{"id":37737,"date":"2026-01-20T07:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T06:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/placebo-drugs-sex-and-chart-successes\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T07:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T06:48:11","slug":"placebo-drugs-sex-and-chart-successes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/placebo-drugs-sex-and-chart-successes\/","title":{"rendered":"PLACEBO: Drugs, sex and chart successes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20-01-Placebo-Nancy-Boy-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20-01-Placebo-Nancy-Boy-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20-01-Placebo-Nancy-Boy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20-01-Placebo-Nancy-Boy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20-01-Placebo-Nancy-Boy-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20-01-Placebo-Nancy-Boy.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The fourth single from her self-titled debut album, &#8220;Nancy Boy&#8221; was released 29 years ago on January 20, 1997. 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