Protège-moi

"Protège-moi" is a single by English alternative rock band Placebo, which was released in France only on 8 April 2004. It was featured on their 2004 greatest hits album Once More with Feeling: Singles 1996–2004.

"Protège-moi"
Single by Placebo
from the album Once More with Feeling: Singles 1996–2004
Released8 April 2004
RecordedEarly 2003
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:17
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Placebo
Producer(s)Jim Abbiss
Placebo singles chronology
"English Summer Rain"
(2004)		 "Protège-moi"
(2004)		 "Twenty Years"
(2004)

Content

The song is a French language version of "Protect Me from What I Want" from their fourth album, Sleeping with Ghosts. The chorus remains in English, although the French title is sung in the background. It has been translated to French by Virginie Despentes.[1]

Music video

The original music video for "Protège-moi", directed by Gaspar Noé, was never officially released as it was too sexually explicit to be shown, featuring uncensored nudity, heavy petting, fellatio, and cunnilingus. The video eventually put out for the song is an extract from the Soulmates Never Die (Live in Paris 2003) DVD.

Track listing
  1. "Protège-moi" – 3:14
  2. "This Picture" – 3:36
gollark: Ah yes. I did not write not 15.
gollark: PSYKE OR WHATEVER, I ACTUALLY WROTE #-7
gollark: I ACTUALLY WROTE #11
gollark: Just reject any which people apioformed.
gollark: You *can* hover over the `(edited)` to see the edited timestamp.

References
  1. "Paroles et traduction de Protège Moi (Sleeping With Ghosts) - Placebo Wordz, paroles et traductions des chansons de Placebo" (in French). Traductionsetparoles.over-blog.com. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.