A Place for Us to Dream
| A Place for Us to Dream | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by Placebo | ||||
| Released | 7 October 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 1994–2016 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Label | Rise[1] | |||
| Placebo chronology | ||||
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A Place for Us to Dream is a compilation album by the English alternative rock band Placebo. It was released on 7 October 2016, as part of the band's twentieth anniversary celebrations.[2] It consists of 36 tracks, including songs off albums, single versions, radio edits, live performances and redux editions of previously released songs, as well as the 2016 single "Jesus' Son".[3] The compilation includes all Placebo songs that have been released as singles, apart from "Burger Queen Français", "Twenty Years" and "The Never-Ending Why".
"A place for us to dream" is a lyric from the song "Narcoleptic" on Placebo's third album, Black Market Music. The album cover is an iconic photo taken during the 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot.
Release
A Place for Us to Dream was announced on 4 August 2016 on Placebo's official website. The album was released on limited edition deluxe box set pink vinyl, limited edition deluxe box set black vinyl, double CD and digital download.[2]
Track listing
| CD 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Pure Morning" (radio edit) | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Jesus' Son" (radio edit) | 3:19 |
| 3. | "Come Home" | 5:09 |
| 4. | "Every You Every Me" (single version) | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Too Many Friends" | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Nancy Boy" (radio edit) | 3:19 |
| 7. | "36 Degrees" (2016 version) | 4:53 |
| 8. | "Taste in Men" (radio edit) | 4:00 |
| 9. | "The Bitter End" | 3:11 |
| 10. | "Without You I'm Nothing" (featuring David Bowie; single version) | 4:11 |
| 11. | "English Summer Rain" (single version) | 3:10 |
| 12. | "Breathe Underwater" (slow) | 5:28 |
| 13. | "Soulmates" | 3:06 |
| 14. | "Meds" (featuring Alison Mosshart; single version) | 2:54 |
| 15. | "Bright Lights" (single version) | 3:31 |
| 16. | "Song to Say Goodbye" (radio edit) | 3:53 |
| 17. | "Infra-Red" | 3:15 |
| 18. | "Running Up That Hill" (Kate Bush cover) | 5:10 |
| CD 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "B3" (radio edit) | 3:53 |
| 2. | "For What It's Worth" | 2:51 |
| 3. | "Teenage Angst" | 2:41 |
| 4. | "You Don't Care About Us" (radio edit) | 3:51 |
| 5. | "Ashtray Heart" | 3:38 |
| 6. | "Broken Promise" (featuring Michael Stipe) | 4:13 |
| 7. | "Slave to the Wage" (radio edit) | 3:46 |
| 8. | "Bruise Pristine" (radio edit) | 3:00 |
| 9. | "This Picture" | 3:33 |
| 10. | "Protège-Moi" | 3:15 |
| 11. | "Because I Want You" (redux) | 4:19 |
| 12. | "Black-Eyed" | 3:47 |
| 13. | "Lazarus" | 3:24 |
| 14. | "I Know" (2008 version) | 5:03 |
| 15. | "A Million Little Pieces" (radio edit) | 3:45 |
| 16. | "Special Needs" (radio edit) | 3:29 |
| 17. | "Special K" | 3:49 |
| 18. | "Loud Like Love" (radio edit) | 4:26 |
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] | 28 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] | 28 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] | 18 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[7] | 29 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 10 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[9] | 17 |
| New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[10] | 8 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] | 18 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 16 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[13] | 21 |
References
- ↑ "Placebo Career Retrospective A PLACE FOR US TO DREAM Out This Fall". broadwayworld.com. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- 1 2 "A Place For Us To Dream". placeboworld.co.uk. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ↑ "Placebo Announce 'Retrospective Album' and New EP". diymag.com. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Placebo – A Place for Us to Dream - 20 Years of Placebo" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Placebo – A Place for Us to Dream - 20 Years of Placebo" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Placebo – A Place for Us to Dream - 20 Years of Placebo" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Placebo – A Place for Us to Dream - 20 Years of Placebo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Placebo – A Place for Us to Dream - 20 Years of Placebo" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ↑ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 41 (dal 2016-10-07 al 2016-10-13)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Placebo – A Place for Us to Dream - 20 Years of Placebo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ "Placebo | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 15 October 2016.