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"Special Needs"
"Special Needs"
Single by Placebo
from the album Sleeping with Ghosts
Released	15 September 2003
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Elevator Music; Hut; Virgin;
Songwriter(s)	Steve Hewitt; Brian Molko; Stefan Olsdal;
Producer(s)	Jim Abbiss
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"Special Needs" is a song by English alternative rock band Placebo. It was released as the third single from their fourth studio album, Sleeping with Ghosts, on 15 September 2003. It peaked at No. 27 in the UK Singles Chart.^[1]

Music video

The music video for "Special Needs" was filmed in a disused swimming pool in Hackney. It alternates between showing the three band members playing the song and featuring a couple, apparently separated, reminiscing their relationship and making out. The female part in the video was played by Caroline Farrington.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Placebo (Steve Hewitt, Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal)

CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Special Needs (Edit)"	3:28
2.	"English Summer Rain (Freelance Hellraiser Mix)"	3:40
3.	"Plasticine (Lounge Version)"	4:06

7" vinyl

"Special Needs"
"English Summer Rain (Freelance Hellraiser Mix)"

DVD

"Special Needs" (video)
"Making of the Video"
"Special Needs (Album Version)"
"The Bitter End (Junior Sanchez Mix)"

Personnel

Helena Berg – sleeve photography and art direction

References

^ "Special Needs". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 March 2012.

External links

"Special Needs" at AllMusic
"Special Needs " at Discogs (list of releases)

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[1] "Special Needs". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 March 2012.

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+| name       = Special Needs
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+| type       = single
-| Released      = 15 September 2003
+| artist     = [[Placebo (band)|Placebo]]
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+| album      = [[Sleeping with Ghosts]]
+| released   = 15 September 2003
-| Genre         = [[Alternative rock]]
+| recorded   =
-| Label         = Elevator Music, [[Hut Records|Hut]], [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
-| Writer        = [[Brian Molko]]
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+| genre      = [[Alternative rock]]
-| Last single   = "[[This Picture (song)|This Picture]]"<br/>(2003)
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+| label      = {{hlist|Elevator Music|[[Hut Records|Hut]]|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]}}
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+"'''Special Needs'''" is a song by English [[alternative rock]] [[musical ensemble|band]] [[Placebo (band)|Placebo]]. It was released as the third [[Single (music)|single]] from their fourth [[studio album]], ''[[Sleeping with Ghosts]]'', on 15 September 2003. It peaked at No. 27 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Special%20Needs |title=Special Needs |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=4 March 2012}}</ref>
+==Music video==
-"'''Special Needs'''" is a song by English [[alternative rock]] band [[Placebo (band)|Placebo]]. It was released as the third [[Single (music)|single]] from their fourth [[studio album]], ''[[Sleeping with Ghosts]]'', on 15 September 2003. It peaked at No. 27 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=30975 |title=Special Needs |work=Chart Stats |accessdate=4 March 2012|archiveurl=http://archive.is/6Y6q|archivedate=22 July 2012}}</ref>
+The [[music video]] for "Special Needs" was filmed in a disused swimming pool in [[London Borough of Hackney|Hackney]]. It alternates between showing the three band members playing the song and featuring a [[romantic love|couple]], apparently separated, reminiscing their relationship and making out. The female part in the video was played by Caroline Farrington.
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-# "English Summer Rain (Freelance Hellraiser Mix)"
+#"English Summer Rain (Freelance Hellraiser Mix)"
 ; DVD
-* "Special Needs" <small>(video)</small>
+*"Special Needs" <small>(video)</small>
-* "Making of the Video"
+*"Making of the Video"
-* "Special Needs (Album Version)"
+*"Special Needs (Album Version)"
-* "[[The Bitter End (song)|The Bitter End]] (Junior Sanchez Mix)"
+*"[[The Bitter End (song)|The Bitter End]] (Junior Sanchez Mix)"
-== Personnel ==
+==Personnel==
+*Helena Berg – sleeve photography and [[Art director|art direction]]
+==References==
-* Helena Berg – sleeve photography and [[Art director|art direction]]
+{{Reflist}}
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+==External links==
+*{{AllMusic |class=album |id=r910284 |label="Special Needs"}}
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+{{2000s-rock-song-stub}}

v t e Placebo
Brian Molko Stefan Olsdal Robert Schultzberg Steve Hewitt Steve Forrest
Studio albums	Placebo Without You I'm Nothing Black Market Music Sleeping with Ghosts Meds Battle for the Sun Loud Like Love Never Let Me Go
EPs	Extended Play '07 B3 Life's What You Make It
Compilation albums	Covers Once More with Feeling: Singles 1996–2004 A Place for Us to Dream
Live albums	Live at Angkor Wat MTV Unplugged
Video albums	Soulmates Never Die: Live in Paris 2003 Once More with Feeling: Videos 1996–2004 We Come in Pieces MTV Unplugged
Singles	"Bruise Pristine" "Come Home" "36 Degrees" "Teenage Angst" "Nancy Boy" "Pure Morning" "You Don't Care About Us" "Every You Every Me" "Without You I'm Nothing" "Taste in Men" "Slave to the Wage" "Special K" "Black-Eyed" "The Bitter End" "This Picture" "Special Needs" "English Summer Rain" "Protège-moi" "Twenty Years" "Because I Want You" "Song to Say Goodbye" "Infra-Red" "Meds" "For What It's Worth" "Ashtray Heart" "Bright Lights" "Too Many Friends" "Loud Like Love" "Jesus' Son"
Other songs	"I Feel You" "Sleeping with Ghosts"
Related articles	Discography Fiona Brice