This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: "Because I Want You" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

"Because I Want You"
Single by Placebo
Released6 March 2006 (2006-03-06)[1]
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:21
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Placebo singles chronology
"Twenty Years"
(2004) 		"Because I Want You"
(2006) 		"Song to Say Goodbye"
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Hot Pressfavourable[2]

"Because I Want You" is a song by English alternative rock band Placebo, released as the first UK single from their 2006 album Meds – in territories outside the UK, the single was substituted by "Song to Say Goodbye".

Release

In the UK, it peaked at number 13 in the UK Singles Chart,[3] staying in the charts for three weeks. It was the band's final top 20 hit to date. The song was also the first Placebo single to be given a download release with a track unavailable on the various physical releases.

Track listing

2-track CD/7" vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Because I Want You"3:21
2."Because I Want You (Remixed by Russell Lissack of Bloc Party)"4:26
CD
No.TitleLength
1."Because I Want You"3:21
2."36 Degrees 2005 (Recorded live at Wembley Arena)"5:03
3."Because I Want You (Ladytron Club Mix)"7.04
4."Because I Want You (video)"3:38
5."Because I Want You: Behind The Scenes (video)"2:00
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Because I Want You"3:21
2."Because I Want You (Ladytron Club Mix)"7:04
3."Because I Want You (Demo Version)"4.05
4."Because I Want You (Instrumental)"3:21
5."Because I Want You (Remixed by Russell Lissack of Bloc Party)"4:26

References

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 4 March 2006. p. 23.
  2. ^ Cummins, Steve (3 March 2006). "Because I Want You | Music Review | Single | Hot Press". Hot Press. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Because I Want You | Album Search | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014.

External links


Placebo
Authority control databases
Categories