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:''Nancy Boy is also a nickname/slur for effeminate homosexual men and the name of an early 1990s band led by Donovan Leitch'' "Nancy Boy" is a song by British alternative rock band Placebo, released on 20 January 1997, as the fourth single from their debut album self-titled album, released on Hut Records.〔http://www.placeboworld.co.uk/music/singles#/nancy-boy〕 As with their first single "Come Home", the single edit is a re-recorded version, noticeably different from the album version. "Nancy Boy" differs from previous songs' themes about drugs, sex, gender confusion and bisexuality.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NME "Placebo", 1996 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Placebo Single of the Week 1996 )〕 "Nancy Boy" became their breakthrough single, peaking at number four in the UK Singles Chart a month after the singles release.〔http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/1/1997-02-01/〕 While ''Placebo'' originally charted at number forty upon its release, after the release of "Nancy Boy" the album re-entered the UK Albums Chart at number five in February, staying on chart for thirteen weeks.〔http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/3/1996-06-29/〕〔http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/3/1997-02-15/〕 == Background == Placebo was formed in 1994, when Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal met each other at the South Kensington tube station. Molko, observing that Olsdal had a guitar strapped to his back, invited Olsdal to watch him perform at a local bar. On the strength of Molko's performance, Olsdal decided that they should start a band. The two formed Ashtray Heart, a lo-fi duo, playing mostly on children's toy instruments. They decided they needed a drummer, and suggested Steve Hewitt (who later played with Placebo), however he was the drummer for London band Breed. Robert Schultzberg then became their drummer. Schultzberg had known Olsdal from boarding school in Sigtuna, Sweden where they'd played together in a band.〔Moore (2006), p.274〕 On 23 October 1995, they performed "Nancy Boy" on the TV program ''Unsigned in the City''.〔http://www.placeborussia.ru/video/vconcerts/v23october1995〕 They released their debut single "Come Home" on Deceptive records in 1996, before being signed by Hut Records. They then recorded their debut album, being released on 17 June 1996. After an argument in August 1996, right before doing their first TV show, Molko decided that it would be best for the band if Schultzberg left. But Schultzberg suggested playing together until they finished the promotion of their first album, ''Placebo'', and the band accepted.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Exclusive: interview of Robert Schultzberg! )〕 Eventually, Schultzberg left the band in September 1996. Before going on stage for their first show in the state of New York, Olsdal informed Schultzberg that he wouldn't perform on the tour in Germany that was following the US tour. Schultzberg played two more shows with the band in Paris after the US tour, the last of which was a performance at "Nulle Part Aillleurs". Molko has said that he was "tired of being the focus of Robert's rages against the world."〔 Hewitt rejoined Placebo as their full-time drummer the same year in 1996.〔Betts (2005), 216〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nancy Boy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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