Covers (Placebo album)

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Covers

Compilation album by Placebo
Released	March 5, 2007
Genre	Alternative Rock Synthpop Indie Rock
Length	40:38
Label	Virgin Records (2007)

Covers is an album by Placebo, available exclusively as digital downloads from Apple's iTunes Store. The album was originally released as a bonus disc on the special edition version of Sleeping with Ghosts on September 22, 2003. This edition of Sleeping with Ghosts is now considered to be rare.^{[citation needed]} Most of the songs on the album were originally B-sides from the band's previous singles. "Running Up That Hill" is mostly responsible for this digital release package,^{[citation needed]} after being used for the fourth season premiere of The O.C. the song received a lot of attention in both the U.S. and the UK, managing to get to #66 in the official UK singles chart.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Track listing

"Running Up That Hill" – 4:57
- Originally performed by Kate Bush.
- Recorded especially for the Covers disc released in 2003.^{[citation needed]}
"Where Is My Mind?" – 3:44
- Originally performed by The Pixies.
- Previously appeared on the "This Picture" single released in 2003, but it had an introduction by the radio presenter.
"Big Mouth Strikes Again" – 3:54
- Originally performed by The Smiths.
- Previously appeared on the single to "Nancy Boy" released in 1997.
"Johnny and Mary" – 3:25
- Originally performed by Robert Palmer.
- Previously appeared on the "Taste in Men" single in 2000.
"20th Century Boy" – 4:39
- Originally performed by T-Rex.
- Previously released on the soundtrack to the film Velvet Goldmine and was also released as a promo for the radio stations and eventually ended up as a B-side on the "You Don't Care About Us single in 1998.
"The Ballad of Melody Nelson" – 3:58
- Originally performed by Serge Gainsbourg.
- Recorded especially for the Covers disc released in 2003.^{[citation needed]}
"Holocaust" – 4:27
- Originally performed by Alex Chilton.
- Previously appeared on the "Slave to the Wage" single in 2000.
"I Feel You" – 6:26
- Originally performed by Depeche Mode.
- Previously appeared on the American edition of "Black Market Music" as a bonus track. It was never released on a single.
"Daddy Cool" – 3:21
- Originally performed by Boney M.
- Previously appeared as a B-side on "The Bitter End" single in 2003.
"Jackie" – 2:48
- Originally performed by Sinéad O'Connor.
- Previously appeared as a B-side on the DVD edition of the "This Picture" single in 2003.

[edit] Chart positions

So far in the UK the album is current #11 in the mid week charts.^{[citation needed]}

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Placebo

Brian Molko | Stefan Olsdal | Steve Hewitt

Live members: William (Bill) Lloyd | Alex Lee

Discography

Studio albums: Placebo | Without You I'm Nothing | Black Market Music | Sleeping with Ghosts | Meds

DVDs and compilations: Soulmates Never Die (Live in Paris 2003) | Once More With Feeling (video collection) | Once More with Feeling | Covers