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"Starfuckers, Inc." is the fourth single from the double album The Fragile by Nine Inch Nails. Although the song does not have an official halo, a promotional CD titled "Starsuckers, Inc." was distributed with exclusive radio edits, and a video for "Starsuckers, Inc." was produced.

The song

Written by Trent Reznor and Charlie Clouser, "Starfuckers, Inc." is one of the heaviest songs on The Fragile. The chorus is built on heavy metal guitars and massed, shouted choruses. The verses feature breakbeats, deep bass hits, and glitchy, stuttering vocals.

"Starfuckers, Inc." deals with the self-involved vanity and shallow commercialization of fame. The song directly references "You're So Vain", Carly Simon's ode to a self-absorbed lover, by quoting the chorus:

You're so vain
I bet you think this song is about you
Don't you?

These lyrics were changed for the video version of "Starsuckers, Inc." to:

Overplayed
And soon you'll make us forget about you
Won't you?

Other than Marilyn Manson, the lyrics are often speculated to be directed towards Courtney Love. The word "Starfucker" may have been taken from the song "Professional Widow", also rumoured to be about Love, by Tori Amos, to whom Reznor was close prior to what he refers to as "some malicious meddling on the part of Courtney Love", or more than likely from The Rolling Stones song "Star Star" (original title "Starfucker") which appeared on their 1973 album Goats Head Soup.^[1]

The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2000.

The single

"Starsuckers, Inc." was released as a promotional three-track CD in the United States. It contains the original track, a radio edit in which the word "starfuckers" is replaced by the less-profane "starsuckers", and the audio of the "Starsuckers, Inc." video with additional changes in lyrics. Its Nothing Records catalog number is INTR-10079-2.

"Starfuckers, Inc." was also included as a B-side of the first single from The Fragile, "The Day the World Went Away".

Track listing

"Starsuckers, Inc." [4:13]
"Starfuckers, Inc." [4:06]
"Starsuckers, Inc." (Video Version) [4:18]

The video

The video for "Starsuckers, Inc." revolves around the same themes as the song in a darkly humorous manner. Reznor and a skinny blonde ride in a limousine to a deserted carnival. With the blonde videotaping his antics, Reznor attacks images of famous musicians via sideshow games: he shatters plates adorned with faces (including Marilyn Manson, Fred Durst, Mariah Carey, Michael Stipe, and Gene Simmons), tosses CDs into a toilet (Manson's Mechanical Animals and NIN's The Downward Spiral are visible), and throws baseballs through busts of Billy Corgan and himself. The most explicit mockery is Reznor dunking an overweight, grotesque Courtney Love look-a-like into a waste tank. The video ends back in the limousine, where the blonde removes her wig to reveal "her" identity as Marilyn Manson.

Viewers took Manson's appearance in the video as a sign that Reznor and Manson had renewed their friendship. Manson has sung "Starfuckers, Inc." live with NIN once, with the video recording of this performance appearing as an easter egg on the And All that Could Have Been DVD.

The video was directed by Robert Hales and Marilyn Manson.

References

^ "An Interview With Trent Reznor". Spin (March 1996). Retrieved 2006-12-12.

External links

Halo 14 (related to only): "Starsuckers, Inc." at NINCollector.com
"Starsuckers, Inc." at Discogs.com

[1] "An Interview With Trent Reznor". Spin (March 1996). Retrieved 2006-12-12.

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+  Cover          = NIN_Starsuckers.jpg |
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+  Released       = [[May 2]], [[2000]] |
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+  Format         = [[Compact Disc|CD]] |
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+  Length         = 12 [[Minute|min]] 37 [[Second|sec]] |
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+  Label          = [[Nothing Records]] |
-  Producer    = [[Trent Reznor]], [[Alan Moulder]] |
+  Producer       = [[Trent Reznor]], [[Alan Moulder]] |
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+  Chart position = * #39 <small>([[Modern Rock Tracks|U.S. Modern Rock]])</small> |
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+  This single     = "'''Starfuckers, Inc.'''"<br>(2000) |
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-"'''Starfuckers, Inc.'''" is the fourth [[single (music)|single]] for the [[double album]] ''[[The Fragile]]'' by [[Nine Inch Nails]].  Although the song does not have an official [[Nine Inch Nails discography#Halo numbers|halo]], a promotional [[compact disc|CD]] titled "Starsuckers, Inc."' was distributed with exclusive [[radio edit]]s, and a video for "Starsuckers, Inc." was produced.
+"'''Starfuckers, Inc.'''" is the fourth [[Single (music)|single]] from the [[double album]] ''[[The Fragile]]'' by [[Nine Inch Nails]].  Although the song does not have an official [[Nine Inch Nails discography#Halo numbers|halo]], a promotional [[Compact Disc|CD]] titled "Starsuckers, Inc." was distributed with exclusive [[Clean version|radio edit]]s, and a video for "Starsuckers, Inc." was produced.
 ==The song==
-Written by [[Trent Reznor]] and [[Charlie Clouser]], "Starfuckers Inc." is one of the heaviest songs on ''[[The Fragile]].''  The chorus is built on heavy metal guitars and massed, shouted choruses.  The verses feature breakbeats, deep bass hits, and glitchy, stuttering vocals.
+Written by [[Trent Reznor]] and [[Charlie Clouser]], "Starfuckers, Inc." is one of the heaviest songs on ''[[The Fragile]]''. The chorus is built on [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] guitars and massed, shouted choruses.  The verses feature breakbeats, deep bass hits, and glitchy, stuttering vocals.
-"Starfuckers, Inc." deals with the self-involved vanity and shallow commercialization of fame.  The song directly references "[[You're So Vain]]," [[Carly Simon|Carly Simon's]] ode to a self-absorbed lover, by quoting the chorus:
+"Starfuckers, Inc." deals with the self-involved vanity and shallow commercialization of fame.  The song directly references "[[You're So Vain]]", [[Carly Simon|Carly Simon's]] ode to a self-absorbed lover, by quoting the chorus:
-{{quote|You're so vain<br />I bet you think this song is about you<br />Don't you?}}
+{{quote|You're so vain<br>I bet you think this song is about you<br>Don't you?}}
 These lyrics were changed for the video version of "Starsuckers, Inc." to:
-{{quote|Overplayed<br />And soon you'll make us forget about you<br />Won't you?}}
+{{quote|Overplayed<br>And soon you'll make us forget about you<br>Won't you?}}
-Other than [[Marilyn Manson]], the lyrics are often speculated to be directed towards [[Courtney Love]]. The word "Starfucker" may have been taken from the song "[[Professional Widow]]", also rumoured to be about Love, by [[Tori Amos]], to whom Reznor was close prior to what he refers to as "some malicious meddling on the part of Courtney Love," or more than likely from [[the Rolling Stones]] song "Star Star"(original title "Starfucker") which appeared on their 1973 album [[Goats Head Soup]].<ref>{{cite web
+Other than [[Marilyn Manson]], the lyrics are often speculated to be directed towards [[Courtney Love]]. The word "Starfucker" may have been taken from the song "[[Professional Widow]]", also rumoured to be about Love, by [[Tori Amos]], to whom Reznor was close prior to what he refers to as "some malicious meddling on the part of Courtney Love", or more than likely from [[The Rolling Stones]] song "Star Star" (original title "Starfucker") which appeared on their [[1973 in music|1973]] album ''[[Goats Head Soup]]''.<ref>{{cite web
 | url = http://9inchnails.com/articles/articles.php?id=17
 | title = An Interview With Trent Reznor
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 }}</ref>
-The song was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance]] in 2000.
+The song was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance]] in [[2000 in music|2000]].
 ==The single==
 "Starsuckers, Inc." was released as a promotional three-track CD in the [[United States]].  It contains the original track, a radio edit in which the word "starfuckers" is replaced by the less-profane "starsuckers", and the audio of the "Starsuckers, Inc." video with additional changes in lyrics. Its [[Nothing Records catalog]] number is INTR-10079-2.
-"Starfuckers, Inc." was also included as a [[b-side]] of the first single from ''The Fragile'', "[[The Day the World Went Away]]".
+"Starfuckers, Inc." was also included as a [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] of the first single from ''The Fragile'', "[[The Day the World Went Away]]".
 ===Track listing===
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 The video for "Starsuckers, Inc." revolves around the same themes as the song in a darkly humorous manner. Reznor and a skinny blonde ride in a [[limousine]] to a deserted [[carnival]]. With the blonde videotaping his antics, Reznor attacks images of famous musicians via sideshow games: he shatters plates adorned with faces (including [[Marilyn Manson (person)|Marilyn Manson]], [[Fred Durst]], [[Mariah Carey]], [[Michael Stipe]], and [[Gene Simmons]]), tosses CDs into a toilet (Manson's ''[[Mechanical Animals]]'' and NIN's ''[[The Downward Spiral]]'' are visible), and throws baseballs through busts of [[Billy Corgan]] and himself. The most explicit mockery is Reznor dunking an overweight, grotesque [[Courtney Love]] look-a-like into a waste tank. The video ends back in the limousine, where the blonde removes her wig to reveal "her" identity as Marilyn Manson.
-Viewers took Manson's appearance in the video as a sign that Reznor and Manson had renewed their friendship. Manson has sung "Starfuckers, Inc." live with NIN once, with the video recording of this performance appearing as an [[easter egg (virtual)|easter egg]] on the ''[[And All that Could Have Been]]'' DVD.
+Viewers took Manson's appearance in the video as a sign that Reznor and Manson had renewed their friendship. Manson has sung "Starfuckers, Inc." live with NIN once, with the video recording of this performance appearing as an [[Easter egg (virtual)|easter egg]] on the ''[[And All that Could Have Been]]'' [[DVD]].
 The video was directed by [[Robert Hales (director)|Robert Hales]] and [[Marilyn Manson]].