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“Bleed Like Me” was a single released from Garbage’s fourth album Bleed Like Me in the summer of 2005 in United States. It was released as joint-second single from the album; around the same time the United Kingdom received a parallel release for “Sex Is Not The Enemy” and “Run Baby Run” was released in the Europe and Australia.
Hoping to build on the Billboard Hot 100 success of previous single, “Why Do You Love Me”, the album’s title track failed to make an impact in the States; it stalled in the top 30 of the Modern Rock Tracks chart. In early autumn of the same year, remixes of “Bleed Like Me” reached the top 10 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
“Bleed Like Me” was written in 2004 at Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin. Inspired by the movie “Thirteen”, singer Shirley Manson overcame writer’s block and wrote the lyrics to the track; one of the first songs the band wrote after reforming from a temporary three-month split in October 2003.
Name checking a number of her childhood friends; as well as J.T. LeRoy in the lyrics, Shirley recalled, “It’s about a search for empathy. We can forget so easily that people are the same regardless of their sexuality, religion, colour or moral values. Regardless of the differences between people – their colour, creed, sexuality or how they behave and express themselves – essentially we are exactly the same. It’s about how when you are dealing with other people you have to remember that they are all carrying with them their own baggage.” Manson also referenced Gloria Gaynor’s empowerment anthem “I Will Survive” (The first time a Garbage song directly referenced another musical composition).
Hoping to build on the Billboard Hot 100 success of previous single, “Why Do You Love Me”, the album’s title track failed to make an impact in the States; it stalled in the top 30 of the Modern Rock Tracks chart. In early autumn of the same year, remixes of “Bleed Like Me” reached the top 10 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
“Bleed Like Me” was written in 2004 at Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin. Inspired by the movie “Thirteen”, singer Shirley Manson overcame writer’s block and wrote the lyrics to the track; one of the first songs the band wrote after reforming from a temporary three-month split in October 2003.
Name checking a number of her childhood friends; as well as J.T. LeRoy in the lyrics, Shirley recalled, “It’s about a search for empathy. We can forget so easily that people are the same regardless of their sexuality, religion, colour or moral values. Regardless of the differences between people – their colour, creed, sexuality or how they behave and express themselves – essentially we are exactly the same. It’s about how when you are dealing with other people you have to remember that they are all carrying with them their own baggage.” Manson also referenced Gloria Gaynor’s empowerment anthem “I Will Survive” (The first time a Garbage song directly referenced another musical composition).
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Shouts
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pharmman52 wrote:
one of if not their best
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gotnuffin wrote:
my very first Garbage song & the one that got me hooked. It never gets old.
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a-d-t-r wrote:
the part about the girl cutting makes me flinch every time. the lyrics like rip your heart out of your chest
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nineteen90two wrote:
on repeat forever
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bander_az wrote:
You should see my scars [8]
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D_ni wrote:
their best song.
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SkotConQueso wrote:
I saw Garbage several times and every time I got to see a few more of Shirley Manson's scars. One of the best shows ever!
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heartbreakdown wrote:
you should see my scars [7]
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maryann2version wrote:
FUCK THOSE FAKE BITCHES!
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poppy_jasper wrote:
<3
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Kar0lajna96 wrote:
great song. one of my favourite <3
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kali_ram wrote:
great stuff! Love garbage!
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pinkpinkpink999 wrote:
nothing from this band is garbage
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dearlace wrote:
You should see my scars [6]
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Choirchick22 wrote:
This song was totally me and my group of friends in highschool. We even made an a cappella arrangement of it for us to sing. It was epic. <3 Great memories.
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GhostFreak6 wrote:
You should see my scars [4]
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SasukeJJ wrote:
bangin'
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kikikirsche wrote:
You should see my scars [3]
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violettte1 wrote:
This is one of the most healing, heart wrenching songs ever recorded.
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deathstar461 wrote:
I liked this song better when it was sung by Lou Reid and titled Take a Walk on the Wild Side.
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