Initially, Garbage was an informal jam session between the three producers held in Marker's basement. Steve Marker saw the music video of "Suffocate Me" by Angelfish on MTV, recorded it and showcased it to his band mates. They invited the Scottish vocalist Shirley Manson to join Garbage, she accepted, and soon Angelfish disbanded. According to Vig, Garbage was named before Manson joined the band, after the percussionist Pauli Ryan walked in while Vig was working on a remix for Nine Inch Nails and said it sounded like "garbage".
In August 1995, the group released their debut album Garbage, preceded by their first single "Vow" in March 1995. This album was an unexpected smash, selling over 5 million copies and reaching double platinum status in the UK (#6), USA (#20), Australia. Also it received great reviews from critics and featured on the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die." They released five singles from this album: "Vow", "Only Happy When It Rains", "Queer", "Stupid Girl", and "Milk". A non-album single entitled "Subhuman" was issued on 7 August 1995.
In 1996, the band released a short-form VHS and Video CD entitled "Garbage Video" (also known as "Home Video"), that included all of Garbage's promotional music videos filmed up until that point.
In 1997, Garbage were nominated at Grammy Awards for Best New Artist, Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal for "Stupid Girl", Best Rock Song for "Stupid Girl". In the same year, the remixed version of "#1 Crush" (original version released in 1996) was included on the multi-platinum movie soundtrack William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. Also it was nominated for Best Song From a Movie at the 1997 MTV Movie Awards.
They spent over an year working on their follow-up album Version 2.0, which was released on May 1998 and hit #1 in the UK and #13 in the US. It was supported by six singles: "Push It", "I Think I'm Paranoid", "Special", "When I Grow Up", "The Trick Is to Keep Breathing" and "You Look So Fine". The music video of "Push It" featured state of the art effects and it costs over $400,000 to make. Version 2.0 sold over 5 million copies, almost the same as their debut.
In 1999, they performed the theme song to the James Bond movie The World Is Not Enough. That year, they also contributed the song "When I Grow Up" to the Adam Sandler movie Big Daddy. Version 2.0 was nominated at Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Rock Album, and "Special" was nominated for Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal and Best Rock Song.
In October 2001, Garbage issued their third and most pop album beautifulgarbage, preceded by the single "Androgyny" in September 2001. All four singles released ("Androgyny", "Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)", "Breaking Up the Girl" and "Shut Your Mouth") were moderately successful. This album got 6th place at Rolling Stone's Top 10 Albums of The Year. The world tour from October 2001 to November 2002 was affected by Butch's health problems.
The band struggled to remain together and almost split in 2003, before returning with the fourth studio album Bleed Like Me in April 2005, peaking at a career-high #4 in USA. Four singles promoted the album: "Why Do You Love Me", "Sex Is Not the Enemy", "Bleed Like Me", and "Run Baby Run". Garbage cut short their 2005 world tour, and announced an indefinite hiatus, but emphasized it was not a break-up.
In July 2007 the group released a greatest hits album and a DVD entitled Absolute Garbage. The compilation featured a selection of their singles, a new single "Tell Me Where It Hurts" (#50 UK), and a remixed version of "It's All Over But the Crying" (the limited edition had also a remixes disc). The DVD included most of their music videos and a documentary related to the band.
In 2008 a new track called "Witness to Your Love" was issued on a charity compilation in the USA. Shirley Manson recorded a solo album but her label refused to release it considering it to be "too noir". In the same year she started to play a regular role on US TV show Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
According to a post from Shirley's Facebook profile, the band returned back to studio in 2010. On 14 May 2012, Garbage released their fifth studio album, Not Your Kind of People. The album was supported by the singles "Blood For Poppies", "Battle in Me", "Automatic Systematic Habit" and "Big Bright World".
On June 10th 2016, Garbage released their 6th album "Strange Little Birds".
Battle in Me
Garbage Lyrics
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And that's a dancer drinking
What a mess
A drink record lipstick
You've made a joke
Do you hear me laughing?
Get out my face
Before I loose my patience
Oh me and you
Let's cut the story
And when I'm gone
It takes a lot to shake me
So shake it,
It's the battle in me
It's the battle in you
It's a battle in me
It's a bloody war
Of patricians
Let's see which one of us
Is gonna least the ?
Cause I hear voices of my witch
Surround me
And I'll be down
If I'm done
Why ride the place?
Why ride the ? stop spinning
?
I want something to happen
So make it happen
It's the battle in you
It's a battle in me
Let's take a torch
Through the past to the future
?
See how it feels
With the passing warning
We'll be down
When we're done
Shake it, shake it
Shake it up
Shake it, shake it
Shake it up
Cause it's the battle in you
It's the battle in me
It's the battle in you
It's a battle in me
Shake it, shake it
Shake it up
Shake it, shake it
Shake it up
The lyrics of Garbage's song Battle in Me seem to describe a toxic and tense relationship between two people. The song opens with the singer looking at someone they are presumably in a relationship with and observing that they are currently drinking and have made a mess with their drink, including getting the drink on their lips. The singer is clearly annoyed with this person and tells them to leave before they lose their patience. The chorus is a battle cry, with the singer saying that there is a battle within them, and the battle is also present in the other person. The song then goes on to describe the battle as a "bloody war" between two "patricians," indicating that this is a high-stakes conflict. The singer describes hearing the "voices of my witch" surrounding them, indicating that they are struggling with some kind of internal struggle.
Line by Line Meaning
I look at you
I observe your appearance
And that's a dancer drinking
You have the mannerism of a dancer while drinking
What a mess
You are disheveled
A drink record lipstick
Your lipstick is smeared indicating that you have been drinking excessively
You've made a joke
You tried to be humorous
Do you hear me laughing?
Your joke isn't funny, so I am not laughing
Get out my face
Go away from me
Before I loose my patience
I might get irritated with you soon
Oh me and you
You and I
Let's cut the story
Let's finish this quickly
And when I'm gone
When I leave
It takes a lot to shake me
It's difficult to make me change my mind
So shake it
Try to change my mind
It's the battle in me
It's my inner turmoil
It's the battle in you
It's your inner turmoil
It's a bloody war
It's a fierce conflict
Of patricians
Between people of high social rank
Let's see which one of us
Let's see who
Is gonna least the ?
Finish the task with minimal effort
Cause I hear voices of my witch
Because I hear the negative thoughts in my head
Surround me
They are all around me
And I'll be down
I'll feel defeated
If I'm done
If I lose
Why ride the place?
Why stay here?
Why ride the ? stop spinning
Why continue to put yourself in a state of confusion
?
Unknown
I want something to happen
I want things to change
So make it happen
Take action to make things different
Let's take a torch
Let's bring light to
Through the past to the future
Through history towards the future
?
Unknown
See how it feels
Experience it
With the passing warning
With the imminent danger
We'll be down
We'll be defeated
When we're done
When we finish
Shake it, shake it
Change it, change it
Shake it up
Mix it up
Cause it's the battle in you
Because it's your inner turmoil
It's the battle in me
It's my inner turmoil
Shake it, shake it
Change it, change it
Shake it up
Mix it up
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Jim Fitton
Finally! Been waiting for good music for a while now!
Max Maxov
Her voice just perfect
UNDERGROUND STUDIO
Love this woman..!
Obviously all the band too..!
😅🔥👌♥️🖤💜✌️😬
Carlos Eduardo Pérez
I just love the part @ 3:09
Joe Escobar
This is what I like about Garbage.
Donald Lake
Awesome garbage.
Diego Andrés Castillo Herrán
🎼🖤💕 this is GARBAGE MUSIC, THE BEST!! #ShirleyManson
Luis Arevalo655
wow thanks
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Stacie Buckley
ALL CHILDREN MATTER