Meds ( Russian. Tablets ) - the fifth studio album of the British alternative rock band Placebo . The album was released on March 13, 2006 via Virgin Records . In the UK, the album was preceded by the single “Because I Want You”, in other countries the first single was “Song To Say Goodbye”, which was released on March 6.
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| Studio album Placebo | ||||
| Date of issue | March 13, 2006 | |||
| Recorded by | RAK Studios , London | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock [1] | |||
| Duration | 48:22 | |||
| Producer | Dimitri Tikovoy | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
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On January 17, 2006, the album was stolen from the iTunes online store and was illegally distributed on the Internet .
Michael Stipe from REM and Alison Mosshart from The Kills took part in the recording of the album.
Content
List of Songs
Words and music for all Placebo songs, unless otherwise indicated.
| No. | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| one. | “ Meds ” (with Alison “VV” Mosshart of The Kills ) | 2:55 |
| 2. | Infra-Red | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Drag" | 3:21 |
| four. | "Space Monkey" | 3:51 |
| five. | Follow the Cops Back Home | 4:39 |
| 6. | "Post Blue" | 3:11 |
| 7. | " Because I Want You " | 3:22 |
| eight. | "Blind" | 4:01 |
| 9. | "Pierrot the Clown" | 4:22 |
| ten. | Broken Promise (with REM Michael Stipe ) | 4:10 |
| eleven. | "One of a Kind" | 3:20 |
| 12. | "In the Cold Light of Morning" | 3:52 |
| 13. | " Song to Say Goodbye " | 3:36 |
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| No. | Title | Author | Duration | ||||||
| one. | "Meds" (featuring Alison Mosshart) | 2:55 | |||||||
| 2. | Infra-Red | 3:15 | |||||||
| 3. | "Drag" | 3:21 | |||||||
| four. | "Space Monkey" | 3:51 | |||||||
| five. | Follow the Cops Back Home | 4:39 | |||||||
| 6. | “Post Blue (Dave Bascombe Mix)” | 3:11 | |||||||
| 7. | "Because I Want You" | 3:22 | |||||||
| eight. | "Blind" | 4:01 | |||||||
| 9. | "Lazarus" | 3:23 | |||||||
| ten. | "Pierrot the Clown" | 4:22 | |||||||
| eleven. | Broken Promise (featuring Michael Stipe) | ||||||||
| 12. | "One of a Kind" | 3:20 | |||||||
| 13. | "Song to Say Goodbye" | 3:36 | |||||||
| 14. | UNEEDMEMORETHANINEEDU | 3:30 | |||||||
| 15. | " Running Up that Hill " | Kate bush | 4:56 | ||||||
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| No. | Title | Duration | |||||||
| one. | "This Picture" | ||||||||
| 2. | "Special Needs" | ||||||||
| 3. | "Protect Me From What I Want" | ||||||||
| four. | "I Do" | ||||||||
| five. | "Black-Eyed" | ||||||||
| 6. | "Pure Morning" | ||||||||
| 7. | English Summer Rain | ||||||||
| eight. | "Twenty Years" | ||||||||
| 9. | "Nancy Boy" | ||||||||
Note: In some regions, this album is released with Copy Control protection.
Singles
- “Because I Want You” (on 2 discs) (03/06/2006)
- “Song To Say Goodbye” (on 2 discs) (03/06/2006)
- Infra-Red (06/05/2006)
- "Meds" (on 2 disks) (10/09/2006)
Record Members
- Brian Molko - vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Stefan Olsdal - bass, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Steve Hewitt - Drums
Notes
- ↑ Wilson, MacKenzie. "Meds - Placebo | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic . " AllMusic .
- ↑ Meds - Placebo | Allmusic
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Critic Reviews for Meds at Metacritic
- ↑ Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Placebo: Meds
- ↑ Placebo: Meds <PopMatters
- ↑ Robert Christgau: Lost in the Lonely Crowd: Placebo
- ↑ Placebo: Meds | Music Review | Slant magazine