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Stupid Girl 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: Stupid Girl

"Stupid Girl" Is A Song By Garbage Released As A Single In 1996 Taken From Their 1995 Self-Titled Debut Album. It Became Garbage's Highest Charting Single In Many Territories Including In The US Billboard Hot 100 And In The UK Singles Chart Where It Peaked At #4. Its Success Was Driven By An Innovative Music Video And Cutting-Edge Remixes Which Gained Massive Airplay Across The World. The Success Of "Stupid Girl" Propelled Sales Of Its Parent Album Garbage Into The Top Twenty Of The Billboard 200 And Into The UK Albums Chart Top Ten. In 1997 The Song Was Nominated For Grammy Awards For Best Rock Song And Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group. Written By Garbage Members Duke Erikson Shirley Manson Steve Marker And Butch Vig The Song Is Based Upon A Drum Sample From The Clash's 1980 Hit "Train In Vain" Whose Writers Joe Strummer And Mick Jones Were Given A Co-Writing Credit For The Song. In 2007 "Stupid Girl" Was Remastered And Included On Garbage's Greatest Hits Album Absolute Garbage.The Remaining Members Of The Clash Paul Simonon And Topper Headon Were Given A Co-Writing Credit On The Remastered Version Of The Song. "Stupid Girl" Began As A Rough Demo In January 1994 During Sessions Among Vig Erikson And Marker In Marker's Basement Recording Studio In Madison Wisconsin.The Band Had Been Jamming With Numerous Instruments An Eight-Track And Samplers. Marker Created The Bassline While Erikson Wrote A Jangly Guitar Riff Reminiscent Of The Guitar Signature From Pink Floyd's 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond'. The Whole Song Came Together When Vig Brought Both Parts Together Over A Drum Sample From The Clash's "Train In Vain". The Song Also Contains An Uncredited Sample From Orange Crush By R.E.M. Which Can Especially Be Heard In The Todd Terry Remix. After Marker Saw Manson's Group Angelfish On 120 Minutes The Band Invited Her To Vig And Marker's Smart Studios To Sing On A Couple Of Tracks. After A Dreadful First Audition She Returned To Angelfish.Manson Eventually Returned To Smart For A Successful Second Time Where She Began To Work On The Then-Skeletal "Queer" "Vow" And "Stupid Girl".Working On The Lyrics "Stupid Girl" Became An "anthem For A Girl Who Won't Settle For Less Than What She Wants". Additional Percussion Is Performed By Pauli Ryan And Bass Guitar By Mike Kashou. Reflecting On The Success Of The Song In 2002 Butch Vig Admitted "People Still Ask Us Who The "Stupid Girl" Is And That's Impossible To Answer. The Song Is Sort Of Meant To Be A Wake Up Call. It Could Be About An Ex-Girlfriend. It Could Be About A Rock Diva That We All Know It Could Be About Your Sister. It Could Also Be Called "Stupid Boy". "Stupid Girl" Was First Released In Australia And New Zealand As A Two-Part CD Single Set. Spread Across Both Formats Were "Queer" Remixes And Studio Tracks "Trip My Wire" And "Butterfly Collector" B-Sides Previously Included On The U.K. Release Of "Queer".The Single Charts At #47 In Australia And #32 In New Zealand. A Commercial Release Across Europe Followed On February 28 On A Single CD Maxi Format With Both "Queer" B-Sides. The Release Of "Stupid Girl" In The UK Was Scheduled For March 11 To Support Garbage's First Headline U.K. Tour. "Stupid Girl" Received Massive Pre-Release Video And Radio Airplay A-Listed At Radio One Virgin And Capital Reaching #5 In The UK Airplay Chart.Garbage Also Performed "Stupid Girl" Live On Top Of The Pops And TFI Friday Along With A Performance Of "Only Happy When It Rains" . Continuing Their Theme Of Special Edition 7" Vinyl Releases Mushroom Chose To Release The "Stupid Girl" Vinyl In A Fabric Sleeve. Two Colours Red And Blue Were Released Each With A Plastic "G" Logo Stitched On The Front. This Vinyl Was Limited To 10 000 Copies. The CD Single Release Was A Two Disc Set Featuring B-Sides "Driving Lesson" "Alien Sex Fiend" A Garbage Remix Of "Dog New Tricks" And Remixes Of "Stupid Girl" By Red Snapper And Dreadzone. 15 "Stupid Girl" Debuted At #4 The Band's First UK Top 10 Hit Spending Two Weeks In The Top Ten And Seven Weeks In The Top 75 Selling 135 000 Copies.On The Back Of The Success Of The Single And Tour Garbage Reached The Top 10 Peaking At #6.
Trade Advertisement For "Stupid Girl" Published By Almo Sounds In Billboard Magazine. On May 25 "Stupid Girl" Was Released To U.S. Modern Rock Radio As Garbage Began Supporting Smashing Pumpkins On Their Mellon Collie Arena Tour. 13 "Stupid Girl" Eventually Peaked At #2 On The Hot Modern Rock Tracks Chart.The Band Performed "Stupid Girl" On Late Show With David Letterman On July 11 The Night Before The Tour Was Postponed Due To An Overdose By Pumpkins' Keyboardist Jonathan Melvoin. "Stupid Girl" Began To Ascend The Hot 100 And Airplay Charts Quickly As The Single Was Released Commercially On CD Cassette And 12" Vinyl. A Remix Of "Stupid Girl" By Todd Terry Was Serviced To Top 40 Radio As The Video For "Stupid Girl" Was Given Buzz Clip Status By MTV Guaranteeing Heavy Airplay. The Album Garbage Ascended The Billboard 200 As The Success Of The Single Saw Its Sales Increase And On July 30 It Was Certified Platinum For 1 000 000 Sales.Garbage Peaked At #20 On The Billboard 200 And "Stupid Girl" Reached A Peak Of #24 In September.Its Remixes Made It A Substantial Hit At #5 On The Hot Dance Music/Club Play Chart.Garbage Performed "Stupid Girl" At The VH1 Fashion Awards Which Made Headlines When Manson Suffered A "wardrobe Malfunction". "Stupid Girl" Was Released In France In August As Garbage Returned To Europe To Perform At Rock Festivals Reaching #36 Becoming Their First Hit There. The Single Was Also Re-Released In Germany Featuring An Exclusive Radio Edit By Oliver Sitl. An Remix E.P. Was Released In Australia And New Zealand Featuring The Dreadzone And Red Snapper Mixes And "Alien Sex Fiend" In 2005 "Stupid Girl" Was Featured As The Theme Song To Curtis Hanson's In Her Shoes While Later That Year Alexz Johnson Recorded A Cover Version Of The Track For Her Album Songs From Instant Star. The Promotional Video For "Stupid Girl" Was Filmed On January 16 1996 In Los Angeles By Director Samuel Bayer. The Video For Single "Only Happy When It Rains" Was Shot At The Same Time. 27 The Video For "Only Happy When It Rains" Was Given A Higher Budget Than The Video For "Stupid Girl" Because Almo Sounds Believed That The Former Would Be A Bigger Hit Than The Latter. 28 The Video Debuted Internationally On February 1 1996. MTV Certified "Stupid Girl" A Buzz-Clip The Band's Third Video In A Row To Be Guaranteed Heavy Airplay On The Network 18 While VH1 Included The Video In A Pop Up Video Episode. The Video For "Stupid Girl" Is A Performance Piece Inspired By The Title Sequence From David Fincher's 1995 Movie Se7en. The Clip Was Shot In Just Four Hours 29 Entirely Within A Warehouse.Bayer Cut The Film Into Pieces And Soaked It In His Bath Applying Deliberate Fingerprints And Abrasions To The Footage Before Putting It Back Together By Hand. 30 Bayer Later Re-Edited A Second Version Of The Video With Alternative Footage From The Original Shoot For A Remix Version Of "Stupid Girl" By Todd Terry. The "Stupid Girl" Video Was First Commercially Released On VHS And Video-CD On 1996's Garbage Video Along With "making Of" Out-Take Footage.A Remastered Version Was Later Included On Garbage's 2007 Greatest Hits DVD Absolute Garbage. Garbage Recorded A Number Of Tracks In January 1996 During Rehearsals For Their First Full-Length Concert Tour. During The Rehearsals Garbage Remixed Their Own "Dog New Tricks" From Garbage And Record "Driving Lesson" "Alien Sex Fiend" And "Kick My Ass" A Vic Chesnutt Cover For Inclusion On Sweet Relief II The Gravity Of The Situation.Daniel Shulman Plays Bass On All Four Tracks. On October 14 1998 Garbage Electronic Arts And Broadcast.Com Would Promote A Live Webcast From Garbage's Headline Show At Dallas Bronco Bowl By Offering A Free Digital Download Of "Driving Lesson". The Song Registered Over 6 000 Downloads. For The Initial Single Release Of "Stupid Girl" Remixes Were Commissioned From Dreadzone Who Completed Two Mixes And Red Snapper. All Three Versions Appeared On The CD Singles For "Stupid Girl" The Red Snapper Remix Also Appeared On European Release Of "Only Happy When It Rains" . An Instrumental Version Of The Red Snapper Remix Was Later Released On The Compilation Big Beat Elite. For The U.S. Release Of "Stupid Girl" The Song Was Remixed For Clubs By Danny Saber Rabbit In The Moon "Future Retro Mix" And Jason Bentley Bruno Guez And Blue "Shoegazer Mix" .Todd Terry Completed Two Remixes For Club Play "Freeze Club" And "In-House Dub" While His "Tee's Radio Mix" Was Released To Top 40 Radio. Both This Remix And Danny Saber's Were Later Released Internationally On "Milk". Red Snapper And Danny Saber's Remixes Were Then Used On Garbage Video While Two Additional Remixes From Todd Terry "Bonus Beats" And "Capella" Were Released In 1997 On The Stupid Girl Remixes 12" In The U.K. In 2007 Todd Terry's Radio Mix Was Remastered And Included On The Absolute Garbage Bonus Disc Garbage Mixes. "Stupid Girl" Has Been Performed Live On Every Major Worldwide Tour Spanning The Band's Career To Date.

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