Special (Garbage song)
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| Single by Garbage | ||||||||||
| from the album Version 2.0 | ||||||||||
| B-side | "13 x Forever" | |||||||||
| Released | October 5, 1998 (See release history) |
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3" CD single CD maxi, Cassette single |
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| Recorded | March 1997 - February 1998 Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin |
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| Genre | Alternative rock, power pop, | |||||||||
| Length | 3:44 | |||||||||
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Mushroom Records UK Almo Sounds (North America) |
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| Writer(s) | Garbage | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Garbage | |||||||||
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"Special" is an alternative rock song written, performed and produced by Garbage, and was the third international single to be released from the band's platinum second album Version 2.0. "Special" gained much attention in the music press upon the 1998 release of Version 2.0, as it contained a vocal interpolation of a lyric taken from "Talk of The Town" by The Pretenders.
A moderate hit in the United Kingdom and Australia in October 1998, "Special" became a sleeper hit in the United States the following year. The song's success was marked by becoming nominated in the Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group categories at the 2000 Grammy Awards, and winning a Wisconsin Area Music Industry award for Song of the Year and a Citation of Achievement from the BMI Pop Awards. The sci-fi inspired music video for "Special" also received nominations from music industry award panels; winning a D&AD Award, a MTV Video Music Award, and a VH1 Visionary Video award.
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