B3 (EP)

2012 EP by Placebo

B3EP

EP by

Placebo

Released| 15 October 2012
Recorded| Strongroom, RAK Studios, London; Metal Works, Toronto, Canada
Genre| Alternative rock
Length| 23:56
Label| Vertigo
Producer| David Bottrill, Adam Noble, Placebo
Placebo chronology
| Live at Angkor Wat
(2011)  | B3EP
(2012)  | Loud Like Love
(2013)

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Singles from  B3EP

1. "B3"
Released: 8 October 2012[1]

B3EP[2] (often referred to as simply B3) is an EP by alternative rock band Placebo, released on 15 October 2012 through record label Vertigo.

## History

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In 2010, band members Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal began to publicly state that they were working on material for another studio album.[3] On 23 November 2011, the band announced via their Facebook page and official website that they would return to the studio in 2012 to record their seventh studio album.[4] Placebo confirmed in late May 2012 that they expect to release some tracks by the end of year, and that they have been assisted by Adam Noble (Red Hot Chili Peppers, dEUS) on a new album which will be released by the Northern Hemisphere summer in 2013.[5] In August 2012, Molko revealed on Italy's Rai Radio 2 that a new single entitled "B3" would be released in September and a new album is expected to be released in March 2013.[6]

On 14 September 2012, the band announced that they would release a five-track EP titled B3 on 12 October.[7]

## Release

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B3EP was released on 15 October through record label Vertigo, three days later than predicted.[8] It reached no. 65 in the UK album charts.

A music video was released for the title track on 17 October.[9]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Consequence of Sound| [10]

The only professional review came from Consequence of Sound. Reviewer Katherine Flynn, after criticising the band's previous album, 2009's Battle for the Sun, which she wrote "didn't feel as urgent, or as true, as anything that had come before [in Placebo's canon]", saw B3 as a "[return] to their loud, largely minor-key hijinks" and writing that the EP "kicks", citing the ending track "Time Is Money" as a highlight.[10]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Placebo (Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal and Steve Forrest), except as noted.

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "B3"|  | 4:10
2.| "I Know You Want to Stop" (Minxus cover)| Joseph Whitney, Gavin Pearce, She Rocola| 3:04
3.| "The Extra"|  | 4:20
4.| "I.K.W.Y.L."|  | 5:10
5.| "Time Is Money"|  | 7:15

## Personnel

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Placebo

* Brian Molko – uncredited performance, production on tracks 2 and 4
* Stefan Olsdal – uncredited performance, production on tracks 2 and 4
* Steve Forrest – uncredited performance, production on tracks 2 and 4

Additional personnel

* Fiona Brice – string arrangements on track 3

Technical

* David Bottrill – production on tracks 3 and 5
* Adam Noble – production on track 1, mixing on tracks 1 and 2
* Alan Moulder – mixing on tracks 3 and 5
* Neil Comber – mixing on track 4
* Tim Young – mastering
* Helena Berg – cover design, sleeve photography
* Anthony Crook – sleeve design

## References

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1. ^ Steffen Hung. "Placebo - B3". lescharts.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
2. ^ "B3EP Placebo". placeboworld.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
3. ^ "Placebo Interview Brian Molko in Singapore 2010 – YouTube". 20 August 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2013 - via YouTube.
4. ^ "Placebo / News". placeboworld.co.uk. 23 November 2011. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
5. ^ "Placebo / News". placeboworld.co.uk. 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
6. ^ Moby Dick del 02/08/2012 – Parte 2 (MP3). 2 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
7. ^ "Placebo Announce New Five-Track EP 'B3' | News | nme.com". NME. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
8. ^ "Placebo – The Day Has Arrived... Placebo B3EP Is Released..." Facebook. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
9. ^ "Placebo – BC (HD) – YouTube". 17 October 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013 - via YouTube.
10. ^ a b Flynn, Katherine (19 November 2012). "Album Review: Placebo – B3 EP | Consequence of Sound". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 26 June 2013.

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Placebo

* Brian Molko
* Stefan Olsdal

* Robert Schultzberg
* Steve Hewitt
* Steve Forrest

Studio albums|

* Placebo
* Without You I'm Nothing
* Black Market Music
* Sleeping with Ghosts
* Meds
* Battle for the Sun
* Loud Like Love
* Never Let Me Go

EPs|

* Extended Play '07
* B3
* Life's What You Make It

Compilation albums|

* Covers
* Once More with Feeling: Singles 1996–2004
* A Place for Us to Dream

Live albums|

* Live at Angkor Wat
* MTV Unplugged

Video albums|

* Soulmates Never Die: Live in Paris 2003
* Once More with Feeling: Videos 1996–2004
* We Come in Pieces
* MTV Unplugged

Singles|

* "Bruise Pristine"
* "Come Home"
* "36 Degrees"
* "Teenage Angst"
* "Nancy Boy"
* "Pure Morning"
* "You Don't Care About Us"
* "Every You Every Me"
* "Without You I'm Nothing"
* "Taste in Men"
* "Slave to the Wage"
* "Special K"
* "Black-Eyed"
* "The Bitter End"
* "This Picture"
* "Special Needs"
* "English Summer Rain"
* "Protège-moi"
* "Twenty Years"
* "Because I Want You"
* "Song to Say Goodbye"
* "Infra-Red"
* "Meds"
* "For What It's Worth"
* "Ashtray Heart"
* "Bright Lights"
* "Too Many Friends"
* "Loud Like Love"
* "Jesus' Son"

Other songs|

* "I Feel You"
* "Sleeping with Ghosts"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Fiona Brice

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