Placebo - Never Let Me Go (2022)

Placebo - Never Let Me Go (2022)

Tracklist front / back album covers

1. "Forever Chemicals"   5:09

2. "Beautiful James"   4:08

3. "Hugz"   3:51

4. "Happy Birthday in the Sky"   5:09

5. "The Prodigal"   4:46

6. "Surrounded by Spies"   5:14

7. "Try Better Next Time"   3:07

8. "Sad White Reggae"   3:25

9. "Twin Demons"   3:58

10. "Chemtrails"   4:31

11. "This Is What You Wanted"   4:11

12. "Went Missing"   5:05

13. "Fix Yourself"   5:01

Total length:   57:35

Never Let Me Go Deluxe Digital Album track listing

14. "Surrounded by Spies" (Timo Maas and Andre Winter Smack the Spies Extended Remix)   7:35

15. "Surrounded by Spies" (Richard Norris Bag on the Platform Mix)   6:33

16. "This Is What You Wanted" (Digital 21 & Stefan Olsdal Remix)   5:34

17. "Try Better Next Time" (live)   3:02

Total length:   80:19

 

Placebo Band Members / Musicians

Brian Molko – vocals, electric guitar, drum machine, keyboards, loops, percussion, synthesizer, whip, production, creative direction

Stefan Olsdal – electric bass, electric guitar, keyboards, piano, synthesizer, background vocals, production, engineering

Adam Noble – production, mixing, engineering (all tracks); programming (1, 3–12)

William Lloyd – engineering (all tracks), programming (4–6, 8, 11, 12), keyboard programming (10)

Robin Schmidt – mastering

Matthew Lunn – drums (1, 3, 8, 9)

Pietro Garrone – drums (1–7, 10–12)

Cody Jet Molko – background vocals (7)

Phil Lee – creative direction, design

Rachel Bungey – design

Stuart Ford – design

Mads Perch – band photo

Never Let Me Go is the 8th studio album by British alternative rock band Placebo, recorded between 2019 and 2021 and released on 25 March 2022. The album was made available for pre-order on 9 November 2021.

It is Placebo's first studio album in over eight years, following 2013's Loud Like Love. It is also their first album to be recorded as a duo, following the departure of drummer Steve Forrest in 2015. Concurrent with the album announcement, on 4 November 2021, the band revealed a 2022 headline tour of Europe and the United Kingdom.

The first single from the album was "Beautiful James", released on 16 September 2021. The second single, "Surrounded by Spies", was released on 9 November 2021. The third single, "Try Better Next Time" was released on 11 January 2022. The fourth and final single, "Happy Birthday in the Sky", was released on 4 March 2022.

The album achieved strong chart performance, peaking at # 1 in the UK Indie Chart, # 1 in the Austrian, Dutch, and German album charts, and # 3 in the UK Albums Chart.