Special Needs (Placebo song)

"Special Needs"
Single by Placebo
from the album Sleeping with Ghosts
Released	15 September 2003
Format	CD, 7" vinyl, DVD
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Elevator Music, Hut, Virgin
Writer(s)	Steve Hewitt, Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal
Producer(s)	Jim Abbiss
Placebo singles chronology
"This Picture" (2003) "Special Needs" (2003) "English Summer Rain" (2004)

"Special Needs" is a song by English alternative rock band Placebo. It was released as the third single from their fourth studio album, Sleeping with Ghosts, on 15 September 2003. It peaked at No. 27 in the UK Singles Chart.^[1]

Music video

The music video for "Special Needs" was filmed in a disused swimming pool in Hackney. It alternates between showing the three band members playing the song and featuring a couple, apparently separated, making love to the memory of each other. The female part in the video was played by Caroline Farrington.

Track listing

All tracks written by Placebo (Steve Hewitt, Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal).

CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Special Needs (Edit)"	3:28
2.	"English Summer Rain (Freelance Hellraiser Mix)"	3:40
3.	"Plasticine (Lounge Version)"	4:06

7" vinyl

1. "Special Needs"
2. "English Summer Rain (Freelance Hellraiser Mix)"

DVD

• "Special Needs" (video)
• "Making of the Video"
• "Special Needs (Album Version)"
• "The Bitter End (Junior Sanchez Mix)"

Personnel

• Helena Berg – sleeve photography and art direction

References

1. "Special Needs". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.

External links

• "Special Needs" at AllMusic
• "Special Needs " at Discogs (list of releases)
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics