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"Twenty Years"
Single by Placebo
from the album Once More with Feeling: Singles 1996–2004
Released	18 October 2004
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	4:19
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Paul Campion Steve Hewitt Brian Molko Stefan Olsdal
Producer(s)	Phil Vinall
Placebo singles chronology
"Protège-Moi" (2004) "Twenty Years" (2004) "Because I Want You" (2006)

"Twenty Years" is a song by English alternative rock band Placebo, included on their 2004 best-of compilation release Once More with Feeling: Singles 1996–2004. It was the only entirely new song to be released as a single (although "Protège-Moi", a French-language re-recording of an earlier song, was released in France).

Release

In the UK, it peaked at number 18 in the UK Singles Chart. In Australia, the song was ranked at 95 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.

The song was one of two songs (along with "The Bitter End") performed by Placebo at the Paris leg of the international Live 8 benefit concert in 2005.

Live performances

When played live, the song often had an extra middle eight section added on, complete with heavy experimental guitar. Since 2009, live shows feature an arrangement of the song that was first performed during the Live at Angkor Wat concert.

Track listing

References

1. ^ "Placebo / Music". Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
2. http://www.officialcharts.com/search-results-album/_/twenty+years

External links

• "Twenty Years" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

• 2004 singles
• Placebo (band) songs
• 2004 songs
• Virgin Records singles
• Songs written by Steve Hewitt
• Songs written by Brian Molko
• Songs written by Stefan Olsdal