Absolute Garbage

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Absolute Garbage
Absolute Garbage cover
Greatest hits by Garbage
Released Flag of World July 23, 2007
Flag of the United States July 24, 2007
Flag of Europe July 27, 2007
Flag of Canada July 31, 2007
Flag of Japan September 5, 2007
Recorded 1994—2007
Genre Alternative Rock / Electronica
Length 72:43
63:15 (Remix disc)
Label A&E Records
Geffen/UMe (North America)
Producer Garbage
(Except "The World Is Not Enough": Garbage & David Arnold)
Professional reviews
Garbage chronology
Bleed Like Me
(2005)		 Absolute Garbage
(2007)
Singles from Absolute Garbage
  1. "Tell Me Where It Hurts"
    Released: July 16, 2007
Alternate covers
Limited edition cover
Limited edition cover
Promotional edition cover
Promotional edition cover

Absolute Garbage is the 2007 greatest hits album from Garbage. Remastered and chronologically running through sixteen of the band's singles, including the successful Billboard Hot 100 hits "Stupid Girl", "Special" and "Why Do You Love Me", their Hot Modern Rock Tracks topping "#1 Crush" and Bond theme "The World Is Not Enough". The album also included a brand new track, specially recorded for the compilation, "Tell Me Where It Hurts" and a brand new remix of non-single "It's All Over But the Crying".

Absolute Garbage was first released on July 23, 2007 on CD and a limited edition which included a second disc of remixes. A DVD format rounded out the package; among the fifteen Garbage music videos included is an hour-long documentary film titled "Thanks For Your, Uhhh Support" featuring footage filmed backstage and behind-the-scenes, and archive live performances and interviews spanning the band's entire career. [1]

The new song "Tell Me Where It Hurts" preceded the album at radio across the world, with a July 16 physical single release in the United Kingdom. [2] A second single release, for "It's All Over but the Crying" on September 10 was cancelled. [3]

Contents

[edit] Compiling the album

Butch Vig was the first band member to confirm that Garbage was going to work on new tracks for the project, including recording new songs, telling MTV "We've been working on Absolute Garbage for a while". [4] Garbage had been sharing song ideas via the internet and were keen on getting into the recording studio to complete them [5] Garbage had ended their eighteen-month hiatus on January 31, 2007, at a benefit show in Glendale, California, organised by Vig to help pay musician Wally Ingram's medical care following treatment for throat cancer. [6]

Garbage began work on the new songs in earnest during February and March 2007 at Vig's home studio in Los Angeles, [7] completing four tracks - "Tell Me Where It Hurts", "Betcha", "All The Good In This Life" and "Girls Talk Shit". [8] Of the four songs, only "Tell Me Where It Hurts" made the album, while of the other three songs, one ended up a b-side, [1] one an iTunes bonus [9] and one remaining unreleased respectively.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Garbage, except where noted.

  1. "Vow" – 4:32
  2. "Queer" – 4:37
  3. "Only Happy When It Rains" – 3:47
  4. "Stupid Girl" (Garbage, Strummer, Jones, Simonon, Headon) – 4:18
  5. "Milk" – 3:50
  6. "#1 Crush" - (Nellee Hooper Remix) - 4:45
  7. "Push It" – 4:03
  8. "I Think I'm Paranoid" – 3:39
  9. "Special" – 3:47
  10. "When I Grow Up" – 3:24
  11. "You Look So Fine" – 5:22
  12. "The World Is Not Enough" (Don Black / David Arnold) - 3:58
  13. "Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)" - 3:13
  14. "Shut Your Mouth" - 3:27
  15. "Why Do You Love Me" - 3:53
  16. "Bleed Like Me" - 4:01
  17. "Tell Me Where It Hurts" - 4:10
  18. "It's All Over but the Crying (Remix)" - 3:49

iTunes UK and Australia bonus track

  1. "All The Good In This Life" - 4:20

Special edition Garbage Mixes bonus disc

  1. "The World Is Not Enough (UNKLE remix)" - 5:01
  2. "When I Grow Up (Danny Tenaglia remix)" - 5:23
  3. "Special (Brothers In Rhythm remix)" - 5:15
  4. "Breaking Up The Girl (Timo Maas remix)" - 5:19
  5. "Milk (Massive Attack remix)" - 4:31
  6. "Cherry Lips (Roger Sanchez remix)" - 5:01
  7. "Androgyny (Felix da Housecat remix)" - 5:29
  8. "Queer (Rabbit in the Moon remix)" - 5:04
  9. "I Think I'm Paranoid (Crystal Method remix)" - 4:25
  10. "Stupid Girl (Todd Terry remix)" - 3:47
  11. "You Look So Fine (Fun Lovin' Criminals remix)" - 3:38
  12. "Push It (Boom Boom Satellites remix)" - 5:22
  13. "Bad Boyfriend (Garbage remix)" - 5:04

[edit] New songs and remixes

Garbage completed two versions of "Tell Me Where It Hurts": an orchestral version and a "Guitars Up" mix with a rockier arrangement, the latter being used on Absolute Garbage and the "Tell Me Where It Hurts" music video and released on the single. [10] The orchestral version of the song, titled "Un Belle du Jour mix", was released digitally in August on iTunes UK store. [11]

Vig had "goofed around" with Bleed Like Me track "Bad Boyfriend" in 2006 while updating his home studio, and while putting the Absolute Garbage package together thought it could be included. Rather than soliciting an outside record producer to remix the song Vig finished it himself. When he presented it to the rest of Garbage, they agreed the remix should be included on the album. [7] The new version was subtitled "Sting Like A Bee remix", and was first released on the 7" of "Tell Me Where It Hurts" as well as on the two-disc edition of Absolute Garbage (as "Garbage remix"). [1]

Garbage did send at least two tracks for remixing: Jeremy Wheatley remixed "It's All Over But The Crying", [12] which became the final track on Absolute Garbage and Chris Sheldon completed a rockier version of "Push It" which was playlisted by XFM prior to the albums release. [13]

Besides the remix of "Bad Boyfriend", all of the remixes on the Garbage Mixes disc had been released previously on their respective singles, but all had been remastered and some edited for Absolute Garbage. The remix of "When I Grow Up" is incorrectly credited to Kagz Kooner, but is actually by Danny Tenaglia.

[edit] Release history

Garbage disbanded for a temporary hiatus following their October 1, 2005, show in Perth, Australia, also the last commitment on the Bleed Like Me tour fulfilled; later European dates had been cancelled prior. [14] A month later on November 17, music retailer HMV's UK website listed an album compilation under the title of Best Of for release the following year. [15] A day later, the title was changed to Greatest Hits and by January 13, 2006 HMV yet again changed their listing for the album: a second title change to Absolute Garbage. [16]

On November 10, a press release from Warner Music Group announced a March 19, 2007 UK release date and tracklist for the album.[17] NME reported that the album would be preempted by a release of a single on March 5. The title of the single was not confirmed - conflicting reports stated it was a brand new song; some said the single would be "It's All Over but the Crying", a Bleed Like Me track which had been considered as the third U.S. single from that album.[18]

On May 11, an official post at the band's website announced that Absolute Garbage would be released soon. This posting was the first official confirmation of the project following 18 months of rumour and conjecture. [19] On May 22, Absolute Garbage and its tracklisting and format combinations were confirmed via their official website for a July 16/17 release. [1] The album's release date was later changed to July 23/24 [20] due to production issues with the North American DVD release. [21]

[edit] Credits and personnel

"Vow", "Queer", "Only Happy When It Rains", and "Milk"

"Stupid Girl"

"#1 Crush"

  • Written, produced and engineered by Garbage
  • Additional production by Nellie Hooper
  • Copyright 1997 Irving Music, Inc./Vibecrusher Music (BMI), Deadarm Music/Almo Music Corp. (ASCAP)

"Push It", "I Think I'm Paranoid", "Special", "When I Grow Up" and "You Look So Fine"

  • Taken from the album Version 2.0
  • Written by Garbage
  • Copyright 1998 Irving Music, Inc./Vibecrusher Music (BMI), Deadarm Music/Almo Music Corp. (ASCAP)
  • "Push It" contains an interpolation of "Don't Worry Baby" written by Brian Wilson and Roger Christian (Published by Irving Music, Inc (BMI) and Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc (BMI))
  • "Push It" also contains an interpolation of "Push It" written by Herbie Azor (Published by WB Music Corp (ASCAP)).
  • Engineered by Billy Bush
  • Bass by Daniel Shulman

"The World Is Not Enough"

"Cherry Lips" and "Shut Your Mouth"

  • Taken from the album Beautiful Garbage
  • Written and produced by Garbage
  • Copyright 2001 Deadarm Music/Almo Music Corp. (ASCAP), Vibecrusher Music/Irving Music, Inc. (BMI)
  • Engineered by Billy Bush
  • Bass by Daniel Shulman

"Why Do You Love Me" and "Bleed Like Me"

  • Taken from the album Bleed Like Me
  • Written and produced by Garbage
  • Copyright 2005 Deadarm Music/Almo Music Corp. (ASCAP), Vibecrusher Music/Irving Music, Inc. (BMI)
  • Engineered by Billy Bush
  • Drums on "Why Do You Love Me" by Matt Walker
  • Bass by Justin Meldal-Johnson

"Its All Over But The Crying"

  • Written and produced by Garbage
  • Copyright 2005 Deadarm Music/Almo Music Corp. (ASCAP), Vibecrusher Music/Irving Music, Inc. (BMI)
  • Remix and additional produced by Jeremy Wheatley for 365 Artists
  • Additional programming by Brio Taliaferro for 365 Artists
  • Mixed at twenty one studios, assisted by Richard Edgeler
  • Engineered by Billy Bus
  • Bass by Justin Meldal-Johnson

"Tell Me Where It Hurts"

  • Written and produced by Garbage
  • Copyright 2007 Deadarm Music/Almo Music Corp (ASCAP), Vibecrusher Music / Irving Music, Inc (BMI)
  • Recorded at Kung Foo Sound, Los Angeles, & & GrungeIsDead, Silverlake, CA
  • Engineered by Billy Bush
  • Bass by Daniel Shulman

"Bad Boyfriend (Sting Like A Bee remix)"

  • Written by Garbage
  • Produced by John King and Garbage
  • Mixed by Butch Vig at GrungeIsDead, Silverlake, CA

Absolute Garbage

  • Mastered: Emily Lazar & Sarah Register (The Lodge)
  • Mastering Assistant: Joe LaPorta

Garbage Mixes

  • Mastering by Emily Lazar and Joe LaPorta at The Lodge, NYC

Other personnel

Other credits

  • Management: Q Prime
  • Legal: William Berrol
  • Business Management: Flood, Bumstead, McCready and McCarthy, Inc.

[edit] Certifications, peaks and sales

Country Peak position Sales/shipments
Australia ARIA Albums chart 18 [22]
Belgium Flanders Album chart 38 [23]
Belgium Wallonia Album chart 24 [24]
Canada Album chart 43 [25]
Germany Media Control Top 100 68 [26]
Ireland IRMA Albums chart 22 [27]
Italy FIMI Album Chart 79 [28]
Switzerland IFPI Album chart 77 [29]
UK Albums Chart 11 [30] 13,372 first week sales [30]
US Billboard 200 68 [31] 15,573 (11,000 first week sales [32])
US Billboard Comprehensive Albums 68 [33]
US Billboard Top Internet Albums 9 [34]
US Billboard Top Rock Albums 24 [35]
US Billboard Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums 25 [36]
Billboard European Top 100 Albums 35 [37]

[edit] Absolute Garbage DVD

Absolute Garbage
Absolute Garbage cover
Video by Garbage
Released July 23, 2007 (UK)
July 24, 2007 (North America)
Recorded 1995 - 2007
Genre Alternative rock, Electronica
Length 2 hrs 08 mins (R1)
2 hrs 12 mins (R0)
Label Geffen/UMе (R1)
A&E Records (R0)
Director Samuel Bayer, Stéphane Sednaoui, Andrea Giacobbe, Matthew Rolston, Dawn Shadforth, Sophie Muller, Philipp Stolzl, Joseph Kahn, Elliot Chaffer
Producer Greg Kaplan (Documentary)

Absolute Garbage is the title for Garbage's 2007 DVD compilation of fifteen music videos, released in North America, United Kingdom and Europe simultaneously alongside the greatest hits album of Absolute Garbage. It is the band's first DVD album release, and their first commercial video compilation released since the 1996 VHS and Video-CD compilation Garbage Video.

Region 1 releases do not include the video for "Tell Me Where It Hurts". Region 0 pressings of Absolute Garbage contain all sixteen music videos to accompany the singles contained on the CD format [1] (with the exception of "#1 Crush" for which there was no clip filmed [38]).

It also contains a bonus hour-long documentary titled "Thanks For Your Uhh, Support" featuring footage filmed backstage and behind-the-scenes, and archive live performances and interviews spanning the band's entire career. [1]

In advance of 2008's 50th Grammy Awards, Geffen Records submitted Absolute Garbage for consideration for Best Long Form Music Video. [39] However it failed to pick up a nomination. [40]

  1. "Vow" (Director: Samuel Bayer)
  2. "Queer" (Director: Stéphane Sednaoui)
  3. "Only Happy When It Rains" (Director: Samuel Bayer)
  4. "Stupid Girl" (Director: Samuel Bayer)
  5. "Milk" (Director: Stéphane Sednaoui)
  6. "Push It" (Director: Andrea Giacobbe)
  7. "I Think I'm Paranoid" (Director: Matthew Rolston)
  8. "Special" (Director: Dawn Shadforth)
  9. "When I Grow Up" (Director: Sophie Muller)
  10. "You Look So Fine" (Director: Stéphane Sednaoui)
  11. "The World Is Not Enough" (Director: Philipp Stolzl)
  12. "Cherry Lips" Director: Joseph Kahn
  13. "Shut Your Mouth" (Director: Elliot Chaffer)
  14. "Why Do You Love Me" (Director: Sophie Muller)
  15. "Bleed Like Me" (Director: Sophie Muller)
  16. "Tell Me Where It Hurts" (Director: Sophie Muller)

Bonus documentary

  1. "Thanks For Your Uhh Support"
Country/chart Peak position Sales/shipments
US Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos 5 [41]
US Billboard Top Music Video 5 [42]

[edit] References

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  4. ^ "Butch Vig Says Garbage Hiatus Is Over". MTV.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-12.
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  9. ^ Email from Warner UK, dated July 20, 2007, regarding the release of Absolute Garbage: "You can also download the album from iTunes for the iTunes exclusive album featuring an exclusive new track, entitled 'All The Good In This Life'"
  10. ^ The Making of "Tell Me Where It Hurts" (DVD track)
  11. ^ "iTunes UK Store listing
  12. ^ "365 Artits: Producers (Jeremy Wheatley)". 365 Artists. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
  13. ^ Music Week magazine, July 15 chart issue
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  34. ^ "Top Internet Albums Absolute Garbage". Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
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  42. ^ Videos - Absolute Garbage - Top Music Video Chart Listing For The Week Of Aug 11, 2007. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.

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