Version 2.0 is the second studio album by the rock band Garbage. It was released on May 11, 1998, by Mushroom Records worldwide, with the North American release on Almo Sounds the following day. With this album, the band aimed to improve and expand upon the style of their 1995 eponymous debut rather than reinventing their sound. Lead singer Shirley Manson wrote dark, introspective lyrics, which she felt complemented the songs’ melodies.
Version 2.0 was a commercial success, topping the charts in the United Kingdom, France, and New Zealand, and earning platinum certifications in several countries. The album has sold 1.7 million copies in the United States and four million copies worldwide.
Garbage embarked on an 18-month-long world tour, and released a string of commercially successful singles backed with innovative music videos. Version 2.0 received generally positive reviews from critics, and was included on year-end lists of 1998’s best albums by several publications.
In 1999, it was nominated for Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Rock Album. The album’s third single “Special” was further nominated the following year for Best Rock Song and for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group.
Tracklist:
- Temptation Waits
- I Think I’m Paranoid
- When I Grow Up
- Medication
- Special
- Hammering in My Head
- Push It
- The Trick Is to Keep Breathing
- Dumb
- Sleep Together
- Wicked Ways
- You Look So Fine
Garbage
Duke Erikson
Shirley Manson
Steve Marker
Butch Vig
Additional musicians
Daniel Shulman: bass
Michael Masley: cymbalom
Todd Malcolm Michiles: record scratching
Jon J. Vriesacker: violin
Technical
Garbage: production
Billy Bush: engineering
Mike Zirkel: engineering assistance
Scott Hull: mastering
Howie Weinberg: mastering
Artwork
Garbage: art direction
Ade Britteon: design
Michael Faherty: 3D
Stéphane Sednaoui: band photograph
