Beautiful Garbage
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| Beautiful Garbage | ||
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| Studio album by Garbage | ||
| Released | October 1, 2001 (October 2, 2001 in North America) | |
| Recorded | 2000-2001 | |
| Genre | Alternative | |
| Length | 53:01 | |
| Label | Mushroom (Almo Sounds/Interscope in North America) | |
| Producer(s) | Garbage | |
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| Garbage chronology | ||
| Version 2.0 (1998) |
Beautiful Garbage (2001) |
Bleed Like Me (2005) |
Beautiful Garbage, also spelt beautifulgarbage, is the third album by the band Garbage, released on October 2, 2001. The album is notable because it presents a more produced sound than the band's previous works and more self-reflective lyrics from singer-songwriter Shirley Manson.
The album got off to an inauspicious start. It was released well over three years after Garbage's previous effort, Version 2.0. Additionally, the lead single from the album, "Androgyny" failed to crack the top 20 in the United Kingdom and had no impact in the United States.
Despite this, the album received excellent reviews from Rolling Stone and other music magazines, and Garbage remained well established as a band and had a significant fan following. The album debuted at #6 in the UK and #13 in the US.
Many fans reacted negatively to the release, claiming that Garbage had strayed from their rock roots into europop. The opening song, "Shut Your Mouth", was an example of the classic sound Garbage had been famous for in the 1990s and would go on to be the album's highest-charting single. There were R&B offerings, long, somber ballads, '60s pop, and new alternative pieces.
"Cherry Lips", an electronic-pop song, was a moderately successful single, spending 3 weeks in the UK top 40. The band also embarked on an extensive tour of Europe supporting U2 and later played shows throughout the United States along with No Doubt.
The only other single to be released from the album in the US was "Breaking up the Girl".
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All songs by Garbage
- "Shut Your Mouth" – 3:26
- "Androgyny" – 3:10
- "Can't Cry These Tears" – 4:16
- "Til the Day I Die" – 3:28
- "Cup of Coffee" – 4:31
- "Silence Is Golden" – 3:50
- "Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)" – 3:12
- "Breaking up the Girl" – 3:33
- "Drive You Home" – 3:58
- "Parade" – 4:07
- "Nobody Loves You" – 5:08
- "Untouchable" – 4:03
- "So Like a Rose" – 6:19
- Plus - Super-enhanced Interactive Cd-rom Sound Mixing Component
[edit] Comprehensive charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2001 | US Billboard 200 | 13 |
| 2001 | US Electronic Albums | 1 |
| 2001 | Australia | 1 |
| 2001 | Greece | 2 |
| 2001 | New Zealand | 2 |
| 2001 | France | 3 |
| 2001 | Ireland | 4 |
| 2001 | Singapore | 4 |
| 2001 | Belgium | 4 |
| 2001 | United Kingdom | 6 |
| 2001 | Canada | 6 |
| 2001 | Germany | 6 |
| 2001 | Spain | 7 |
| 2001 | Norway | 7 |
| 2001 | Italy | 8 |
| 2001 | Denmark | 12 |
| 2001 | Japan | 16 |
- To date the album has sold 397,000 copies in the US according to soundscan.
- Beautiful Garbage was a huge success in Australia where it was certified 3x Platinum (over 210 000 coppies sold) and debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Charts. Beautiful Garbage's second single 'Cherry Lips' was also a huge success, recieving Gold Status (over 35 000 coppies sold).
[edit] Resources
[edit] External links
- beautifulgarbage at MusicBrainz
- Garbage Disco Box official fansite
| Garbage |
| Butch Vig | Shirley Manson | Duke Erikson | Steve Marker |
| Discography |
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| Albums and extended plays: Garbage | Version 2.0 | Beautiful Garbage | Bleed Like Me | Absolute Garbage |
| Singles: "Vow" | "Subhuman" | "Only Happy When It Rains" | "Queer" | "Stupid Girl" | "Milk" | "#1 Crush" | "Push It" | "I Think I'm Paranoid" | "Special" | "The Trick Is to Keep Breathing" | "When I Grow Up" | "You Look So Fine" | "The World Is Not Enough" | "Androgyny" | "Cherry Lips" | "Breaking Up the Girl" | "Shut Your Mouth" | "Why Do You Love Me" | "Bleed Like Me" | "Sex Is Not the Enemy" | "Run Baby Run" |
| Videography |
| Videos and DVDs: Garbage Video | Live at Eagles Ballroom 2002 |
| Related articles |
| Alternative rock | Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie | Angelfish | The World Is Not Enough | Mushroom Records | Almo Sounds | Geffen Records |
