Pierrot the Clown

Pierrot the Clown

Infobox Song
Name = Pierrot The Clown
Artist = Placebo


Album = Meds
Released = March 13, 2006
Recorded = RAK Studios, London
track_no = 9
Genre = Alternative rock Indie rock
Length = 4:22
Label = Virgin Records
prev = Blind
prev_no = 8
next = Broken Promise" (featuring Michael Stipe)
next_no = 10

"Pierrot the Clown" is a song of Placebo's fifth studio album "Meds". It has a slow, mellow feeling in the song which fits its lyrical context of a character in a sombre mood. In the chorus the song compares the character to Pierrot the Clown. Its orchestration is expansive, featuring a string section, glockenspiel and acoustic guitar, among others.


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