| "English Summer Rain" | ||||
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| Single by Placebo | ||||
| from the album Sleeping with Ghosts | ||||
| Released | 23 February 2004 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, electronic rock | |||
| Length | 4:01 (album version) 3:10 (single version) | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Steve Hewitt, William Patrick Lloyd, Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal | |||
| Producer(s) | Jim Abbiss | |||
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"English Summer Rain" is the fourth single from Placebo's fourth studio album Sleeping with Ghosts, released in 2004.
In the UK, it peaked at number 23 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] In Australia, the song was ranked number 53 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.[2]
CMJ New Music Report said of the song that it "encapsulates seduction in its steady, determined melody".[3]
- ^ "Placebo", Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 August 2014
- ^ "Triple J Hottest 100 2004 Archived 24 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine". Retrieved 3 August 2014
- ^ Santangelo, Antonia (2003) "Placebo Sleeping with Ghosts", CMJ New Music Report, 7 April 2003, p. 9. Retrieved 3 August 2014