(๐ต๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐ฝ๐ข๐๐ 2๐๐ 2001)
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| Photo Credit: Screenshots from the video, edit by Silke |
There is a specific theme that runs through the album, and this theme is ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ช๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ. According to Brian "Special K" explores the link between those two things. “It is uppers and the rush of falling in love” (Melody Maker, October 2000).
๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ – ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ข
๐ต http://bit.ly/37QAFk6 ๐ต
The music clip is based on the 60’s movie “Fantastic Voyage”. It was directed by Howard Greenhalgh and depicts Brian and the other members of the band in an undisclosed, scientific headquarters where Brian is shrunk down to microbiological proportions and accidentally dropped into the mouth of drummer Steve Hewitt. The video in its entirety maintains a sci-fi aesthetic throughout. It ends with a shrunken Brian is sucked out through Steve's tear duct.
“Special K” was put out in two different versions, as regular single CD with the b-side tracks “Dub psychosis” and “Passive aggressive (Brothers in Rhythm mix)” and as an enhanced CD consisting of seven songs and the “Special K” video.
๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐
From 2000 to 2018 “Special K” was played live at least one time every year. Altogether there are 687 confirmed performances of the song which makes it the no. 2 in the tour statistic right after “Every you Every me”. It's remarkable that “Special K” is such a fan favourite as it was not too much of a success in the international charts.
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| Placebo - Making of Special K |
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๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ – ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฐ
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๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐๐๐ก ๐ข๐ก “๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐” ๐
๐ข ”It's the comparison of the rush of drugs to falling in love. Where gravity comes from is what comes up always comes down. You can't escape it.”
(Stefan, Hip Online, February 2001)
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| Placebo - Making of Special K |
๐ข ”It's a nickname for a drug given to a newborn babies to prevent thrombosis. It's also used to tranquilize horses, and in the 1950s, it was given to astronauts to create the feeling of anti-gravity. And that's the song's metaphor. What goes up must come down The same is true of drugs and love. Religion, drugs and love are what most people are addicted to in the world.”
(Morning Call, May 19th 2001)
๐ป๐๐ค ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก "๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ" - ๐กโ๐๐๐'๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐... ๐๐ก'๐ ๐กโ๐ โ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ก๐๐.
๐ข ”It's been around for awhile and I wouldn't recommend that to anyone. But it's not about that. It's comparing the rush with falling head over heels in love or being infatuated with someone and coming upon controlled substances of any kind. The moral of the story is what comes up must come down.”
(Vox Online, 2001)
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