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Meds is an album by alternative band Placebo
Placebo (band)

Placebo are an alternative rock musical ensemble formed in London in 1994, consisting of Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal and Steve Forrest. To date, they have released five studio albums, six Extended plays and twenty-seven singles....
, released in 2006. It was was released in most countries on 13 March 2006, although it was released three days earlier in Australia (standard and special editions) and New Zealand (standard edition only). Illegal copies had previously been available on the Internet since 17 January 2006, prior to the official announcement of the release. "Because I Want You", released on 6 March 2006, was the first UK single from the album.






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Meds is an album by alternative band Placebo
Placebo (band)

Placebo are an alternative rock musical ensemble formed in London in 1994, consisting of Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal and Steve Forrest. To date, they have released five studio albums, six Extended plays and twenty-seven singles....
, released in 2006. It was was released in most countries on 13 March 2006, although it was released three days earlier in Australia (standard and special editions) and New Zealand (standard edition only). Illegal copies had previously been available on the Internet since 17 January 2006, prior to the official announcement of the release. "Because I Want You", released on 6 March 2006, was the first UK single from the album. The first single outside of the UK was "Song to Say Goodbye", released on the same date. "Meds" received significant exposure in the U.S.; it was within the 50 most-played alternative rock
Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. Alternative rock consists of various subgenres that have emerged from the independent music scene since the 1980s, such as Grunge music, Britpop, gothic rock, and indie pop....
 songs as of mid-May 2006.

Background

Placebo had planned to record a more electronic-, keyboard-driven sound on Meds; however, producer Dimitri Tikovoi
Dimitri Tikovoi

Dimitri Tikovoi is a France record producer who recently worked on the Fear of Music album, Actor / Actress, as well as the Placebo album Meds....
 convinced a back-to-basics approach, which Brian Molko recounted in Zero Magazine:
"It was our producer's agenda really, which we didn't really know about until we got into the studio. ...We were in a place that was very much about samplers and computers and vintage synthesisers. This recording session really became about playing again. We were in an old-school studio so there were no real tricks to hide behind."


On the theme of the record, Molko says:
"I think there's a lot of songs...about the dangers and effects of drinking. ...'Infra-red's about that, when you get very drunk and you've got a bee in your bonnet about something, and this vengeful quality emerges. You start thinking about people who've done you wrong and [want] to set the record straight."


The album was re-released by Virgin Records
Virgin Records

Virgin Records is a United Kingdom record label founded by England entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972 in music. It was later sold to Thorn EMI, and then, in the US, merged with Capitol Records in 2007 to create the Capitol Music Group....
 in the U.S. in January 2007, including an extra three tracks ("Lazarus", "UNEEDMEMORETHANINEEDU", and "Running Up That Hill"), but omitting "In the Cold Light of Morning".

Track listing

All songs by Placebo unless otherwise noted.

Original release

  1. "Meds
    Meds (song)

    "Meds" is a song by the alternative rock band Placebo . It was the fourth single to be released from the group's 2006 album Meds. It came out on October 9th in both vinyl and CD format....
    " (featuring Alison "VV" Mosshart
    The Kills

    The Kills is an indie rock band formed by American vocalist and guitarist Alison Mosshart and British guitarist Jamie Hince . Their three albums, Keep On Your Mean Side, No Wow and Midnight Boom, have gathered much critical praise....
    ) – 2:55
  2. "Infra-Red
    Infra-red (song)

    Infra-Red is the third single from Placebo 's sixth studio album, Meds, and was released on the 19th June 2006. The song peaked #42 in the UK, #35 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart, and #91 in Germany....
    " – 3:15
  3. "Drag" – 3:21
  4. "Space Monkey" – 3:51
  5. "Follow the Cops Back Home" – 4:39
  6. "Post Blue" – 3:11
  7. "Because I Want You
    Because I Want You

    "Because I Want You" is the first single from Placebo 's fifth album Meds, released only in the United Kingdom....
    " – 3:22
  8. "Blind" – 4:01
  9. "Pierrot the Clown
    Pierrot the Clown

    "Pierrot the Clown" is a song of Placebo fifth studio album Meds. It has a slow, mellow feeling in the song which fits its lyrical context of a character in a sombre mood....
    " – 4:22
  10. "Broken Promise" (featuring Michael Stipe
    Michael Stipe

    John Michael Stipe is an United States singer who is the lead vocalist for the alternative rock band R.E.M. Stipe has become well-known for the "mumbling" style of his early career and for his complex, surrealism lyrics, as well as his social and political activism....
    ) – 4:20
  11. "One of a Kind" – 3:20
  12. "In the Cold Light of Morning
    In the Cold Light of Morning

    "In the Cold Light of Morning" is the twelfth track on Alternative rock band Placebo fifth studio album, Meds. When the album was re-released in the U.S., the track was omitted from the album after lead singer Brian Molko refused to censor its lyrics for the record company....
    " – 3:52
  13. "Song to Say Goodbye
    Song to Say Goodbye

    "Song to Say Goodbye" is the second single from Placebo 's sixth studio album Meds. It was produced by Dimitri Tikovoi. As "Because I Want You" was only released in the United Kingdom, elsewhere "Song to Say Goodbye" is considered the first single from Meds....
    " – 3:36


U.S. re-release

  1. "Meds
    Meds (song)

    "Meds" is a song by the alternative rock band Placebo . It was the fourth single to be released from the group's 2006 album Meds. It came out on October 9th in both vinyl and CD format....
    " (featuring Alison "VV" Mosshart
    The Kills

    The Kills is an indie rock band formed by American vocalist and guitarist Alison Mosshart and British guitarist Jamie Hince . Their three albums, Keep On Your Mean Side, No Wow and Midnight Boom, have gathered much critical praise....
    ) – 2:55
  2. "Infra-Red
    Infra-red (song)

    Infra-Red is the third single from Placebo 's sixth studio album, Meds, and was released on the 19th June 2006. The song peaked #42 in the UK, #35 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart, and #91 in Germany....
    " – 3:15
  3. "Drag" – 3:21
  4. "Space Monkey" – 3:51
  5. "Follow the Cops Back Home" – 4:39
  6. "Post Blue" (Dave Bascombe Mix) – 3:11
  7. "Because I Want You
    Because I Want You

    "Because I Want You" is the first single from Placebo 's fifth album Meds, released only in the United Kingdom....
    " – 3:22
  8. "Blind" – 4:01
  9. "Lazarus" – 3:23
  10. "Pierrot the Clown
    Pierrot the Clown

    "Pierrot the Clown" is a song of Placebo fifth studio album Meds. It has a slow, mellow feeling in the song which fits its lyrical context of a character in a sombre mood....
    " – 4:22
  11. "Broken Promise" (featuring Michael Stipe
    Michael Stipe

    John Michael Stipe is an United States singer who is the lead vocalist for the alternative rock band R.E.M. Stipe has become well-known for the "mumbling" style of his early career and for his complex, surrealism lyrics, as well as his social and political activism....
    ) – 4:20
  12. "One of a Kind" – 3:20
  13. "Song to Say Goodbye
    Song to Say Goodbye

    "Song to Say Goodbye" is the second single from Placebo 's sixth studio album Meds. It was produced by Dimitri Tikovoi. As "Because I Want You" was only released in the United Kingdom, elsewhere "Song to Say Goodbye" is considered the first single from Meds....
    " – 3:36
  14. "UNEEDMEMORETHANINEEDU" – 3:30
  15. "Running Up That Hill
    Running Up That Hill

    "Running Up That Hill " was the first single from Kate Bush's 1985 album Hounds of Love. Written by Bush, it was released as a single in the United Kingdom on August 5, 1985, with the album appearing on shelves on September 16, 1985....
    " (Kate Bush
    Kate Bush

    Kate Bush is an England singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and Idiosyncrasy lyrics have made her one of England's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years having sold over 20,000,000 records worldwide....
    ) – 4:56


"Running Up That Hill
Running Up That Hill

"Running Up That Hill " was the first single from Kate Bush's 1985 album Hounds of Love. Written by Bush, it was released as a single in the United Kingdom on August 5, 1985, with the album appearing on shelves on September 16, 1985....
" is apparently digitally remastered, but otherwise the same version that was released in 2003 as part of the limited edition Sleeping with Ghosts
Sleeping with Ghosts

Sleeping with Ghosts is the fourth album released by English alternative rock band Placebo in 2003. It achieved chart success in the UK, Australia and Europe....
 bonus disc, copies of which can still be found in many stores. "Lazarus" and "UNEEDMEMORETHANINEEDU" are found on the title track
Meds (song)

"Meds" is a song by the alternative rock band Placebo . It was the fourth single to be released from the group's 2006 album Meds. It came out on October 9th in both vinyl and CD format....
's single.

Special edition DVD

  1. "Documentary"
  2. "Lyrics"
  3. "Twenty Years (Live at Wembley 05.11.04)"
  4. "If Only Tonight We Could Sleep (Placebo and The Cure
    The Cure

    The Cure are an English Rock music band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several lineup changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member....
    )"
  5. "Backstage at Live 8
    Live 8

    Live 8 was a string of benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. They were timed to precede the G8 Conference and 31st G8 summit held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland from 6-8 July 2005; they also coincided with the 20th anniversary of Live Aid....
     Photo Galleries"
  6. "Long Division (Audio)"
  7. "In the Cold Light Of Morning (Demo) (Audio)"
  8. "I Do (Demo) (Audio)"
  9. "Pierrot the Clown (Demo) (Audio)"


Chart positions

  • #1 - France, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Greece, Mexico, Chile
  • #2 - Germany
  • #3 - Finland, Portugal
  • #4 - Australia, Italy, Argentina
  • #5 - World Chart
  • #7 - UK, Poland
  • #10 - Netherlands, Czech Republic
  • #12 - Norway
  • #20 - Denmark
  • #33 - Sweden
  • #95 - Canada
  • #180 - U.S. (5,974 units in the first week)