The Wicked remix of " Milk " featuring Tricky impacted UK radio stations in mid-October 1996 and was A-listed by both BBC Radio 1 and Virgin Radio . " Milk " subsequently reached number 19 on the airplay chart . Mushroom pre-empted the UK release of " Milk " by issuing three limited " taster " 12 " singles through HMV stores in late October ; the actual commercial release was on November 11 . Two CD singles and a limited-edition 7 " vinyl were distributed to stores , each featuring the Wicked mix , and with remixes of " Milk " by Massive Attack , Goldie , Tricky and Rabbit in The Moon , and remixes of " Stupid Girl " by Danny Saber and Todd Terry spread across the formats . During the week of release , Garbage won the Best Breakthrough Act award and performed " Milk " live at the MTV Europe Music Awards in London . " Milk " debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 10 , becoming the band 's second top-10 entry on the chart . To mark the high position , Garbage performed a live videolink performance of the song from Atlanta for broadcast on '' Top of The Pops '' . " Milk " spent eight weeks on the UK charts , and has sold over 135,000 copies
MTV Europe Music Awards
1996 MTV Europe Music Awards
Milk (song)