For What It's Worth (Placebo song)
"For What It's Worth" | ||||
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Single by Placebo | ||||
from the album Battle for the Sun | ||||
B-side | "Wouldn't It Be Good" | |||
Released | 20 April 2009 (radio première) 1 June 2009 (official release) | |||
Recorded | 2008 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 2:47 | |||
Label | PIAS | |||
Songwriter(s) | Steve Forrest, William Patrick Lloyd, Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal | |||
Producer(s) | David Bottrill | |||
Placebo singles chronology | ||||
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"For What It's Worth" is the first official single from Placebo's sixth studio album, Battle for the Sun.
Release
It was released on 20 April 2009, in a similar fashion to "Battle for the Sun"; it first played on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 programme, and then was made available as a digital download from iTunes and emusic.[1] The single featured a cover of Nik Kershaw's "Wouldn't It Be Good" as the B-side.[2]
The video for the song was released on the following day, on the band's MySpace page.[3] The single was released in the U.S. via iTunes and UK via emusic on 5 May 2009.
Reception
The single debuted in the UK Singles Chart at No. 97 after it was released exclusively via iTunes.[4] It was nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single.
Track listing
- CD
- "For What It's Worth"
- "Wouldn't It Be Good" (Nik Kershaw cover)
- "For What It's Worth" (demo version)
- 7"
- "For What It's Worth"
- "Wouldn't It Be Good" (Nik Kershaw cover)
Charts
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[5] | 88 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] | 24 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] | 23 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[8] | 24 |
France (SNEP)[9] | 25 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[10] | 34 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 33 |
UK Singles (OCC)[12] | 97 |
References
- ^ "Placebo / News". Placeboworld.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "For What It's Worth - First Single! van Placebo op Myspace". Blogs.myspace.com. 17 April 2009. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "Video Exclusive! van Placebo op Myspace". Blogs.myspace.com. 17 April 2009. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ [1] Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 219.
- ^ "Placebo – For What It's Worth" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Placebo – For What It's Worth" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Placebo – For What It's Worth" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Placebo – For What It's Worth" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Placebo – For What It's Worth" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Placebo – For What It's Worth". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
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