Song · Placebo
“For What It's Worth” by Placebo
From the album Battle for the Sun (2009)
“For What It's Worth” by Placebo appears on 6 radio countdowns from 6 stations in 2009. It was first released in 2009 on the album Battle for the Sun. Its best result is #11 on the Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2009. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #94 alternative song of 2009.
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"For What It's Worth" was the first proper single from Battle for the Sun, Placebo's sixth studio album, and it arrived on Play It Again Sam on 20 April 2009 after a first airing on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show. Brian Molko wrote the words; the song is credited to him, Stefan Olsdal, Steve Forrest and Bill Lloyd.
David Bottrill produced and Alan Moulder mixed, and they didn't keep it lean: a horn section of flute, saxophones, trumpet, piccolo and trombone crowds into the mix, with Valerie Etienne and Hazel Fernandes adding backing vocals. The flip side was a cover of Nik Kershaw's "Wouldn't It Be Good", and the song picked up a Kerrang! Award nomination for Best Single.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 42 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2009 | 91 |
| 2009 | 11 | Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium | Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2009 | 30 |
| 2009 | 63 | KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA | KSLG Top 94 of 2009 | 94 |
| 2009 | 63 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2009 | 103 |
| 2009 | 29 | WVBR Ithaca, NY | WVBR Top 93 of 2009 | 92 |
| 2009 | 96 | WBRU Providence, RI | WBRU Top 95.5 Songs of 2009 | 96 |
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