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''Special Needs' - released 15.09.03


PLACEBO release their new single ‘Special Needs’ through Hut Recordings on September 15th. This is the third single to be lifted from the acclaimed ‘Sleeping With Ghosts’ album which is fast approaching 1 million sales worldwide in only 4 months and has recently achieved gold status in the UK.

It is safe to say that Placebo have re-established themselves on the world circuit with sold out shows in the US and Australasia. The band are currently in Europe playing to an average of 4000 people per night taking in all major cities and are making a return to Eastern Europe after the success of their previous visit on their last world tour.

The band return to the UK as third headline on the main stage at the Reading and Leeds Festival in August. This is the first time they have played the UK since their two sold out Brixton Academy shows.

After this they return to Europe for an Arena Tour, then back to the US for a 21 date tour then on to Australia before taking on the monster that is S.E. Asia in early 2004.

Love them or hate them it is hard to deny that PLACEBO are still a world conquering force with the longevity last year’s big thing can only dream of.

Tracklisting is:

CD1
Special Needs (Edit)
English Summer Rain – Freelance Hellraiser Mix
Plasticine (Lounge Version)

DVD
Special Needs – Video (Directed by Paul Gore)
Making Of The Video
Special Needs – Album Version
The Bitter End - Junior Sanchez Mix

7”
A. Special Needs (Edit)
B. English Summer Rain – Freelance Hellraiser Mix

“The best British rock band for a decade” – NME
“Placebo haven’t rocked with so much urgency since their first album” - Kerrang
“Something rather special” - The Times
“Spikily brilliant” – Q
“Positively searing” – Rocksound
“Thrilling” The Fly