Taste in Men explained

Taste in Men
Cover:	Taste in Men 1.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Placebo
Album:	Black Market Music
Released:	17 July 2000
Length:	23:13
Label:	Virgin
Prev Title:	Burger Queen Francais
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	Slave to the Wage
Next Year:	2000

"Taste in Men" is a 2000 single by the English alternative rock band Placebo. Taken from their third album, Black Market Music, it reached number 16 in the UK singles chart.

Music and reception

Gigwise ranked the track as Placebo's greatest hit, describing it as "bubbling, space-age blast of howling, claustrophobic electro-rock."^[1] Nevertheless, Pitchfork considered the song as a "lazy reprise the Roland 303 industrial funk of 'Pure Morning'."^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Placebo's Greatest Hits, Ranked In Order of Greatness . . 6 August 2015 . 20 March 2016.
2. 20 October 2000 . I'm the Anti-Eminem . . https://web.archive.org/web/20080220112809/http://www.placeboworld.co.uk/archive/melodymoct.htm . 20 February 2008 . 26 June 2013.
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4. Music & Media: Portugal. May 1, 2018. Music & Media.
5. Web site: Placebo - Official Single Charts . . 28 September 2013.
6. Web site: Placebo: Black Market Music | Album Reviews | Pitchfork |last=Cooper |first=Paul |date=8 May 2000 |website=Pitchfork] |accessdate=30 October 2011}}

   According to frontman Brian Molko, the band was influenced by the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails during the recording of the song, particularly by the track "Wish".^[2]

   Music video

   The music video, directed by Barbara McDonogh, was filmed in the Central London Register office. It shows Molko involved in a bizarre love triangle with a rowing couple. Montages of Molko with both the man and the woman are sequenced throughout the video.

   Live performance history

   The song was a staple of the Black Market Music and Sleeping With Ghosts tours. Despite not appearing during the initial legs of the tour, it reappeared for the winter 2006 leg of the Meds tour and remained until the conclusion of the tour. It was the closing song for all shows on the Battle For The Sun tour. The song also appeared during the 2012 tour as the concluding song for all shows, but was dropped at the start of the Summer Festivals leg.

   Trivia

   The phrase "come back to me awhile" is taken from the Sonic Youth song "Catholic Block", found on their album Sister.

   The song was used in an episode from the United States version of Queer as Folk.

   The bass riff is almost identical to Roger Waters' "Let There Be More Light" from the Pink Floyd album A Saucerful of Secrets.

   Track listings

   CD1

   1. Taste in Men (Radio edit) – 4:02
   2. Theme from Funky Reverend – 2:54
   3. Taste in Men (Alpinestars Kamikaze Skimix) – 4:36

   CD2

   1. Taste in Men (Album version) – 4:15
   2. Johnny and Mary – 3:24
   3. Taste in Men (Adrian Sherwood Go Go dub mix) – 4:19

   Charts

   Chart (2000)! Peak
   position

   Australia (ARIA)^[3]	69
   Portugal (AFP)^[4]	7
   UK Singles Chart^[5]	16

   References

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