For What It's Worth (Placebo song)

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

"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
Recorded	2008
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	2:47
Label	PIAS
Songwriters	Steve Forrest William Patrick Lloyd Brian Molko Stefan Olsdal
Producer	David Bottrill
Placebo singles chronology
"Running Up that Hill" (2007) "For What It's Worth" (2009) "The Never-Ending Why" (2009)

Release

It was released on 20 April 2009, in a similar fashion to "Battle for the Sun"; it first played on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 programme, and then was made available as a 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 No. 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 performance for "For What It's Worth"

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[5]	88
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6]	24
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7]	23
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[8]	24
France (SNEP)[9]	25
Germany (GfK)[10]	34
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]	33
UK Singles (OCC)[12]	97