"Meds" is a song by the alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band Placebo

Placebo (band)

Placebo are a British rock band from London, England, formed in 1994 by singer and guitarist Brian Molko and bass guitarist Stefan Olsdal. The band was joined by drummer Robert Schultzberg, who was later replaced by Steve Hewitt after conflicts with Molko. Hewitt left the band in October 2007 and...

. It was the fourth single to be released from the group's 2006 album Meds

Meds

Meds is the fifth studio album by British alternative rock band Placebo, released in 2006 on Virgin Records. It was released in most countries on 13 March 2006, although it was released three days earlier in Australia and New Zealand...

. It came out on October 9 2006 in both vinyl and CD format. The song features vocals from Alison "VV" Mosshart of The Kills

The Kills

The Kills is a rock band formed by American singer Alison Mosshart and British guitarist Jamie Hince . Their first three albums, Keep On Your Mean Side, No Wow, and Midnight Boom, have garnered much critical praise...

.

The song was released to alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 radio airplay in the US in late 2006. Its airplay increased gradually, so that by early January 2007, it was one of the 50-most-played songs on US alternative radio.

The song reached #35 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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 on 21 December 2006.

Track listing

CD1

1. "Meds" (feat. Alison Mosshart
   The Kills
   The Kills is a rock band formed by American singer Alison Mosshart and British guitarist Jamie Hince . Their first three albums, Keep On Your Mean Side, No Wow, and Midnight Boom, have garnered much critical praise...
   
   )
2. "Lazarus"

CD2

1. "Meds"
2. "UNEEDMEMORETHANINEEDU"
3. "Space Monkey" (Timo Maas
   Timo Maas
   Timo Maas is an electronic music DJ/producer and remixer.-Career:Maas bought his first set of turntables at the age of 17, and played his very first DJ set in 1982 at a party in his friend's home...
   
   remix)
4. "Meds" (video)

7"

1. "Meds"
2. "UNEEDMEMORETHANINEEDU"

Netherlands

1. "Meds" – 2:54
2. "Lazarus" – 3:23
3. "UNEEDMEMORETHANINEEDU" – 3:28