Bleed Like Me (song)
2005 single by Garbage
"Bleed Like Me" is a song by American rock band Garbage and the title-track of their fourth studio album (2005). It was released as the album's second single in North America by Geffen Records imprint Almo Sounds on May 9, 2005. It reached number 27 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Club mixes of the track sent the remix package into the top ten of the Billboard dance chart. The song received positive reviews from critics, who highlighted it as the centrepiece of the album.
In the United Kingdom, despite initially being scheduled as the second single, "Sex Is Not The Enemy" was released in place of "Bleed Like Me", while in Europe and Australia, the single was replaced with "Run Baby Run". Garbage shot music videos for all three singles with director Sophie Muller.
Composition
"Bleed Like Me" was written and recorded during sessions at the band's home base of Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin. Over the course of 2003, Garbage had been struggling to find a direction for their fourth album. Vocalist and primary lyricist Shirley Manson had been struggling with writer's block, while recovering from throat surgery to remove a cyst on her vocal cords.
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