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{{Infobox Single | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
{{Use British English|date=June 2014}}
| Name = Taste in Men
{{more citations needed|date=September 2013}}
| Cover = Taste in Men 1.jpg
{{Infobox song
| Artist = [[Placebo (band)|Placebo]]
| from Album = [[Black Market Music]]
| name = Taste in Men
| Released = [[2000]] [[17 July]]
| cover = Taste in Men 1.jpg
| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| alt =
| Label = [[Virgin Records]]
| type = single
| artist = [[Placebo (band)|Placebo]]
| Chart position =
| album = [[Black Market Music (album)|Black Market Music]]
* #16 <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small>
| released = 17 July 2000
| Last single = [[Image:Burgerqueenfrcover.jpg|80px]]"[[Burger Queen Francais]]"<br/>(1999)
| format =
| This single = "'''Taste in Men'''"<br/>(2000)
| recorded =
| Next single = [[Image:Slavetothewagecover.jpg|80px]]"[[Slave to the Wage]]"<br/>(2000)
| Misc = {{Extra album cover 2
| studio =
| venue =
| Upper caption = Alternate cover
| Type = Single
| genre = {{flatlist|
*[[Alternative rock]]
| Cover = Taste in Men 2.jpg}}
*[[electronic rock]]
|}}
}}
| length = 23:13
| label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
| writer = [[Steve Hewitt]], [[Brian Molko]] and [[Stefan Olsdal]]
| producer = {{flatlist|
*Dare Mason
*[[Paul Corkett]]
*Placebo
}}
| prev_title = [[Burger Queen Francais]]
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = [[Slave to the Wage]]
| next_year = 2000
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = Single
| cover = Taste in Men 2.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption =
}}
}}
"'''Taste in Men'''" is a 2000 single by the English [[alternative rock]] band [[Placebo (band)|Placebo]]. Taken from their third album, ''[[Black Market Music (album)|Black Market Music]]'', it reached number 16 in the [[UK singles chart]].


==Music and reception==
"'''Taste in Men'''" is a single by [[UK|British]] [[alternative rock]] band [[Placebo (band)|Placebo]]. Taken from their [[Black Market Music|third album]], it reached number 16 in the [[UK singles chart]].
[[Gigwise]] ranked the track as Placebo's greatest hit, describing it as "bubbling, space-age blast of howling, claustrophobic [[electro-rock]]."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gigwise.com/photos/102064/placebo-greatest-hits-and-best-songs-ranked | title=Placebo's Greatest Hits, Ranked In Order of Greatness | publisher=[[Gigwise]] | date=6 August 2015 | accessdate=20 March 2016}}</ref> Nevertheless, [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] considered the song as a "lazy reprise the Roland 303 [[industrial music|industrial]] funk of '[[Pure Morning]]'."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6327-black-market-music/ |title=Placebo: ''Black Market Music'' <nowiki>| Album Reviews |</nowiki> Pitchfork |last=Cooper |first=Paul |date=8 May 2000 |website=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] |accessdate=30 October 2011}}</ref>


According to frontman [[Brian Molko]], the band was influenced by the [[industrial rock]] band [[Nine Inch Nails]] during the recording of the song, particularly by the track "[[Wish (Nine Inch Nails song)|Wish]]".<ref name="NIN">{{cite journal |date=20 October 2000 |title=I'm the Anti-Eminem |journal=[[Melody Maker]] |url=http://www.placeboworld.co.uk/archive/melodymoct.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220112809/http://www.placeboworld.co.uk/archive/melodymoct.htm |archivedate=20 February 2008 |accessdate=26 June 2013}}</ref>
The music video, directed by Barbara McDonogh, was filmed in the [[Central London]] [[Register office]]. It shows [[Brian Molko]] involved in a bizarre [[love triangle]] with a rowing couple. Montages of Molko with both the man and the woman are sequenced throughout the video.


==Music video==
The song was also used in an episode from the [[US|United States]] version of ''[[Queer as Folk]]''.
The music video, directed by Barbara McDonogh, was filmed in the [[Central London]] [[Register office]]. It shows Molko involved in a bizarre [[love triangle]] with a rowing couple. Montages of Molko with both the man and the woman are sequenced throughout the video.


==Live performance history==
The beginning of the song is remarkable in its similarity to [[Pink Floyd]]'s "[[Let There Be More Light]]".
The song was a staple of the Black Market Music and Sleeping With Ghosts tours. Despite not appearing during the initial legs of the tour, it reappeared for the winter 2006 leg of the Meds tour and remained until the conclusion of the tour. It was the closing song for all shows on the Battle For The Sun tour. The song also appeared during the 2012 tour as the concluding song for all shows, but was dropped at the start of the Summer Festivals leg.


==Trivia==
== Track listings ==
The phrase "come back to me awhile" is taken from the [[Sonic Youth]] song "Catholic Block", found on their album ''[[Sister (Sonic Youth album)|Sister]]''.
'''CD1'''

The song was used in an episode from the [[United States]] version of ''[[Queer as Folk (American TV series)|Queer as Folk]]''.

The bass riff is almost identical to Roger Waters' "[[Let There Be More Light]]" from the [[Pink Floyd]] album ''[[A Saucerful of Secrets]]''.

==Track listings==
;CD1
#Taste in Men (Radio edit) – 4:02
#Taste in Men (Radio edit) – 4:02
#Theme from Funky Reverend – 2:54
#Theme from Funky Reverend – 2:54
#Taste in Men ([[Alpinestars]] Kamikaze Skimix) – 4:36
#Taste in Men ([[Alpinestars]] Kamikaze Skimix) – 4:36


'''CD2'''
;CD2
#Taste in Men (Album version) – 4:15
#Taste in Men (Album version) – 4:15
#[[Johnny and Mary]] – 3:24
#[[Johnny and Mary]] – 3:24
#Taste in Men (Adrian Sherwood Go Go dub mix) – 4:19
#Taste in Men ([[Adrian Sherwood]] Go Go dub mix) – 4:19

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Chart performance for "Taste in Men"
! scope="col"| Chart (2000)
! Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=219}}</ref>
| align="center"| 69
|-
{{single chart|Flanders Tip|8|artist=Placebo|song=Taste in Men|rowheader=true|access-date=6 September 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|France|54|artist=Placebo|song=Taste in Men|rowheader=true|access-date=6 September 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Italy|11|artist=Placebo|song=Taste in Men|rowheader=true|access-date=6 September 2022}}
|-
!scope="row"|Portugal ([[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|AFP]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/2000/MM-2000-09-09.pdf|title=Music & Media: Portugal|accessdate=May 1, 2018|magazine=[[Music & Media]]}}</ref>
|align="center"|7
|-
! scope="row"| [[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="UKchart">{{cite web | url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/placebo/ | title=Placebo - Official Single Charts | publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] | accessdate=28 September 2013}}</ref>
| align="center"| 16
|}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:44, 6 September 2022

"Taste in Men"
Single by Placebo
from the album Black Market Music
Released17 July 2000
Genre
Length23:13
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Steve Hewitt, Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal
Producer(s)
Placebo singles chronology
"Burger Queen Francais"
(1999) 		"Taste in Men"
(2000) 		"Slave to the Wage"
(2000)
Alternative cover

"Taste in Men" is a 2000 single by the English alternative rock band Placebo. Taken from their third album, Black Market Music, it reached number 16 in the UK singles chart.

Music and reception

[edit]

Gigwise ranked the track as Placebo's greatest hit, describing it as "bubbling, space-age blast of howling, claustrophobic electro-rock."[1] Nevertheless, Pitchfork considered the song as a "lazy reprise the Roland 303 industrial funk of 'Pure Morning'."[2]

According to frontman Brian Molko, the band was influenced by the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails during the recording of the song, particularly by the track "Wish".[3]

Music video

[edit]

The music video, directed by Barbara McDonogh, was filmed in the Central London Register office. It shows Molko involved in a bizarre love triangle with a rowing couple. Montages of Molko with both the man and the woman are sequenced throughout the video.

Live performance history

[edit]

The song was a staple of the Black Market Music and Sleeping With Ghosts tours. Despite not appearing during the initial legs of the tour, it reappeared for the winter 2006 leg of the Meds tour and remained until the conclusion of the tour. It was the closing song for all shows on the Battle For The Sun tour. The song also appeared during the 2012 tour as the concluding song for all shows, but was dropped at the start of the Summer Festivals leg.

Trivia

[edit]

The phrase "come back to me awhile" is taken from the Sonic Youth song "Catholic Block", found on their album Sister.

The song was used in an episode from the United States version of Queer as Folk.

The bass riff is almost identical to Roger Waters' "Let There Be More Light" from the Pink Floyd album A Saucerful of Secrets.

Track listings

[edit]
CD1
  1. Taste in Men (Radio edit) – 4:02
  2. Theme from Funky Reverend – 2:54
  3. Taste in Men (Alpinestars Kamikaze Skimix) – 4:36
CD2
  1. Taste in Men (Album version) – 4:15
  2. Johnny and Mary – 3:24
  3. Taste in Men (Adrian Sherwood Go Go dub mix) – 4:19

Charts

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Chart performance for "Taste in Men"
Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 69
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[5] 8
France (SNEP)[6] 54
Italy (FIMI)[7] 11
Portugal (AFP)[8] 7
UK Singles Chart[9] 16

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Placebo's Greatest Hits, Ranked In Order of Greatness". Gigwise. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  2. ^ Cooper, Paul (8 May 2000). "Placebo: Black Market Music | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  3. ^ "I'm the Anti-Eminem". Melody Maker. 20 October 2000. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 219.
  5. ^ "Placebo – Taste in Men" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Placebo – Taste in Men" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Placebo – Taste in Men". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Music & Media: Portugal" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Placebo - Official Single Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
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