A-side "Blood for Poppies" Length 4:16 | Released March 28, 2012 | |
Format 7" vinyl, digital download Recorded 2010–2011
Red Razor Sounds;
King Size North Studios
California, United States Genre Alternative rock, post-grunge, industrial rock | ||
"Battle in Me" is a song from alternative rock band Garbage's fifth studio album Not Your Kind of People, and was released as the lead single to promote the album in United Kingdom. "Battle in Me" preceded the band's underplayed headliner concert in London and served as the band's Record Store Day 2012 release in the United Kingdom and Europe.
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Background
"Battle in Me" was the first new song Garbage created when the sessions for Not Your Kind of People were convened in early 2010. Starting out in a recording studio with the rule that nobody could bring in old demos or ideas, "Battle in Me" sprung from the group jamming. The initial take amounted to 20 minutes of material saved to hard drive. Garbage took the material to their own respective home studios and edited the track separately to form the song. Guitarist Steve Marker's parts were inspired by Jimmy Page, after watching the documentary It Might Get Loud the night prior to the session.
Single release
"Battle in Me" received its first radio broadcast on Steve Lamacq's BBC Radio 6 Music show on March 27, 2012, and the digital single appeared on digital stores a day later.
On April 21, 2012, "Battle in Me" was also issued as a limited edition 7" single to mark Record Store Day and was distributed throughout participating independent record stores. The press run of the red vinyl was limited to 500 units, and was backed with "Blood for Poppies".
Track listings
- "Battle in Me" − 4:16
- "Battle in Me" – 4:16
- "Blood for Poppies" – 3:40
Critical reception
"Battle in Me" was described by Nick Levine of NME as "military-style drums, stop-start hooks and a bassline that's on loan from "Livin' On a Prayer". Brilliant."