Placebo (album)

Placebo
Studio album by Placebo
Released	16 July 1996
Recorded	Spring 1996
Genre	Alternative rock, indie rock
Length	60:30
Label	Virgin
Producer	Brad Wood
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Kerrang!
Placebo chronology
Placebo (1996) Without You I'm Nothing (1998)

Placebo is the self-titled début album by British rock band Placebo, released on the Virgin Records label on 16 July 1996. In 1998 Q magazine readers voted it the 87th greatest album of all time. The album was remastered and reissued on 18 September 2006 for the tenth anniversary.

Track listing

1. "Come Home" – 5:09
2. "Teenage Angst" – 2:42
3. "Bionic" – 5:00
4. "36 Degrees" – 3:05
5. "Hang on to Your IQ" – 5:13
6. "Nancy Boy" – 3:48
7. "I Know" – 4:44
8. "Bruise Pristine" – 3:35
9. "Lady of the Flowers" – 4:47
10. "Swallow" – 22:24
    • Contains the hidden track "Hong Kong Farewell" at 14:52

Certain versions of the album replace the album version of "Nancy Boy" (3:48) with a slightly edited version known as "Nancy Boy" (Sex Mix).

2006 reissue bonus tracks

11. "Paycheck" (demo) - 2:59
12. "Flesh Mechanic" (demo) - 4:28
13. "Drowning By Numbers" (B-side) - 2:57
14. "Slackerbitch" (B-side) - 3:24
15. "H.K. Farewell" - 7:31

2006 bonus DVD

1. Come Home – Alexandra Palace (2006)
2. Teenage Angst - The Big Breakfast (1996)
3. Nancy Boy – Top Of The Pops (1997)
4. Lady of the Flowers – Glastonbury (1998)
5. Teenage Angst – The White Room (1997)
6. Bruise Pristine – Top Of The Pops (1997)
7. 36 Degrees – Wembley Arena (2004)
8. 36 Degrees (promo)
9. Teenage Angst (promo)
10. Nancy Boy (promo)
11. Bruise Pristine (promo)

Chart positions

• 1. 5 - UK
  2. 50 - France