▁linked ▁to ▁its ▁music ▁video , ▁interpreted ▁as ▁a ▁criticism ▁of ▁Trump ' s ▁policies . ▁ ▁Anim ator ▁Vir pi ▁K ett u , ▁who ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁music ▁video , ▁interpreted ▁the ▁song ▁as ▁a ▁comment ▁on ▁the ▁European ▁migr ant ▁crisis ▁and ▁sc ap ego ating ▁of ▁Muslim s . ▁The ▁visual ▁style ▁was ▁deliber ately ▁l ighter ▁in ▁tone ▁than ▁the ▁song , ▁as ▁Radio head ▁" w anted ▁the ▁video ▁to ▁contrast ▁with ▁what ▁they ' re ▁playing ▁and ▁to ▁w ake ▁people ▁up ▁a ▁bit ". ▁ ▁Prom otion ▁and ▁release ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁one ▁week ▁before ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁Radio head ' s ▁nin th ▁album , ▁A ▁Moon ▁Sh aped ▁Pool , ▁fans ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁made ▁orders ▁from ▁Radio head ▁received ▁emb oss ed ▁cards ▁with ▁lyr ics ▁from ▁the ▁song : ▁" Sing ▁a ▁song ▁of ▁six p ence ▁that ▁goes ▁/ ▁burn ▁the ▁w itch ▁/ ▁we ▁know ▁where ▁you ▁live ." ▁ ▁" B urn ▁the ▁W itch " ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁the ▁album ' s ▁lead ▁single ▁as ▁a ▁download ▁on ▁ 3 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁on ▁Radio head ' s ▁website ▁and ▁on ▁streaming ▁and ▁digital ▁media ▁services . ▁A ▁ 7 - inch ▁single , ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁song ▁" S pect re " ▁as ▁the ▁B - side , ▁was ▁released ▁that ▁month ▁exclus ively ▁in ▁independent ▁record ▁stores . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁year