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Placebo – The Bitter End (3:10)

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The Bitter End is a single by alternative rock band Placebo. Released in March 2003, it was lifted from their album Sleeping with Ghosts.

Critics generally praised the single upon its release. Reviewing Sleeping with Ghosts, BBC.co.uk’s rock/indie reviewer Dan Tallis described “The Bitter End” as “a good pop tune”, having “just the right amount of dark, gothic atmosphere to please their fans and enough radio friendly guitars to please the new generation of indie kids.” The Times thought the song “ramped up the energy level to devastating effect.”

Rock Sound reasoned that the track’s “kick ass romp” reinforces “their status as purveyors of pure indie pop in the vein of The Smiths.” However, NME saw differing influences woven in the track, reporting that “The Bitter End” “sees Placebo powering along with a relentless U2- chasing-after-The Cure melody that’s as infectious as 24.”

Summarising Placebo’s 2004 singles collection, Once More with Feeling, BBC.co.uk’s Nottingham music reviewer Jaime Gill stated that “each song stems from a songwriter so instinctive and precise that when he writes a song called “The Bitter End”, that’s exactly what it sounds like.”

It was featured in the soundtracks of “Radio Big” in the Playstation 2 game SSX3.

The music video sees the band playing in the dish of the Lovell Telescope, one of the largest radio telescopes. Halfway through the video, it displays an infra-red image of a couple chasing after each other. They eventually catch each other up and kiss against a wall. Near the end of the video, the band is rained upon. It was filmed in close to Stockport in Cheshire, England.
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  • WoozieGTA

    see you at the bitter end [3]

    Friday evening

  • merrymaus

    see you at the bitter end [2] so great!!!!

    last week

  • lena_molko

    Just A PERFECT SONG....

    8 days ago

  • Metal-Kathy86

    greeeeat

    8 days ago

  • hexpheen

    reminds me that it's killing time...

    12 days ago

  • oscargray

    Can't believe it took me so much time to fall in love with this band.

    17 days ago

  • placeboboi72

    see you at the bitter end

    20 days ago

  • Kaleidosoph

    Yes reminds me of good times too, I don't even know if I'd like it now I'm all grown up, ....I'll never know.

    last month

  • eli09loverock

    ;D

    last month

  • xxtrinaxx

    it was the first song i ever heard from placebo *:*

    last month

  • paninctate

    my friends were saying "urghhh you listen to Placebo, you weirdo" - Yup! Because they rule!

    last month

  • Mylengrave

    so good!

    last month

  • krayzilla

    "Reminds me of very good times :D" [2]

    last month

  • a_barfight

    when i listen to this guys voice, i get the creeped out feeling that some strange fucker is watching me...

    last month

  • HD1969

    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    March 2012

  • steve__

    Amazing song.

    February 2012

  • elisa8920

    whatever happened to them???

    January 2012

  • ozeanherz

    Since we're feeling so anesthetised...Every step we take that's synchronized

    December 2011

  • errex666

    sound is heavy on my left ear, aka shit soundfile

    December 2011

  • soulmate4ever

    reminds me of the summer time, on this winters day...........see you at the bitter end. GREAT!

    December 2011
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