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Androgyny by Garbage

Artist Biography For Garbage

Garbage Is A Scottish-American Alternative Rock Band Formed In 1994 In Madison Wisconsin USA. The Group Members Are Shirley Manson Vocals Guitars Steve Marker Guitars Keyboards Duke Erikson Guitars Keyboards Bass And Butch Vig Drums Percussion . Erikson Marker And Vig Are Also Producers And Remixers Vig Is Best Known For Producing Nirvana's Nevermind . To Date The Band Sold Over 17 Million Albums Worldwide. Initially Garbage Was An Informal Jam Session Between The Three Producers Held In Marker's Basement. Steve Marker Saw The Music Video Of "Suffocate Me" By Angelfish On MTV Recorded It And Showcased It To His Band Mates. They Invited The Scottish Vocalist Shirley Manson To Join Garbage She Accepted And Soon Angelfish Disbanded. According To Vig Garbage Was Named Before Manson Joined The Band After The Percussionist Pauli Ryan Walked In While Vig Was Working On A Remix For Nine Inch Nails And Said It Sounded Like "garbage". In August 1995 The Group Released Their Debut Album Garbage Preceded By Their First Single "Vow" In March 1995. This Album Was An Unexpected Smash Selling Over 5 Million Copies And Reaching Double Platinum Status In The UK #6 USA #20 Australia. Also It Received Great Reviews From Critics And Featured On The Book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die." They Released Five Singles From This Album "Vow" "Only Happy When It Rains" "Queer" "Stupid Girl" And "Milk". A Non-Album Single Entitled "Subhuman" Was Issued On 7 August 1995. In 1996 The Band Released A Short-Form VHS And Video CD Entitled "Garbage Video" Also Known As "Home Video" That Included All Of Garbage's Promotional Music Videos Filmed Up Until That Point. In 1997 Garbage Were Nominated At Grammy Awards For Best New Artist Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal For "Stupid Girl" Best Rock Song For "Stupid Girl". In The Same Year The Remixed Version Of "#1 Crush" Original Version Released In 1996 Was Included On The Multi-Platinum Movie Soundtrack William Shakespeare's Romeo Juliet. Also It Was Nominated For Best Song From A Movie At The 1997 MTV Movie Awards. They Spent Over An Year Working On Their Follow-Up Album Version 2.0 Which Was Released On May 1998 And Hit #1 In The UK And #13 In The US. It Was Supported By Six Singles "Push It" "I Think I'm Paranoid" "Special" "When I Grow Up" "The Trick Is To Keep Breathing" And "You Look So Fine". The Music Video Of "Push It" Featured State Of The Art Effects And It Costs Over $400 000 To Make. Version 2.0 Sold Over 5 Million Copies Almost The Same As Their Debut. In 1999 They Performed The Theme Song To The James Bond Movie The World Is Not Enough. That Year They Also Contributed The Song "When I Grow Up" To The Adam Sandler Movie Big Daddy. Version 2.0 Was Nominated At Grammy Awards For Album Of The Year And Best Rock Album And "Special" Was Nominated For Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal And Best Rock Song. In October 2001 Garbage Issued Their Third And Most Pop Album Beautifulgarbage Preceded By The Single "Androgyny" In September 2001. All Four Singles Released "Androgyny" "Cherry Lips Go Baby Go! " "Breaking Up The Girl" And "Shut Your Mouth" Were Moderately Successful. This Album Got 6th Place At Rolling Stone's Top 10 Albums Of The Year. The World Tour From October 2001 To November 2002 Was Affected By Butch's Health Problems. The Band Struggled To Remain Together And Almost Split In 2003 Before Returning With The Fourth Studio Album Bleed Like Me In April 2005 Peaking At A Career-High #4 In USA. Four Singles Promoted The Album "Why Do You Love Me" "Sex Is Not The Enemy" "Bleed Like Me" And "Run Baby Run". Garbage Cut Short Their 2005 World Tour And Announced An Indefinite Hiatus But Emphasized It Was Not A Break-Up. In July 2007 The Group Released A Greatest Hits Album And A DVD Entitled Absolute Garbage. The Compilation Featured A Selection Of Their Singles A New Single "Tell Me Where It Hurts" #50 UK And A Remixed Version Of "It's All Over But The Crying" The Limited Edition Had Also A Remixes Disc . The DVD Included Most Of Their Music Videos And A Documentary Related To The Band. In 2008 A New Track Called "Witness To Your Love" Was Issued On A Charity Compilation In The USA. Shirley Manson Recorded A Solo Album But Her Label Refused To Release It Considering It To Be "too Noir". In The Same Year She Started To Play A Regular Role On US TV Show Terminator The Sarah Connor Chronicles. According To A Post From Shirley's Facebook Profile The Band Returned Back To Studio In 2010. On 14 May 2012 Garbage Released Their Fifth Studio Album Not Your Kind Of People. The Album Was Supported By The Singles "Blood For Poppies" "Battle In Me" "Automatic Systematic Habit" And "Big Bright World". On June 10th 2016 Garbage Released Their 6th Album "Strange Little Birds".

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Androgyny

"Androgyny" Is A Song By Garbage The First Single From Their Third Album Beautiful Garbage Released Worldwide In September 2001. The Song Which Was A Dramatic Change In Sound For Garbage Was The Lead-In Promotional Single For The Band's Third Record. The Single Was Untimely Released In The Wake Of The September 11th Terrorist Attacks And Like Many Singles At That Time Was Not Able To Be Promoted. This Coupled With Negative Fan Reaction And Poor Reviews From The Likes Of The NME And Allmusic Led The Single To Promptly Sink In Many Countries Including The UK And US. The Resulting Low Sales And Lack Of Airplay Severely Crippled The Performance Of The Beautifulgarbage Record. “Androgyny” Was Written And Recorded At Smart Studios During The Early 2001 Sessions For Beautifulgarbage. “Androgyny” Was Treated To Single Release In Late September 2001. It Was Backed With The Exclusive Track “Begging Bone” And A Collection Of Remixes Of The Song. While Not Being A Massive Success In Major Markets The Song Reached The #1 Spot In Mexico Then Greece Upon Release As Well As The Top Tens Of Many South American And Smaller European Countries. It Is Also The Second-Highest Charting Garbage Single In New Zealand After Push It . The Promotional Video For “Androgyny” Was Shot In London In Late August 2001 And Was Directed By Donald Cameron For Tsunami Productions. The Video Featured Shirley And The Boys Mingling With Various Androgynous Twenty-Somethings In A Posh Toilet Room. Remixes For This Song Were Completed By US Producer Superstars The Neptunes UK Garage Act The Architechs And Chicago House DJ Felix Da Housecat. Many Fan Remixes Of This Song Exist Due To An Online Contest Run On Garbage's Home Page Where Fans Could Remix The Song Utilising Acid Pro Software. “Androgyny” Was First Performed Live At Garbage's One-Off In-Store Concert At Chicago's Virgin Megastore On 2 October 2001. The Song Was Played On Most Beautifulgarbage Tour Dates. The Song Was Never Performed On Any Of The Bleed Like Me Tour Dates. “Androgyny” Has Been Performed Live On TV Shows CD UK Popworld Pepsi Chart Show The Base Top Of The Pops Rove SpeakEasy And On The Late Show With David Letterman.

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