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Slave to the Wage
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Wikipedia article
"'Slave to the Wage'" is a song by English alternative rock band Placebo. It was released as a single from their third studio album, 2000's 'Black Market Music'. It reached number 19 in the UK Singles Chart. The song, inspired by the drudgery of having a "9 to 5" job in the modern world, is about not working oneself into an early grave.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080723182123/http://www.placeboworld.co.uk/archive/selectaug00.htm FITTER. HAPPIER. MORE PRODUCTIVE.]. 'Select' - Aug/Sep 2000. Bob Dylan's "Maggie's Farm" is also mentioned in the lyrics. The song samples the intro of "Texas Never Whispers" by Pavement.
The music video is directed by Howard Greenhalgh and was inspired by the movie 'Gattaca'.
Live performance history
The song was played throughout the Black Market Music and Sleeping With Ghosts tour, and was performed up until 2005. "Slave to the Wage" returned to the setlists on the band's summer 2012 tour. An acoustic version of the song is part of the 2015 'MTV Unplugged' performance.
Track listings
; CD1
#"Slave to the Wage (Radio Edit)" 3:50
#"Leni" 4:39
#"Bubblegun" 5:13
; CD2
#"Slave to the Wage (Album Version)" 4:09
#"Holocaust" 4:26
#"Slave to the Wage (Les Rythmes Digitales Remix)" 4:29
References
Category:Placebo (band) songs
Category:2000 singles
Category:2000 songs
Category:Virgin Records singles
Category:Songs written by Steve Hewitt
Category:Songs written by Brian Molko
Category:Songs written by Stefan Olsdal
Category:Songs written by Stephen Malkmus
Category:Music videos directed by Howard Greenhalgh
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