Song to Say Goodbye

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"Song to Say Goodbye"
Single by Placebo
from the album Meds
Released	March 2006
Genre	Alternative Rock
Length	3:36
Label	Virgin Records
Writer(s)	Brian Molko; Placebo
Producer(s)	Dimitri Tikovoi
Placebo singles chronology
"Because I Want You" 2006	"Song to Say Goodbye" 2006	"Infra-Red" 2006

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, "Song to Say Goodbye" is considered the first single from Meds. It is a song that refers to drug addiction, specifically heroin. It contains a phrase of Neil Young's "The needle and the damage done" The song develops around some piano notes that repeat throughout it. It is quite sentimental due to the power of its lyrics.

The original video portrays an addicted father that his son (played by Field Cate) tries to save. Some interpret this video as a role-reversal between father and son.

There is a live version available of the song on the live EP Live At La Cigale

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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

Singles: "Bruise Pristine" | "Come Home" | "36 Degrees" | "Teenage Angst" | "Nancy Boy" | "Pure Morning" | "You Don't Care About Us" | "Every You Every Me" | "Without You I'm Nothing" | "Burger Queen Francais" | "Taste in Men" | "Slave to the Wage" | "Special K" | "Black-Eyed" | "The Bitter End" | "This Picture" | "Special Needs" | "English Summer Rain" | "Twenty Years" | "Protège-Moi" | "Because I Want You" | "Song to Say Goodbye" | "Infra-Red" | "Meds"