For What It's Worth (Placebo song)

"For What It's Worth"
Single by Placebo
from the album Battle for the Sun
B-side	"Wouldn't It Be Good"
Released	20 April 2009 (radio première) 1 June 2009 (official release)
Format	CD, 7", digital download
Recorded	2008
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	2:47
Label	PIAS
Writer(s)	Steve Forrest, William Patrick Lloyd, Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal
Producer(s)	David Bottrill
Placebo singles chronology
"Running Up that Hill" (2007) "For What It's Worth" (2009) "The Never-Ending Why" (2009)

"For What It's Worth" is the first official single from Placebo's sixth studio album, Battle for the Sun.

Release

It was released on 20 April 2009, in a similar fashion to "Battle for the Sun", i.e. first play on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 program, and then digital download from iTunes and emusic.^[1] The single featured a cover of Nik Kershaw's "Wouldn't It Be Good" as the B-side.^[2]

The video for the song was released on the following day, on the band's MySpace page.^[3] The single was released in the U.S. via iTunes and UK via emusic on 5 May 2009.

Reception

The single debuted in the UK Singles Chart at #97 after it was released exclusively via iTunes.^[4] It was nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single.

Track listing

CD

1. "For What It's Worth"
2. "Wouldn't It Be Good" (Nik Kershaw cover)
3. "For What It's Worth" (demo version)

7"

1. "For What It's Worth"
2. "Wouldn't It Be Good" (Nik Kershaw cover)

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	97
UK Indie Chart	2
Austrian Singles Chart	24
Belgium Singles Chart (Flanders)	31
French Airplay Chart	25
Portuguese Singles Chart	42
Swiss Singles Chart	62
Polish Radio Chart	3

References

1. "Placebo / News". Placeboworld.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
2. "For What It's Worth - First Single! van Placebo op Myspace". Blogs.myspace.com. 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
3. "Video Exclusive! van Placebo op Myspace". Blogs.myspace.com. 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
4. Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics