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On October 25th Placebo had released a collection of their
singles-to-date, entitled “Once More With Feeling - Singles
1996-2004”.
The collection brings together all the singles the band have
released over the past eight years from their four albums
to date: “Placebo”, “Without You I’m Nothing”, “Black Market
Music” and “Sleeping With Ghosts”. As a treat to fans it also
features “Prot?ge Moi”, previously only available in France,
and two new songs, “I Do” and forthcoming single “Twenty Years”.
Placebo are one of UK’s most successful bands of the last
10 years, having sold one million albums in the UK and 5 million
albums worldwide, with 1.4 million of those sales being from
last year’s “Sleeping With Ghosts”, which went Top 10 in 20
countries (including the UK). On top of all that, last month
after debuting at #2 and hovering around the upper echelons
of the French chart for 16 months, “Sleeping With Ghosts”
in one week climbed 51 places, from #52 to #1!
The new songs “I Do” and “Twenty Years” show a further maturity
and growth in the band’s song writing abilities. “I Do”, influenced
by Neu! and Laurie Anderson, is Placebos’ first unashamed
love song. “We’ve been threatening to do it for years and
we’ve finally done it”, says Brian. The second, “Twenty Years”,
is more in keeping with the bands’ existential angst. According
to Brian, it’s “pure epic melancholy, a meditation on the
passing of time and mortality….but it’s not miserable!”
They will furthermore release a DVD, which will feature previously
unseen footage and include a recent interview with the band
filmed specifically to mark the occasion of the album’s release.
It will be preceded on 18 October by the single “Twenty Years”
of which I’ve attached the Mp3 for your listening pleasure.
Track listing:
“36 Degrees” / ”Teenage Angst” / ”Nancy Boy” / ”Bruise Pristine”
/ ”Pure Morning” / ”You Don’t Care About Us” / ”Every You
Every Me” / ”Without You I’m Nothing” (featuring David Bowie)
/ ”Taste In Men” / ”Slave To The Wage” / ”Special K” / ”Black-Eyed”
/ ”The Bitter End” / ”This Picture” / ”Special Needs” / ”English
Summer Rain” / ”Protege Moi” / ”I Do” / ”Twenty Years”
(All songs written or co-written by Brian Molko – Famous Music)
Placebo's music was used in many commercials, films etc all
around the world.
Click here to view an Israeli commerical with ”Special Needs”
for FOX-Fashion.
Placebo is reprecented by BMG-Zomba.
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