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 (radio première) 1 June 2009 (official release)
Recorded	2008
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	2:47
Label	PIAS
Songwriter(s)	Steve Forrest, William Patrick Lloyd, Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal
Producer(s)	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

References

1. "Placebo / News". Placeboworld.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
2. "For What It's Worth - First Single! van Placebo op Myspace". Blogs.myspace.com. 17 April 2009. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
3. "Video Exclusive! van Placebo op Myspace". Blogs.myspace.com. 17 April 2009. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
4. Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 219.
6. "Placebo – For What It's Worth" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
7. "Placebo – For What It's Worth" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
8. "Placebo – For What It's Worth" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
9. "Placebo – For What It's Worth" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
10. "Placebo – For What It's Worth" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
11. "Placebo – For What It's Worth". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 September 2022.