"Ashtray Heart" is the third official

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's sixth studio album, ''

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''. It was released in all of Europe, except for the

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, with "

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" being released in these two countries a week prior (14 September 2009). The B-side song "Fuck U" is a cover of a song by electro/alternative rock band

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. The B-side song "Hardly Wait" is a cover of a

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song. "Ashtray Heart" was also the name of the band that would become Placebo. Ashtray Heart was a duo consisted of Molko and Olsdal, before they decided to try out as a serious band and began the search for a drummer.

Track listing

;CD single #"Ashtray Heart" #"Fuck U" (

cover) #"Hardly Wait" (

cover) #"For What It's Worth" (Losers Maximal Techmix) ;iTunes digital download #"Ashtray Heart" #"Fuck U" (

cover) #"Hardly Wait" (

cover) #"For What It's Worth" (Losers Maximal Techmix) #"Ashtray Heart" (Video)

Charts

References

Placebo (band) songs 2009 singles Songs written by Brian Molko Spanglish songs 2009 songs PIAS Recordings singles Song recordings produced by David Bottrill {{2000s-rock-single-stub