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Version 2.0 by Garbage
Version 2.0 is an album by Garbage, released in 1998. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 118 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “I Think I'm Paranoid”, on 45 lists with a best position of #10.
Version 2.0, the second album from Garbage, came out on May 11, 1998, on Mushroom around the world, with the North American release landing a day later on Almo Sounds. Butch Vig produced, and the band set out to sharpen and stretch the sound of their 1995 debut, not tear it up and start again.
That meant more gloss, more gleam and more menace. Duke Erikson on bass, guitar and keyboards, Steve Marker on guitar and Vig on drums built a cyborg rock machine out of loops, fuzz and big pop hooks, and Shirley Manson rode it with lyrics that went dark and inward, which she felt suited the sugar in the melodies. "I Think I'm Paranoid" snarls, "Push It" lurches and glitters, "Special" is sleek and sulky, and "When I Grow Up" bounces with a sly grin.
It topped the charts in the UK, France and New Zealand, moved 1.7 million copies across America and four million around the globe, and sent the band out on an 18-month world tour, with a run of singles and inventive videos to go with it. Critics were mostly warm, several put it on their best-of-1998 lists, and it earned Grammy nominations for Album of the Year and Best Rock Album. "Special" was up for two more Grammys the following year.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Version 2.0 on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Think I'm Paranoid | 45 | #10 | – | 1998–2025 | |
| 2 | Special | 34 | #11 | – | 1998–2023 | |
| 3 | Push It | 28 | #7 | – | 1998–2023 | |
| 4 | When I Grow Up | 11 | #12 | – | 1999–2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.