VERSION 2.0

'''Version 2.0''' is the second album by alternative rock group Garbage. It was released in worldwide in May 1998 and was the follow up to the band's multi-platinum debut album ''Garbage''. Despite initial sluggish sales ''Version 2.0'' went on to equal its predecessor, becoming platinum-certified in many territories.
Like their first record, Garbage promoted ''Version 2.0'' with a year-long tour, and by releasing a string of hit singles backed with boundary-pushing promotional videos. In 1999, ''Version 2.0'' was nominated for Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Rock Album, and its single "Special" was further nominated the following year for Best Rock Song and for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group.
Building on framework sound and style Garbage established on their debut set, ''Version 2.0'' featured musical references to the sixties, seventies and eighties, songs featuring live strings, over 100 recorded tracks and interpolations of both the Beach Boys and The Pretenders. The band claimed that the goal of ''Version 2.0'' was to create a rapprochement between the "high-tech and low-down, the now sound and of golden memories".

Contents

Release and success

Track listing

Japanese edition bonus tracks

Special ''Live Edition'' bonus disc

Chart positions and sales

Credits

Garbage

Additional musicians

Production

Other personnel

Publishing

Interpolation credits

Sample credits

Re-issues

References

Release and success

The ''Version 2.0'' campaign officially began on March 16, 1998 when "Push It" debuted on UK radio ^[1], being A-listed at Radio One, Virgin, XFM and GLR, reaching #20 in the UK Airplay chart. "''beautifulgarbage'' promotional history press release" (Retrieved - 2007-05-19) "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. ^[2] On April 11, "Push It" debuted on the Hot 100 Airplay chart at #72. The promotional video for "Push it" debuted on April 16.
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 Hot 100 chart. ^[3] The UK saw a commercial release for "Push It" on April 27, when Mushroom issued the single on CD, casette and for one week only a collectable 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.
On May 4, ''Version 2.0'' was released in Japan a week early to counteract parallel imports, as a standard album (with bonus "Push It" remix ^[4]) and as a limited edition of 20,000 featuring two bonus tracks. ^[5]. It debuts at #4 in the Japanese album chart.
''Version 2.0'' was released worldwide on May 11 (May 12 in North America). It debuts in the album top tens worldwide including at #1 in the UK (32,000 copies in first week sales ^[6]), Belgium, France and New Zealand. Following on from the success of the debut album in Australia, ''Version 2.0'' charts at #5. In the US, ''Version 2.0'' ships gold its first week out and debuts at #13 in the Billboard 200 ^[7] with sales of 88,000. ^[8]
Garbage began touring ''Version 2.0'' on May 15 at Ryan's Ballroom in Combined Locks, Wisconsin ^[9] performing and debuting tracks from the album under the alias ''Stupid Girl''. The band performs a further two shows in Champaign and Grand Rapids under their alias name , before officially beginning the ''Version 2.0 tour'' as Garbage on May 20 at San Francisco's Warfield Theater.
Garbage took to Europe from June 1 to join the festival circuit, as well as perform a number of their own headline shows, backing up their next single release for "I Think I'm Paranoid". . The single was preempted by performances on ''Nulle Part Ailleurs'' , ''Top of The Pops'' and two ''TFI Friday'' shows. Like its predeccessor, "I Think I'm Paranoid" was A-listed at Radio 1 and XFM , reaching #14 on airplay charts, and was released in the UK on July 6, and debuted at #9 the following sunday, becoming Garbage's fourth UK top ten hit in a row. On the same day (July 12), Garbage completed their European tour with a "homecoming" slot at Scotland's T In The Park festival. .
As "I Think I'm Paranoid" was released across Europe as ''Version 2.0'' received its first certifications. The album was certified gold in both Belgium (sales in excess of 25,000) and Hong Kong (sales in excess of 10,000). On July 14, the video for "Push It" was nominated for eight MTV Video Music Awards (for 'Best Group Video', 'Best Alternative Video', 'Best Breakthrough Video', 'Best Art Direction', 'Best Editing', 'Best Cinematography', 'Best Direction' and 'Best Special Effects' ^[10]) coming second to Madonna's "Ray of Light" video which received nine. ^[11] In the US, "I Think I'm Paranoid" debuted on August 15 on the Hot 100 Airplay; it eventually peaked at #70.

Track listing

All songs written by Garbage, except where noted.
#"Temptation Waits" – 4:36
#"I Think I'm Paranoid" – 3:38
#"When I Grow Up" – 3:24
#"Medication" – 4:08
#"Special" – 3:43
#"Hammering in My Head" – 4:52
#"Push It" – 4:02
#"The Trick Is to Keep Breathing" – 4:12
#"Dumb" – 3:50
#"Sleep Together" – 4:03
#"Wicked Ways" – 3:43
#"You Look So Fine" – 5:24

Japanese edition bonus tracks

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"Lick the Pavement" – 2:41
#"Thirteen" (Alex Chilton, Chris Bell) – 3:28
#"Push It" (Boom Boom Satellites mix) – 6:44

Special ''Live Edition'' bonus disc

#"Dumb" – 4:26
#"Stupid Girl" (Garbage, Strummer, Jones) – 4:12
#"Temptation Waits" – 5:19
#"Vow" – 5:12

Chart positions and sales

Country	Peak position	Certification	Sales
Australia		Platinum [12]	70,000+
Canada		Platinum [13]	100,000+
France	1	Gold [14]	100,000+
New Zealand	26	Platinum	15,000+
Sweden	12	Gold	40,000+
United Kingdom	1	2x Platinum [15]	576,705 [16]
United States	13	Platinum [17]	1,700,000+

Credits

Garbage ★ Duke Erikson ★ Shirley Manson ★ Steve Marker ★ Butch Vig Additional musicians ★ Todd Malcolm Michiles – record scratching (on track 2) ★ Jon J. Vriesacker – violin (on tracks 4 and 8) ★ Michael Masley – cymbalom (on tracks 4 and 8) Production ★ Recorded and produced by Garbage ★ Mixed at Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, USA ★ Engineer: Billy Bush ★ Assistant engineer: Mike Zirkel ★ Mastering: Scott Hull and Howie Weinberg (Masterdisk) Other personnel ★ Art direction: Garbage ★ Design: Ade Britteon ★ 3D: Miocael Faherty (Modelbox UK Ltd) ★ Band photo: Stephane Sednaoui ★ Management: Borman, Moir Entertainment ★ A&R: Korda Marshall at Mushroom, Bob Bortwick at Almo

Publishing All songs written by Garbage 1998 Deadarm Music / Almo Music Corp (ASCAP) and Vibecrusher Music / Irving Music, Inc (BMI); administered by Rondor Music. Interpolation credits ★ "Push It" contains an interpolation of "Don't Worry Baby" written by Brian Wilson and Roger Christian (Published by Irving Music, Inc (BMI) and Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc (BMI) for the US and Irving Music, Inc (BMI) worlwide excluding US). ★ "Push It" also contains an interpolation of "Push It" written by Herbie Azor (Published by WB Music Corp (ASCAP)). Sample credits ''Version 2.0'' includes samples from, and Garbage acknowledges the contribution of portions of the sample cds: ''Underfire Vols 1'' & ''2'' by Terminalhead, ''X-Static Goldmine'' (E-Lab AB), ''Tekno/Industrial'' (EastWest) and ''Pitbull Jungle Loops'' (Universal Sons).

Re-issues

In the years since ''Version 2.0'' was first released, the album has been repackaged and reissued a number of times, often due to a changes in record label or local distributer. In almost all cases, labels which the album was licensed to reissued the album with updated crediting, resulting in small changes to the album sleeve, credits and catalogue numbering.
From 1999 Australian pressings were re-issued on parent Mushroom Records following the dissolution of the White label. ^[18] On November 29, 1999 Simply Vinyl issued a limited 180 g/m² double vinyl edition of the album (following a similar release for ''Garbage''). ^[19]
In 2001, prior to the release of third album ''beautifulgarbage'', Mushroom UK ended its distribution deal with BMG (with the exception of in Eastern Europe, Russia and CIS ^[20]) and began business with Play It Again Sam for territories in Western Europe. ^[21] In South Africa, PIAS licensed the album to David Gresham Records (taking over from BMG). ^[22] In Japan and Asia FMR, with whom Mushroom had merged with Festival to form, licensed the album out to Sony Music Int'l to release (again, taking over from BMG). ^[23] Garbage's North American parent company Universal picked up distribution from BMG for all South American business through their local labels. ^[24]
From November 24, 2003 WEA International took on all pressing and distribution for all non-American pressings of ''Version 2.0''. ^[25] This arrangement eventually included Australia, where FMR became a Warners label in 2005.

References

1. Garbage Fast Facts
2. Almo/Mushroom's Garbage Puts Cyber Spin on Classic Pop Spirit
3. Single Chart History: Garbage
4. Version 2.0 Jap CD1
5. Version 2.0 Jap CD2
6. "''Music Week'' issue 25/04/05" (Retrieved 2007-05-15)
7. Album Chart History: Garbage
8. Garth Stays On Top
9. Garbage 1998 Setlists
10. Archive for July, 1998
11. Garbage News - July 1998 news
12. ARIA
13. CRIA
14. Disque En France
15. BPI
16. ''Music Week''
17. Billboard “Ask Billboard”
18. Version 2.0 OZ CD2
19. Version 2.0 UK LP2
20. Version2.0 Russia CD1
21. Version 2.0 EU CD4
22. Version 2.0 South Africa CD2
23. Version 2.0 Jap CD4
24. Version 2.0 Col CD
25. Version 2.0 UK CD3