Witness to Your Love EP
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| Witness to Your Love EP | ||||
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| 📅 Released | April 22, 2023 | |||
| ⏳ Length | 16:33 | |||
| 🏷️ Label | BMG | |||
| 🤑 Producer | Garbage, Billy Bush | |||
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Witness to Your Love is an EP released by alternative rock band Garbage for Record Store Day 2023, on April 22.[1][2]
It contains "Witness to Your Love", a track that was first released on the fifth volume of the Urban Outfitters and Filter Magazine charity compilation Give Listen Help in 2008, during the band's seven-year hiatus from releasing studio albums, and then released as a single to promote Anthology the previous year;[3][4] a cover of "Cities In Dust" by Siouxsie and the Banshees; and two previously unreleased tracks from the No Gods No Masters sessions.[5][6]
Background and recording[edit]
The origin of title-track "Witness to Your Love" dates back to 2008, when singer Shirley Manson was approached by friend Jeff Castelaz, founder of the Pablove Foundation, to include a Garbage track on the fifth volume of the Give Listen Help charity compilation benefitting the Children's Hospital Los Angeles helping to fight cancer in children.[7][8][9] Manson wrote the lyrics of "Witness to Your Love" to unfinished tracks from the Absolute Garbage sessions and finished the track with drummer Butch Vig in his GrungeIsDead home studio in Silver Lake, with guitarists Duke Erikson and Steve Marker sending guitar parts through online collaboration.[8] Additional drums were played by Matt Walker.[10]
"Witness to Your Love" has been described as a personal track dealing with the sudden death of David Williamson, the husband of Morag Williamson, one of Manson's closest friends in Scotland. Manson was inspired to write the lyrics to the song after Williamson's funeral and some of the lyrics directly reference the poem read at the memorial.[8] The song's lyrics also mention the Edinburgh district of Canongate and Manson's episodes of shoplifting in her youth. In 2022, Manson further explained that the song was written as an attempt to comfort Williamson about the loss of her husband saying "I saw him. I know he existed. And he was somewhere else, but he was there. And I'm your girl, and I've got your back. And your history is my history, and our history together is something that will move forward throughout our lives. It's a joyous song in a funny way although it's based in Debby Downerisms."[3] Vig called the song "a pretty obscure track of ours, but one of the most beautiful songs Shirl sung."[11]
On November 21, 2009, Manson performed a live acoustic performance of the song at the Pablo Castelaz memorial at Avalon, in Hollywood, with Vig on guitar.[12][13][14] At the event, Manson explained the song is about "acknowledging someone's life, and in doing so, acknowledging our own and how lucky we are to be alive."[15] The performance brought Vig and Manson close and prompted them to contact the other band members to start making music again.[8][11]
Release and promotion[edit]
Witness to Your Love was released on World Record Store Day 2023, April 22, ahead of Garbage's co-headline summer tour with Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. The EP was released a week later on digital platforms.[16]
Promotion and reviews of the EP largely focused on the "Cities in Dust" cover, also due to Siouxsie going back on tour in summer.[17] "Cities in Dust" was heavily performed live during Garbage's summer tour.
Critical reception[edit]
Critics were praiseful of the "Cities in Dust" cover, calling it faithful to the original and complimenting the "soaring" vocals and guitars.[18][19]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks written by Garbage, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Witness to Your Love" | 3:39 | |
| 2. | "Cities in Dust" | Susan Ballion, Peter Edward Clarke, Steven Severin | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Blue Betty" | 3:36 | |
| 4. | "Adam and Eve" | 4:54 | |
| Total length: | 16:31 | ||
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2023) | Peak
position |
|---|---|
| UK Physical Singles (OCC)[20] | 10 |
| UK Singles Sales (OCC)[21] | 42 |
| UK Vinyl Singles (OCC)[22] | 8 |
References[edit]
- ↑ Shutler, Ali (2023-04-29). "Garbage share cover of Siouxsie And The Banshees' 'Cities In Dust'". NME. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ↑ RSD '23 Special Release: Garbage - Witness To Your Love EP, retrieved 2024-03-02
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 We Can Survive: Garbage, retrieved 2022-10-25
- ↑ Rédaction, La (2022-10-31). "Garbage : un nouveau clip pour Halloween". Rolling Stone (in français). Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ↑ Trendell, Andrew (2023-02-16). "Record Store Day 2023: Check out the full list of releases". NME. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ↑ RSD '23 Special Release: Garbage - Witness To Your Love EP, retrieved 2023-02-23
- ↑ "Our Love Story". The Pablove Foundation. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Garbage; Cohen, Jason (2017). This Is the Noise That Keeps Me Awake. Akashic Books. p. 164. ISBN 978-1617755507. Search this book on
- ↑ Martins, Chris (May 8, 2012). "Shirley Manson Talks Through Garbage's Discography". Spin. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ↑ Give Listen Help vol. 5 (booklet). Various artists. Los Angeles, USA: Urban Outfitters, Filter Magazine. 2008. p. 1.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Yahoo, Backspin: Garbage on 'Not Your Kind of People', retrieved 2022-10-22
- ↑ "Help Kids with Cancer AND Watch Some Cool Music: Pablove Benefit Show with Band of Horses, To". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ↑ "Tom Gabel, Shirley Manson, And More Play Cancer Benefit". Spin. November 23, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ↑ "Front Row Center: Pablove Benefit Concert". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ↑ Shirley Manson & Butch Vig of Garbage perform "Witness To Your Love", retrieved 2022-10-22
- ↑ Daly, Rhian (2023-04-30). "Garbage Gives Siouxsie And The Banshees' 'Cities In Dust' Searing Remake". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ↑ ""I love you, Siouxsie": Hear Garbage's new cover of Banshees classic "Cities in Dust" – Slicing Up Eyeballs". Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ↑ "Garbage Cover Siouxsie and the Banshees' "Cities in Dust"". 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ↑ Daly, Rhian (2023-04-30). "Garbage Gives Siouxsie And The Banshees' 'Cities In Dust' Searing Remake". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ↑ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ↑ "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ↑ "Official Vinyl Singles Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
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