding that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its agency, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), remove a promotional video that featured an unauthorized choral cover of their song 'Let Down.' The track, originally from their seminal 1997 album OK Computer, was used in a video posted to ICE's X account on February 18, 2026, which depicted alleged victims of "criminal illegal alien violence" and concluded with the slogan "This Is Our Why."

Radiohead's message minced no words. A spokesperson for the band clarified to Variety that the usage was "without the band's permission." The full statement from Radiohead declared: "We demand that the amateurs in control of the ICE social media account take it down. 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. Also, go f**k yourselves… Radiohead."

This incident is part of a growing trend of artists publicly objecting to the Trump administration's use of their music without consent in immigration-related propaganda. In November 2025, Olivia Rodrigo blasted DHS after her song "All-American Bitch" was used in a video encouraging self-deportation, stating, "Don't ever use my songs to promote your racist, hateful propaganda." Similarly, Sabrina Carpenter reacted to the use of her song "Juno" in a December 2025 White House/ICE video, calling it "evil and disgusting" and urging them, "Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda." Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood was also involved in a separate dispute earlier in February regarding music from his *Phantom Thread* score being used in the documentary *Melania*.