Sleeping with Ghosts (song)

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"Sleeping with Ghosts"
Song by Placebo
from the album Sleeping with Ghosts
Released	March 2003
Genre	Alternative rock electronic rock dream pop^[1]
Length	4:38
Label	Astralwerks/Emd
Songwriter(s)	Steve Forrest, William Patrick Lloyd, Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal
Producer(s)	Jim Abbiss

"Sleeping with Ghosts" is the title cut from Placebo's fourth album, Sleeping with Ghosts. The song is a depiction of how, "Soulmates never die", or in more simple terms, how true friendships/relationships never end, linking it with the album's concept of relationships. The song's composition is softer compared to the other songs of the album, it features lighter, slower guitar and more piano than other titles. The chorus line, "Soulmates never die", was used as the title for the live DVD, Soulmates Never Die (Live in Paris 2003). The song was re-recorded as a B-side for the single "This Picture" and called simply "Soulmates". "Soulmates" is a slightly heavier attempt than the album version and is often played live. There is a piano version of the song on the bonus disc of the Battle for the Sun redux version.

When played live, Brian Molko often changes the lyrics from "damn the government, damn their killing, damn their lies" to "fuck the government, fuck their killing, fuck their lies" to add emphasis to his anger towards said parties.

References

Sleeping with Ghosts at AllMusic. Retrieved 16:10, 13 August 2016 (UTC).

Notes

^ Murray, Noel (15 April 2003). "Sleeping with Ghosts |volume=Club''| Music | MusicalWork Review | The A.V. Club". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2013.

v t e Placebo
Brian Molko Stefan Olsdal Robert Schultzberg Steve Hewitt Steve Forrest
Studio albums	Placebo Without You I'm Nothing Black Market Music Sleeping with Ghosts Meds Battle for the Sun Loud Like Love Never Let Me Go
EPs	Extended Play '07 B3 Life's What You Make It
Compilation albums	Covers Once More with Feeling: Singles 1996–2004 A Place for Us to Dream
Live albums	Live at Angkor Wat MTV Unplugged
Video albums	Soulmates Never Die: Live in Paris 2003 Once More with Feeling: Videos 1996–2004 We Come in Pieces MTV Unplugged
Singles	"Bruise Pristine" "Come Home" "36 Degrees" "Teenage Angst" "Nancy Boy" "Pure Morning" "You Don't Care About Us" "Every You Every Me" "Without You I'm Nothing" "Taste in Men" "Slave to the Wage" "Special K" "Black-Eyed" "The Bitter End" "This Picture" "Special Needs" "English Summer Rain" "Protège-moi" "Twenty Years" "Because I Want You" "Song to Say Goodbye" "Infra-Red" "Meds" "For What It's Worth" "Ashtray Heart" "Bright Lights" "Too Many Friends" "Loud Like Love" "Jesus' Son"
Other songs	"I Feel You" "Sleeping with Ghosts"
Related articles	Discography Fiona Brice

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