"Meds" is a song by English

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band

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, released on 9 October 2006 as the fourth

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from their fifth studio album '' Meds''.

Content

The song features vocals from Alison "VV" Mosshart of

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. The cover art features a collage of the band members blurred faces. All three faces were featured individually on the previous three singles released for the album.

Release

"Meds" was released on 9 October 2006 in both

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and CD format. The song was released to

radio airplay in the U.S. in late 2006. Its airplay increased gradually, so that by early January 2007, it was one of the 50 most-played songs on U.S. alternative radio.https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2007/RR-2007-01-19.pdf The single reached number 35 on the

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Track listing

; CD 1 # "Meds (Single Mix)" (feat.

Alison Mosshart Alison Nicole Mosshart (born November 23, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, artist, and the lead vocalist for the rock bands The Kills and The Dead Weather. She started her musical career in 1995 with the Florida punk rock band Discoun ...

) # "Lazarus" ; CD 2 # "Meds (Single Mix)" # "UNEEDMEMORETHANINEEDU" # "Space Monkey (

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Remix)" # "Meds" (video) ; 7" vinyl # "Meds (Single Mix)" # "UNEEDMEMORETHANINEEDU"

Charts

References

External links

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Lyrics of this song - Meds
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