Covers (Placebo album)

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Covers
Cover album by Placebo
Released	5 March 2007
Genre	Alternative rock, synthpop, indie rock
Length	40:38
Label	Virgin Records (2007)

Covers is a cover album by Placebo, available exclusively as digital downloads from iTunes Store. The album was originally released as a bonus disc on the special edition version of Sleeping with Ghosts on 22 September 2003. This edition of Sleeping with Ghosts is still widely available. 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

1. "Running Up That Hill" (Kate Bush) – 4:57
   • Originally performed by Kate Bush
   • Recorded especially for the Covers disc released in 2003.^{[citation needed]}
2. "Where Is My Mind?" (Frank Black) – 3:44
   • Originally performed by Pixies
   • Previously appeared on the "This Picture" single released in 2003, but it had an introduction by the radio presenter
3. "Bigmouth Strikes Again" (Johnny Marr, Steven Morrissey) – 3:54
   • Originally performed by The Smiths
   • Previously appeared on the single to "Nancy Boy" released in 1997
4. "Johnny and Mary" (Robert Palmer) – 3:25
   • Originally performed by Robert Palmer
   • Previously appeared on the "Taste in Men" single in 2000
5. "20th Century Boy" (Marc Bolan) – 4:39
   • Originally performed by T.Rex
   • Previously released on the soundtrack to the film Velvet Goldmine and also as a B-side on the "You Don't Care About Us" single in 1998
6. "The Ballad of Melody Nelson" (Serge Gainsbourg, Jean-Claude Vannier) – 3:58
   • Originally performed by Serge Gainsbourg
   • Recorded especially for the Covers disc released in 2003.^{[citation needed]}
7. "Holocaust" (Alex Chilton) – 4:27
   • Originally performed by Alex Chilton
   • Previously appeared on the "Slave to the Wage" single in 2000
8. "I Feel You" (Martin Gore) – 6:26
   • Originally performed by Depeche Mode
   • Previously released on a fan club only cassette in 1999. It also appeared on the American edition of "Black Market Music" as a bonus track
9. "Daddy Cool" (Frank Farian, George Reyam) – 3:21
   • Originally performed by Boney M
   • Previously appeared as a B-side on "The Bitter End" single in 2003
10. "Jackie" (Sinéad O'Connor) – 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

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