Special K
by Placebo
- Type: Single
- Released: 19 March 2001
- Label: Hut Records
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 41:41
- Community rating: 3.58/5 from 1 rating
Artists on this release: Riverman, Paul Corkett, Martin Buttrich, Andy Bolleshon, Timo Maas, Phil Vinall, Kevin Westenberg, Phelan Kane, Brothers In Rhythm, Alan Bremner, Severe Loren, I Can't Believe It's Not Rock
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Special K', from Placebo's 'Black Market Music', uses a cereal slogan as its metaphor for ketamine, Brian Molko's androgynous vocal over driving guitars. The single typifies the band's glam-inflected alternative rock.
Genres
Descriptors: drugs, noisy, melodic, guitars, androgynous-vocals
Tracklist
- Special K (3:53)
- Dub Psychosis (3:39)
- Passive Aggressive (Brothers In Rhythm Remix) (9:07)
- Special K (Timo Maas Remix) (7:32)
- Little Mo (3:03)
- Slave To The Wage (I Can't Believe It's A Remix) (3:31)
- Special K (Timo Maas Dub Mix) (7:03)
- Special K (3:53)
Credits
- Scott Kannberg - written-by [texas never whispers sample]
- Stephen Malkmus - written-by [texas never whispers sample]
- Howard Greenhalgh - film director
- Paul Corkett - producer, mixed by
- Phil Vinall - producer, mixed by
- Brothers In Rhythm - remix, producer [additional]
- Andy Bolleshon - remix, producer [additional]
- Martin Buttrich - remix, producer [additional]
- Timo Maas - remix, producer [additional]
- Riverman - management
- Kevin Westenberg - photography by
- Lorraine Francis - engineer
- Teo Miller - engineer
- Alan Bremner - mixed by
- I Can't Believe It's Not Rock - remix