"Meds" is a song by English

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band

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, released on 9 October 2006 as the fourth single from their fifth studio album '' Meds''.

Content

The song features vocals from Alison "VV" Mosshart of

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. The cover art features a collage of the band members blurred faces. All three faces were featured individually on the previous three singles released for the album.

Release

"Meds" was released on 9 October 2006 in both

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and CD format. The song was released to

radio airplay in the U.S. in late 2006. Its airplay increased gradually, so that by early January 2007, it was one of the 50 most-played songs on U.S. alternative radio.American Radio History
The single reached number 35 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

; CD 1 # "Meds (Single Mix)" (feat.

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) # "Lazarus" ; CD 2 # "Meds (Single Mix)" # "UNEEDMEMORETHANINEEDU" # "Space Monkey (

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Remix)" # "Meds" (video) ; 7" vinyl # "Meds (Single Mix)" # "UNEEDMEMORETHANINEEDU"

Charts

References

External links

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Lyrics of this song – Meds
2006 singles 2006 songs Placebo (band) songs Virgin Records singles Song recordings produced by Dimitri Tikovoï Songs written by Steve Hewitt Songs written by Brian Molko Songs written by Stefan Olsdal {{2000s-rock-single-stub