Garbage is a Scottish-American rock group formed in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1994. "Garbage: Behind The Music, VH1, aired March 31, 2002. Retrieved 2008-02-24 The band consists of Scottish-born Shirley Manson and Americans Duke Erikson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig, and have counted worldwide album sales of over 12 million units.
Garbage released a string of increasingly successful singles in 1995–1996, including "Stupid Girl". Their debut album, Garbage, was an unexpected smash, selling over 4 million copies and certified double platinum in the UK, USA and Australia. Garbage won the Breakthrough Artist award at the 1996 MTV Europe Music Awards. "Version 2.0 press release, published by Mushroom Records, dated March 30, 1998. Retrieved 2008-02-24
Garbage spent two years working on follow-up album, Version 2.0, which topped the charts in the UK upon its 1998 release and the following year was nominated for two Grammy Awards, Album of the Year and Best Rock Album. Version 2.0 went on to match the sales of its predecessor. Garbage followed this up by performing and co-producing the theme song to the nineteenth James Bond movie The World Is Not Enough. "Beautiful Garbage press release, published by Mushroom Records, dated July 27, 2001. Retrieved 2008-02-24
Despite being named one of Rolling Stone's Top 10 Albums of The Year, ""Breaking Up the Girl" Hits magazine trade ad". Retrieved 2008-02-24 Garbage's 2001 third album Beautiful Garbage failed to match the commercial success achieved by its predecessors. "Bleed Like Me press release, published by Geffen Records, dated February 21, 2005. Retrieved 2008-02-24 Garbage quietly disbanded in late 2003, but regrouped to complete fourth album Bleed Like Me in 2005, peaking at a career-high #4 in the U.S. "Absolute Garbage biography, written by Peter S. Murphy. Retrieved 2008-02-24 The band cut short their concert tour in support of Bleed Like Me announcing an "indefinite hiatus", emphasizing that they had not broke up, but wished to pursue personal interests.
In 2006, Vig returned to producing while Manson recorded a solo album. Garbage ended their hiatus in 2007, and released greatest hits retrospective Absolute Garbage, with a view to record its fifth studio album in 2008.
