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was a political statement against the music scene at the time which was very laddish and macho. We wanted to stand up and be counted. There's no better way to do that than by putting a bunch of slap on, wearing a skirt and f***ing with people's heads. People hated us for it and I adored that. Not
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getting a reaction was an anathema to me at the time. When I look back at the album, I see naivety, missed opportunities and mistakes. But you can get your knickers in a twist about it or you can just accept they're part of you. I view "Nancy Boy" in a way I imagine
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album replaced the album version of "Nancy Boy" with the single version, known as "Nancy Boy (Sex Mix)". The band debated whether or not to put "Slackerbitch" on the record, but eventually decided against it; "Slackerbitch" was included on the 2006 reissue.
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for postponed suicides". "Teenage Angst" is about the emotions you feel as a teenager and want to have everything kept to yourself and create your own world, while Molko confusingly says "Bionic" is "about a robot fuck".
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536:", "Come Home" and "36 Degrees". Placebo released two more singles after the release of the album: "Teenage Angst" and "Nancy Boy". "Nancy Boy" was a hit and reached number 4 in the
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2015:The Rough Guide to Rock
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2524:Live albums
2359:Brian Molko
2170:IFPI Greece
1935:"Placebo –
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1842:(in French)
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1336:Discogs.com
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767:Brian Molko
503:Hut Records
393:Composition
371:Hut Records
337:Brian Molko
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2792:Jesus' Son
2680:Black-Eyed
2610:36 Degrees
1970:"Placebo:
1876:26 January
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1448:Moore 2006
1398:Soundcloud
1367:– Placebo"
1318:References
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1291:Summaries
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838:36 Degrees
434:Jean Genet
325:36 Degrees
233:36 Degrees
163:chronology
2743:Infra-Red
2673:Special K
2624:Nancy Boy
2603:Come Home
2287:Billboard
2260:Billboard
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1272:Platinum
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1129:UK Albums
1099:position
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797:Come Home
728:prog rock
544:Reception
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408:Come Home
379:Brad Wood
367:Come Home
321:Nancy Boy
259:Nancy Boy
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387:New York
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1286:30,000
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1077:(video)
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530:Placebo
499:Placebo
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375:Placebo
323:" and "
302:Placebo
293:Placebo
203:Singles
189:(1998)
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176:Placebo
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2052:4 July
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1087:Charts
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108:Length
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2180:5 May
1242:Gold
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1454:help
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1200:and
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1106:SNEP
1097:Peak
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769:and
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2460:EPs
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1866:BPI
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