Slave to the Wage

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2000 single by Placebo

"Slave to the Wage"

Single by Placebo
from the album  Black Market Music
Released| 25 September 2000
Genre| Alternative rock
Label| Virgin
Songwriter(s)|

* Brian Molko
* Stefan Olsdal
* Steve Hewitt
* Stephen Malkmus
* Scott Kannberg

Placebo singles chronology
| "Taste in Men"
(2000)  | "Slave to the Wage"
(2000)  | "Special K"
(2000)

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"Slave to the Wage" is a song by English alternative rock band Placebo. It was released as a single from their third studio album, 2000's Black Market Music. It reached number 19 in the UK Singles Chart.[citation needed] The song, inspired by the drudgery of having a "9 to 5" job in the modern world, is about not working oneself into an early grave.[1] Bob Dylan's "Maggie's Farm" is also mentioned in the lyrics. The song samples the intro of "Texas Never Whispers" by Pavement.

The music video is directed by Howard Greenhalgh and was inspired by the movie Gattaca.[citation needed]

## Live performance history[edit]

The song was played throughout the Black Market Music and Sleeping With Ghosts tour, and was performed up until 2005. "Slave to the Wage" returned to the setlists on the band's summer 2012 tour. An acoustic version of the song is part of the 2015 MTV Unplugged performance.

## Track listings[edit]

CD1

1. "Slave to the Wage (Radio Edit)" – 3:50
2. "Leni" – 4:39
3. "Bubblegun" – 5:13

CD2

1. "Slave to the Wage (Album Version)" – 4:09
2. "Holocaust" – 4:26
3. "Slave to the Wage (Les Rythmes Digitales Remix)" – 4:29

## See also[edit]

* Wage slavery

## References[edit]

1. ^ FITTER. HAPPIER. MORE PRODUCTIVE.. Select \- Aug/Sep 2000.

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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

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group
* MusicBrainz work

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