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For What It's Worth (Placebo song)
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Wikipedia article
"'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. The single featured a cover of Nik Kershaw's "Wouldn't It Be Good" as the B-side.
The video for the song was released on the following day, on the band's MySpace page. 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.[http://www.theofficialcharts.com/top40_singles.php ] 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
References
Category:Placebo (band) songs
Category:2009 singles
Category:Songs written by Brian Molko
Category:Songs written by Stefan Olsdal
Category:Song recordings produced by David Bottrill
Category:2009 songs
Category:PIAS Recordings singles
Category:Music videos directed by Howard Greenhalgh
Category:Songs written by Steve Forrest (musician)
Category:Songs written by William Patrick Lloyd
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