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I Think I'm Paranoid by Garbage

Artist Biography For Garbage

Garbage Is A Scottish-American Alternative Rock Band Formed In 1994 In Madison Wisconsin USA. The Group Members Are Shirley Manson Vocals Guitars Steve Marker Guitars Keyboards Duke Erikson Guitars Keyboards Bass And Butch Vig Drums Percussion . Erikson Marker And Vig Are Also Producers And Remixers Vig Is Best Known For Producing Nirvana's Nevermind . To Date The Band Sold Over 17 Million Albums Worldwide. 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".

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: I Think I'm Paranoid

"I Think I'm Paranoid" Is A Song By Garbage The Second Single Released From Their Second Album Version 2.0. It Was Released In The Summer Of 1998 And Became A Hit In Many Parts Of The World Following Up On The Success Of Previous Single Releases "Stupid Girl" And "Push It". "I Think I'm Paranoid" Was Written And Recorded At Smart Studios During The 1997 Sessions For Version 2.0. It Was Originally Titled 'Bend Me'. Bass On "I Think I'm Paranoid" Is By Daniel Shulman Todd Malcolm Michelles Provides The Scratching And The Song Also Contains Samples From 'Underfire' By Electronic Duo Terminalhead. In Keeping With Version 2.0's Sonically Dense Production "I Think I'm Paranoid" Contains Over 120 Audio Tracks. "I Think I'm Paranoid" Was Issued As A Single Worldwide In July 1998. A Hit In The US The Song Was Also Popular In The UK Reaching #9 Making It The Band's Fourth Consecutive Top 10 Hit. Worldwide "I Think I'm Paranoid" Was Backed By B-Sides "Deadwood" Purged From "Version 2.0" At The Last Minute And "Afterglow". "Deadwood" Was Written And Recorded At Smart Studios In Madison Wisconsin During The 1997 Sessions For The Band's Second Album Version 2.0. Driven By An Acoustic Guitar And Moody Bass "Deadwood" Is A Tale Of A Relationship Gone Too Far To The Point Of No Return. "Deadwood" Appeared On Early Tracklistings For Version 2.0 However It Failed To Make The Cut For The Album And Eventually Saw The Light Of Day As A B-Side On The Second Version 2.0 Single Release. Bass Guitar On "Deadwood" Was Played By Daniel Shulman. "Deadwood" Is Published By Deadarm Music/Almo Music Corp ASCAP And Vibecrusher Music/Irving Music Inc BMI . Garbage Have Never Performed "Deadwood" Live Although At Many Shows The Song Has Been Requested By Attending Fans. "I Think I'm Paranoid" Is Also Featured In The 1998 Playstation Game Gran Turismo 2 And As A Playable Track On The Main Setlist Of The 2007 Video Game Rock Band. The Video Clip For "I Think I'm Paranoid" Was Filmed On May 22 1998 And Directed By Matthew Rolston In Los Angeles' Occidental Studios. The Video Premiered In The US On July 12. The Concept Behind The Video Was To Make Something Simple To Contrast With The Band's Previous Effects-Heavy Video For "Push It" In Black And White And For It To Be "almost Photographic". Rolston Used Mylar To Create Effects On-Screen And Shot The Band In Close Up Inspired By The Cover Of The Beatles' Album With The Beatles. The Video Was Modified Shortly After Its Release To Soften Some Of The Strobing Within The Video. The Video For "I Think I'm Paranoid" Was Included On The 2007 Absolute Garbage DVD. "I Think I'm Paranoid" Was First Performed Live On 15 May 1998 In Combined Locks Wisconsin On The First Date Of The 'Version 2.0' Tour. It Has Continued To Be A Live Favourite Throughout That Tour And Also On The 'beautifulgarbage' And 'Bleed Like Me' World Tours. An Acoustic Version Of "I Think I'm Paranoid" Has Also Been Performed Live. A Live Acoustic Version Of The Track Was Also Released On The US Compilation CD 'The End Sessions Vol 2' In November 1999. I Think I'm Paranoid Was Performed Live On TV Shows TFI Friday Top Of The Pops Later With Jools Holland UK Fuse Comp'd US And Nulle Part Ailleurs France .

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