“Stupid Girl” is track #8 on Garbage’s self-titled debut album. One of the band’s most iconic songs, it climbed all the way to #4 in the UK and #24 in the US.
The song was built around a drum and bass sample from The Clash’s “Train In Vain”, to which Shirley Manson added female empowerment lyrics.
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[Verse 1]
You pretend you're high
Pretend you're bored
Pretend you're anything
Just to be adored
And what you need
Is what you get
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Don't believe in fear
Don't believe in faith
Don't believe in anything
That you can't break
[Chorus 1]
You stupid girl (Ah)
You stupid girl (Ah)
All you had, you wasted (Ah)
All you had, you wasted (Ah)
[Verse 2]
What drives you on (drives you on)
Can drive you mad (drive you mad)
A million lies to sell yourself
Is all you ever had
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Don't believe in love
Don't believe in hate
Don't believe in anything
That you can't waste
[Chorus 2]
You stupid girl (Ah)
You stupid girl (Ah)
Can't believe you fake it (Ah)
Can't believe you fake it (Ah)
[Instrumental Break]
[Pre-Chorus 3]
Don't believe in fear
Don't believe in pain
Don't believe in anyone
That you can't tame
[Chorus 1]
You stupid girl (Ah)
You stupid girl (Ah)
All you had, you wasted (Ah)
All you had, you wasted (Ah)
[Chorus 2]
You stupid girl (Ah)
You stupid girl (Ah)
I can't believe you fake it (Ah)
I can't believe you fake it (Ah)
You stupid girl (Ah)
You stupid girl (Ah)
Can't believe you fake it (Ah)
Can't believe you fake it (Ah)
[Outro]
You stupid girl
Stupid Girl was written by Shirley Manson & Butch Vig & Steve Marker & Duke Erikson & Joe Strummer & Mick Jones.
Stupid Girl was produced by Garbage.
Garbage released Stupid Girl on Mon Jan 22 1996.