"Why Do You Love Me"
Single by Garbage
From the album Bleed Like Me
Single Released	2005
Song Length	3:52
Record Label	Geffen & A & E Records
Writers	Garbage
Producers	Garbage
Video Director	Sophie Muller
Chart Positions	#7 UK #94 US Hot 100 #8 US Modern Rock #19 Australia
Single Chronology
" Shut Your Mouth" 2002	"Why Do You Love Me" 2005	"Bleed Like Me" 2005

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The song, which is a furious guitar driven rock number, was a comeback hit for Garbage on both sides of the Atlantic. It was the band's first song to enter either the UK Top 10 or the US Billboard Hot 100 in almost six years.

Charting at #7 it is, as of July 2005, Garbage's second most successful single release in the United Kingdom, coming second to the band's 1996 hit "Stupid Girl" which peaked at #4. Stupid Girl was the fourth single from Garbages 1996 self-titled debut album. ...

The success of the single drove Garbage's comeback record 'Bleed Like Me' to the top 5 of the US, Mexico, UK, European and Australian album charts. Bleed Like Me is the fourth studio album by rock band Garbage, first released on April 11 2005 internationally and a day later in North America. ...

Song Profile

"Why Do You Love Me" was written and recorded at Smart Studios during the 2004 sessions for 'Bleed Like Me'. The song was incorrectly titled on an 'album news update' as "Why Don't You Love Me" on the band's website in May 2004. Bleed Like Me is the fourth studio album by rock band Garbage, first released on April 11 2005 internationally and a day later in North America. ...

Drums on "Why Do You Love Me" were performed by Matt Walker and bass was performed by Justin Meldel-Johnsen. There is more than one article on people named Matt Walker: Matt Walker, a hockey player in the NHL. Matt Walker, a drummer. ...

Single release

"Why Do You Love Me" was decided as the first single by Garbage's new record companies upon hearing it. The band, who had normally picked their singles themselves, were nonetheless happy with the choice and the song was released to radio in February 2005 as the first cut from 'Bleed Like Me'.

The single is notable as the first instance of a DVD release by the band. In the UK the DVD single was included as one of it's three formats, as well as for the first time since their debut album, a 7" vinyl format. The vinyl came encased in pink gaffa-tape, which had to split open to get the disc out to play.

B-sides for the single included "Space Can Come Through Anyone", "Nobody Can Win" and the previously released Ramones cover "I Just Wanna Have Something To Do" on international releases. The UK DVD single also included a ten minute interview with the band and a brand new rock remix of "Cherry Lips" The Ramones were a hugely influential punk rock band formed in Forest Hills, Queens, New York in March 1974. ...

The band's UK record company A & E Records, the Warners label that absorbed former Mushroom UK acts, sent out special card wallet sleeves to house the UK CD/DVD formats in. These could be obtained by applying, at the time, at Garbages official website. The WB Shield, used from 2001 to late 2003. ...

Music video

The promotional video for "Why Do You Love Me" was helmed by Sophie Muller, and for scenes filmed on May 31st, 2005, included actual Garbage fans who applied through the band's website. Sophie Muller with Gwen Stefani Sophie Muller is an accomplished music video director. ...

The video was shot mostly in black and white (the first B&W Garbage video since "I Think I'm Paranoid") and the storyline centred around cryptic references to the band's difficulty in maintaining proper relations over the previous years - as well as veiled references to Blondie lead singer Debbie Harry and their album Parrallel Lines. I Think Im Paranoid was the second single from Garbages 1998 sophomore album Version 2. ... Blondie are a one of the most influential bands of the 20th century. ... Debbie Harry on the cover of her collection Most of All: Best Of Deborah Harry (born July 1, 1945) is a Miami-born American rock and roll musician who originally gained fame as the frontwoman for New Wave band Blondie, which originated in the mid 1970s and achieved commercial success...

Remixes

No official remixes for the song were ever issued although both a clean version and a radio edit with a different intro and outro were issued by the band.

Live performances

"Why Do You Love Me" was first performed live on XFM Radio on March 23rd 2005. It has been played at each and every show on the 'Bleed Like Me' tour. Xfm is the name of two British radio stations owned by GCap Media: Xfm London has been broadcasting since 1997. ...

It has also been performed acoustically, notably on Washington DC's 101 Radio in April 2005. ...

"Why Do You Love Me" has been performed live on TV shows CD:UK, Popworld, Napster Live, Top Of The Pops, Friday Night With Jonathan Ross(UK), on [[Canal +]], Traffic Music and 20h10 Pétantes (France), and on Fuse Com'd(US). Popworld is a British television programme broadcast on Channel Four since 2001. ... Top of the Pops is a long-running British music chart television programme shown each week on BBC One and now licensed for local versions around the world. ...

Other appearances

The song was also used for the 'Bleed Like Me' TV advertisements.

Why Do You Love Me quote, unquote

Shirley Manson: "It’s about the fundamental insecurity in all human beings that they are unlovable. Feeling unlovable drives us into marriage, monogamy, jealousy and possessiveness". Shirley Manson Shirley Ann Manson (b. ...

Shirley Manson: "We chose ["WDYLM"] as the first single because it has a lot of mood shifts and embodies the whole record. I feel that at the base of everyone there’s a belief that we’re truly loveable. But we often question it, which is why we seek out exclusive relationships.” Shirley Manson Shirley Ann Manson (b. ...

Steve Marker: ""Why Do You Love Me" is an example of a lot of our songs [which] don’t totally come together ‘till their almost finished. That’s another one I cannot wait to play live because it’s loud guitars, it’s really fast. I can’t wait to see Butch try to play that speed the whole time too!" Steve Marker was born in Mamaroneck, New York on 12 March 1960. ...

Butch Vig:: "I’m dreading playing "Why Do You Love Me" live because it’s like 160 BPM, with all this syncopation. I’m not in shape to do that at this very moment!" Bryan Butch Vig (born August 2, 1957) is both a rock musician and record producer. ...

Duke Erikson: "It sounds like a girl group song sped up. A girl group on speed kind of thing… Very Spector-esque" Douglas Duke Erikson was born in Nebraska on 15 January 1953. ... Phil Spector Harvey Phillip Phil Spector (born December 26, 1940) is a highly influential record producer who turned out some of the best-known popular music of the 1960s and 1970s. ...

Shirley Manson: "It has that strange middle break where everything just sort of disappears and the whole personality of the song changes and it goes somewhere very dark." Shirley Manson Shirley Ann Manson (b. ...

Comprehensive charts

• Worldwide charts