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“Queer” is a song released by Garbage, which appears on their eponymous first album. It was written and recorded at Smart Studios during the 1994-1995 sessions for the debut album.

With its suggestive title and subdued trip-hop feel, “Queer” quickly became a word-of-mouth success for the fledgling band. The song samples the drum beat from Single Gun Theory’s “Man of Straw”. The band had wanted to use a Frank Sinatra sample for “Queer”, but the idea was abandoned because it would have been too expensive.

Bass on “Queer” was played by Mike Kashou, additional drums by Clyde Stubblefield and clarinet by Les Thimming.

Queer” was issued as a single in Australia and Europe as an EP in October 1995, and the following month the song was issued in the UK on a 2xCD set and vinyl to coincide with the band’s debut UK show. The song was also issued as an airplay single in the US in late 1995.

“Queer” was the band’s first top 20 UK single, peaking at number 13 in December 1995 & remained on the UK chart for 8 weeks. At one point in the midweeks charts the single had hit the UK Top Ten, but by the end of the week sales had levelled off and settled at the #13 spot.

Continuing the special packaging for Garbage’s vinyl formats, the “Queer” 7” came in a stickered perspex case (with an embossed “G” logo on both sides). [1] The original idea for the vinyl format was package for in a jade velvet wallet with Garbage and Queer burned onto the velvet.
Initial copies of the 7” were packed in a bubble-wrap bag. Accompanying the vinyl was a two disc CD single set.
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  • IColdEmbraceI

    Don't lie. You're wanking with your vibrating controller penetrating your asshole.

    Monday afternoon

  • fox_makeba

    If my hands didn't have an xbox controller when the song was on... I'd be wanking to this.

    13 days ago

  • Labyrinthian-xo

    My my, she is so beautiful..

    last month

  • Asutoro

    884 272 plays of this song , what a shame!

    last month

  • whatisthisugh

    favorite garbage song :D

    last month

  • callmesnake

    love it more as live

    February 2012

  • jelene

    the queerest of the queer

    January 2012

  • Blessedheart

    Absolutely smouldering.

    November 2011

  • babydollswill

    I love this band. What more can I say? Garbage rocks!!! :)

    November 2011

  • SpecialKKay

    i like this song :)

    September 2011

  • You_Are_Not_Me

    I'm pulling down my trousers

    September 2011

  • kikikirsche

    ♥

    September 2011

  • NicoleYeh

    the queerest of the queer the strangest of the strange the coldest of the cool the lamest of the lame

    September 2011

  • GHIH

    Lyrics in this one... pure wow

    August 2011

  • johnnyroenyc

    Shirley, I Love You <3

    August 2011

  • yoink84

    shirley is soooo hot

    August 2011

  • puppyhand

    This is what he pays me for... I'll show you how it's done.

    July 2011

  • MeinKraft

    The queerest of the queer.

    July 2011

  • pawpawt

    And SEXXY!!!

    June 2011

  • pawpawt

    Shirley AWESOME!!!!

    May 2011
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