Sex Is Not the Enemy
| "Sex Is Not the Enemy" | ||||
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| Single by Garbage | ||||
| from the album Bleed Like Me | ||||
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| Released | June 13, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2003–2004 | |||
| Studio | Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 3:07 | |||
| Label | A&E Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Garbage | |||
| Producer(s) | Garbage | |||
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"Sex Is Not the Enemy" is a song by American alternative rock band Garbage, released as the second single from their fourth album Bleed Like Me (2005) in the UK.
Written as a protest song, "Sex Is Not the Enemy" was influenced by the 2004 Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy, which led to a censorship row across American media after singer Janet Jackson's bare breast was exposed by Justin Timberlake in what was later referred to as a "wardrobe malfunction". The lyrics incorporated themes that broached the Bush administrations efforts to roll-back gay rights, reproductive rights and in general, the civil liberties of the American people as well as the rise of the moral right wing in the United States.
"Sex Is Not the Enemy" was released as the second single from Bleed Like Me in the United Kingdom. In North America, album centre-piece "Bleed Like Me" had already followed up "Why Do You Love Me", while in Europe and Australia, second single status was given to non-conformance anthem "Run Baby Run". Garbage shot music videos for all three singles with Sophie Muller while on tour. To date, "Sex Is Not the Enemy" is Garbage's most recent UK Top 40 hit.