Special Needs (song)
2003 single by Placebo
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| Single by Placebo | ||||
| from the album Sleeping with Ghosts | ||||
| Released | 15 September 2003 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
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| Producer(s) | Jim Abbiss | |||
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"Special Needs" is a song by English alternative rock band Placebo. It was released as the third single from their fourth studio album, Sleeping with Ghosts, on 15 September 2003. It peaked at No. 27 in the UK Singles Chart.[1]
Music video
The music video for "Special Needs" was filmed in a disused swimming pool in Hackney. It alternates between showing the three band members playing the song and featuring a couple, apparently separated, reminiscing their relationship and making out. The female part in the video was played by Caroline Farrington.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Placebo (Steve Hewitt, Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal)
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Special Needs (Edit)" | 3:28 |
| 2. | "English Summer Rain (Freelance Hellraiser Mix)" | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Plasticine (Lounge Version)" | 4:06 |
- 7" vinyl
- "Special Needs"
- "English Summer Rain (Freelance Hellraiser Mix)"
- DVD
- "Special Needs" (video)
- "Making of the Video"
- "Special Needs (Album Version)"
- "The Bitter End (Junior Sanchez Mix)"
Personnel
- Helena Berg – sleeve photography and art direction
References
- ^ "Special Needs". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
External links
- "Special Needs" at AllMusic
- "Special Needs " at Discogs (list of releases)
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- Never Let Me Go
- Extended Play '07
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- Once More with Feeling: Singles 1996–2004
- A Place for Us to Dream
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- "Pure Morning"
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- "Every You Every Me"
- "Without You I'm Nothing"
- "Taste in Men"
- "Slave to the Wage"
- "Special K"
- "Black-Eyed"
- "The Bitter End"
- "This Picture"
- "Special Needs"
- "English Summer Rain"
- "Protège-moi"
- "Twenty Years"
- "Because I Want You"
- "Song to Say Goodbye"
- "Infra-Red"
- "Meds"
- "For What It's Worth"
- "Ashtray Heart"
- "Bright Lights"
- "Too Many Friends"
- "Loud Like Love"
- "Jesus' Son"
- "I Feel You"
- "Sleeping with Ghosts"
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