A Place for Us to Dream

A Place for Us to Dream
Greatest hits album by
Placebo
Released7 October 2016 (2016-10-07)
Recorded1994–2016
GenreAlternative rock
LabelRise[1]
Placebo chronology
MTV Unplugged
(2015) 		A Place for Us to Dream
(2016) 		Life's What You Make It
(2016)

A Place for Us to Dream is a compilation album by the English alternative rock band Placebo. It was released on 7 October 2016, as part of the band's twentieth anniversary celebrations.[2] It consists of 36 tracks, including songs off albums, single versions, radio edits, live performances and redux editions of previously released songs, as well as the 2016 single "Jesus' Son".[3] The compilation includes all Placebo songs that have been released as singles, apart from "Burger Queen Français", "Twenty Years" and "The Never-Ending Why".

"A place for us to dream" is a lyric from the song "Narcoleptic" on Placebo's third album, Black Market Music. The album cover is an iconic photo taken during the 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot.

Release

A Place for Us to Dream was announced on 4 August 2016 on Placebo's official website. The album was released on limited edition deluxe box set pink vinyl, limited edition deluxe box set black vinyl, double CD and digital download.[2]

Track listing

CD 1
No.TitleLength
1."Pure Morning" (radio edit)3:58
2."Jesus' Son" (radio edit)3:19
3."Come Home"5:09
4."Every You Every Me" (single version)3:34
5."Too Many Friends"3:34
6."Nancy Boy" (radio edit)3:19
7."36 Degrees" (2016 version)4:53
8."Taste in Men" (radio edit)4:00
9."The Bitter End"3:11
10."Without You I'm Nothing" (featuring David Bowie; single version)4:11
11."English Summer Rain" (single version)3:10
12."Breathe Underwater" (slow)5:28
13."Soulmates"3:06
14."Meds" (featuring Alison Mosshart; single version)2:54
15."Bright Lights" (single version)3:31
16."Song to Say Goodbye" (radio edit)3:53
17."Infra-Red"3:15
18."Running Up That Hill" (Kate Bush cover)5:10
CD 2
No.TitleLength
1."B3" (radio edit)3:53
2."For What It's Worth"2:51
3."Teenage Angst"2:41
4."You Don't Care About Us" (radio edit)3:51
5."Ashtray Heart"3:38
6."Broken Promise" (featuring Michael Stipe)4:13
7."Slave to the Wage" (radio edit)3:46
8."Bruise Pristine" (radio edit)3:00
9."This Picture"3:33
10."Protège-moi"3:15
11."Because I Want You" (redux)4:19
12."Black-Eyed"3:47
13."Lazarus"3:24
14."I Know" (2008 version)5:03
15."A Million Little Pieces" (radio edit)3:45
16."Special Needs" (radio edit)3:29
17."Special K"3:49
18."Loud Like Love" (radio edit)4:26
CD 3 -Japan Bonus Disc- Live at Akasaka Blitz, Tokyo, Japan - March 6th, 2010
No.TitleLength
1."For What It's Worth"3:01
2."Battle For The Sun"5:45
3."Devil In The Details"4:35
4."Speak In Tongues"4:26
5."Special Needs"4:30
6."Every You Every Me"4:11
7."Meds"3:40
8."Song to Say Goodbye"3:42
9."Follow The Cops Back Home"5:11
10."Special K"3:35
11."Infra-Red"4:28
12."The Bitter End"3:28

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 18
French Albums (SNEP)[7] 29
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 10
Italian Albums (FIMI)[9] 17
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[10] 8
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] 18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 16
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 21

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Silver 60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Placebo Career Retrospective A PLACE FOR US TO DREAM Out This Fall". broadwayworld.com. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "A Place For Us To Dream". placeboworld.co.uk. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Placebo Announce 'Retrospective Album' and New EP". diymag.com. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Placebo – A Place for Us to Dream - 20 Years of Placebo" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Placebo – A Place for Us to Dream - 20 Years of Placebo" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Placebo – A Place for Us to Dream - 20 Years of Placebo" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Lescharts.com – Placebo – A Place for Us to Dream - 20 Years of Placebo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Placebo – A Place for Us to Dream - 20 Years of Placebo" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 41 (dal 2016-10-07 al 2016-10-13)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  10. ^ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Placebo – A Place for Us to Dream - 20 Years of Placebo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  13. ^ "Placebo | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  14. ^ "British album certifications – Placebo – A Place for Us to Dream". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 August 2022.