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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".
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Garbage - Version 2.0
"Push It" Is A Song By Garbage Released As The First Single From Their Second Album Version 2.0 In 1998. It Became A Worldwide Hit In The Spring Of 1998 Preceding The Long Awaited Second Album From The Group. It Was Accompanied By An Acclaimed Music Video. In 2007 "Push It" Was Remastered And Included On Garbage's Greatest Hits Album Absolute Garbage. "Push It" Was Written And Recorded At Smart Studios During The 1997 Sessions For Version 2.0. Bass On "Push It" Is Performed By Daniel Shulman. "Push It" Contains An Interpolation Of 60's Californian Band The Beach Boys Hit "Don't Worry Baby" Which Was Written By Members Brian Wilson & Roger Christian And 1990s Act Salt-N-Pepa's "Push It" Written By Herbie Azor. "On "Push It" It Was How Far Can We Go To Just Get So Intense. The Verses Are Slow And Dreamy And Pull You In And Then Of Course It Gets Very Confrontational. The Beach Boys Thing Was A Conscious Thing Shirley Just Came Up With The Lyric Don't Worry Baby And We Wanted To Try Having A Vocal Chorus Answering Her. I Think It Was Steve Who Sampled The Beach Boys Right Off The Record. So We Had Shirley Manson Singing And The Beach Boys Answering Her. It Was Amazing." Garbage Originally Sampled The Actual Beach Boys Vocal Track But It Wouldn't Work With The Song So Shirley Re-Sung The Lyric. After Debating Whether To Keep The Line They Sent A Tape To Brian Wilson Who Gave Them Permission To Use The Sample And Also Said He Liked The Song And Asked If He Could Keep The Tape. The Version 2.0 Campaign Officially Began On March 16 1998 When "Push It" Debuted On UK Radio Being A-Listed At Radio One Virgin XFM And GLR Reaching #20 In The UK Airplay Chart. "Push It" Was Released In The US On March 30 And Became The #1 Most Added Record At Alternative Radio. Modern Rock Outlet KROQ Was One Of Several US Stations To Jump The Add Date For "Push It" Despite Cease And Desist Orders From Almo Sounds. On April 11 "Push It" Debuted On The Hot 100 Airplay Chart At #72. On April 21 "Push It" Was Released As A Limited Edition Single In The US Enabling It To Debut At #52 On The May 9 Billboard Hot 100 Chart.The UK Saw A Commercial Release For "Push It" On April 27 When Mushroom Issued The Single On CD Cassette And For One Week Only A Collectible 3"CD In A Blister Pack As A Limited Edition Of 5 000. "Push It" Shot Into The UK Top Ten At #9 In Its First Week On Sale. "Push It" Also Appears On The Electronic Arts PlayStation Ice Hockey Video Game 'NHL 2000'. In 2007 Chris Sheldon Completed A Rockier Version Of "Push It" Which Was Playlisted By XFM Prior To The Release Of Absolute Garbage. The Video Clip For "Push It" Was Directed By Andrea Giacobbe In Los Angeles Shooting For Four Days In March 1998. It Cost Over $400 000 To Make Particularly In Its Use Of "bullet-Time" A Rotating Camera That Captures A Subject In Mid-Motion .The "Push It" Video Premiered Internationally On April 6. The "Push It" Video Is The First Garbage Video Since 1995's "Queer" Video To Incorporate A Narrative Disguised As Nuns Three Antagonists Arrive At A Supermarket Where Manson Is Shopping With Her Partner A "fuzzy" Being And Assassinate Him. Another Team Of Triplets Are Tracking Manson's Next Partner With A "lightbulb-Head" Contacting Manson By Telephone. Manson Lets Them Into Her Home Where She Takes Possession Of Their Brief-Case A MacGuffin Device While The Triplets Capture Their Target. After A Series Of Shots Showing Manson's Maternal Relationships With Her Children A Disguised Figure Brings A Balloon To A Cemetery To Give To Manson And Her Family Child Versions Of Both "fuzzy" And "lightbulb-Head" To Add To The Two She Already Has. The Disguised Figure Is Later Revealed To Be Manson Herself Who Leaves Her Home With Both Of Her Now-Adult Children And Clutching The Triplet's Briefcase. The Video Ends On The Word Fine. Giacobbe Used Many Different Film Stock To Create The Different Shots Within The Video. At Points In The Narrative The Video Changes To Sepia Tone Black And White Or False-Color. The "Push It" Video Was Nominated For Eight MTV Video Music Awards 10 In Best Group Video Best Alternative Video Best Breakthrough Video Best Art Direction Best Editing Best Cinematography Best Direction Best Special Effects 11 And One MTV Europe Music Award For Best Video.Garbage Were The Leading Nominee For The 1999 MVPA Music Video Awards With Six Nominations Between The Videos For "Push It" And "Special". Gina Monaci And Jeff Judd Won An Award For Best Make-Up In A Music Video For Their Work On "Push It". The "Push It" Video Was First Available On The Italian CD-ROM Sampler All About Garbage. A Remastered Version Of The Video Was Included On Garbage's 2007 Greatest Hits DVD Absolute Garbage. "Push It" Was Nominated For 'Best Alternative Record' At The Winter Music Conference In March 1999. Since Debuting In 1998 "Push It" Has Been Staple Live Track On The Version 2.0 Beautifulgarbage And Bleed Like Me Tours.
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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".
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"Push It" is a song by Garbage, released as the first single from their second album Version 2.0 in 1998. It became a worldwide hit in the spring of 1998, preceding the long awaited second album from the group. It was accompanied by an acclaimed music video.
In 2007, "Push It" was remastered and included on Garbage's greatest hits album Absolute Garbage.
"Push It" was written and recorded at Smart Studios during the 1997 sessions for Version 2.0. Bass on "Push It" is performed by Daniel Shulman. "Push It" contains an interpolation of 60's Californian band the Beach Boys hit "Don't Worry Baby" which was written by members Brian Wilson & Roger Christian and 1990s act Salt-N-Pepa's "Push It" written by Herbie Azor.
"On "Push It", it was how far can we go, to just get so intense. The verses are slow and dreamy and pull you in, and then, of course, it gets very confrontational. The Beach Boys thing was a conscious thing, Shirley just came up with the lyric don't worry baby, and we wanted to try having a vocal chorus answering her. I think it was Steve who sampled the Beach Boys right off the record. So we had Shirley Manson singing and the Beach Boys answering her. It was amazing."
Garbage originally sampled the actual Beach Boys vocal track, but it wouldn't work with the song, so Shirley re-sung the lyric. After debating whether to keep the line, they sent a tape to Brian Wilson, who gave them permission to use the sample, and also said he liked the song and asked if he could keep the tape.
The Version 2.0 campaign officially began on March 16, 1998 when "Push It" debuted on UK radio being A-listed at Radio One, Virgin, XFM and GLR, reaching #20 in the UK Airplay chart. "Push It" was released in the US on March 30 and became the #1 most added record at Alternative Radio. Modern rock outlet KROQ was one of several US stations to jump the add date for "Push It" despite cease and desist orders from Almo Sounds. On April 11, "Push It" debuted on the Hot 100 Airplay chart at #72.
On April 21, "Push It" was released as a limited edition single in the US , enabling it to debut at #52 on the May 9 Billboard Hot 100 chart.The UK saw a commercial release for "Push It" on April 27, when Mushroom issued the single on CD, cassette and for one week only a collectible 3"CD in a blister pack as a limited edition of 5,000. "Push It" shot into the UK top ten at #9 in its first week on sale.
"Push It" also appears on the Electronic Arts PlayStation ice hockey video game 'NHL 2000'.
In 2007, Chris Sheldon completed a rockier version of "Push It" which was playlisted by XFM prior to the release of Absolute Garbage.
The video clip for "Push It" was directed by Andrea Giacobbe in Los Angeles, shooting for four days in March, 1998. It cost over $400,000 to make; particularly in its use of "bullet-time" (a rotating camera that captures a subject in mid-motion).The "Push It" video premiered internationally on April 6.
The "Push It" video is the first Garbage video since 1995's "Queer" video to incorporate a narrative: Disguised as nuns, three antagonists arrive at a supermarket where Manson is shopping with her partner (a "fuzzy" being) and assassinate him. Another team of triplets are tracking Manson's next partner (with a "lightbulb-head") contacting Manson by telephone. Manson lets them into her home, where she takes possession of their brief-case (a MacGuffin device), while the triplets capture their target. After a series of shots showing Manson's maternal relationships with her children, a disguised figure brings a balloon to a cemetery to give to Manson and her family (child versions of both "fuzzy" and "lightbulb-head") to add to the two she already has. The disguised figure is later revealed to be Manson herself, who leaves her home with both of her now-adult children, and clutching the triplet's briefcase. The video ends on the word Fine.[
Giacobbe used many different film stock to create the different shots within the video. At points in the narrative, the video changes to sepia tone, black and white or false-color.
The "Push It" video was nominated for eight MTV Video Music Awards[10] in Best Group Video, Best Alternative Video, Best Breakthrough Video, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Direction, Best Special Effects[11] and one MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video.Garbage were the leading nominee for the 1999 MVPA Music Video Awards, with six nominations between the videos for "Push It" and "Special". Gina Monaci and Jeff Judd won an award for Best Make-Up in a Music Video for their work on "Push It".
The "Push It" video was first available on the Italian CD-ROM sampler All About Garbage. A remastered version of the video was included on Garbage's 2007 greatest hits DVD Absolute Garbage.
"Push It" was nominated for 'Best Alternative Record' at the Winter Music Conference in March 1999.
Since debuting in 1998, "Push It" has been staple live track on the Version 2.0, beautifulgarbage and Bleed Like Me tours. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.