This Picture (song)

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"This Picture"

Single by Placebo
from the album Sleeping With Ghosts
Released	July 2003
Genre	Alternative rock Rock
Length	3.34
Label	Virgin Records
Writer(s)	Brian Molko; Placebo
Producer(s)	???
Placebo singles chronology
"The Bitter End" 2003	"This Picture" 2003	"Special Needs" 2003

This Picture is a single by alternative rock band Placebo. Released in July 2003, it was lifted from their album Sleeping With Ghosts.

This Picture tells the story of a relationship involving Sado-Masochism and an abusive female in a position of dominance.

The "Ashtray Girl" makes reference to a woman who uses her partner as an "emotional ashtray". "The cigarette burns on my chest" makes reference to a particular fetish of James Dean's. Brian Molko himself said, prior to singing it at a concert, "There's an old story that somebody told me once about James Dean. For those of you who don't know this yet, James Dean was gay. Yes, I'm sorry, it's true. He had a particular fetish where he liked to have cigarettes stubbed out on his chest. That's kind of an image that's always stayed with me, and part of the inspiration for this song."

The music video features prominent Italian actress, Asia Argento.

Remixed by Junior Sanchez on bonus remix CD of One More with Feeling