Mobscene
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| Single by Marilyn Manson | ||||
| from the album The Golden Age of Grotesque | ||||
| Released | April 22, 2003 | |||
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| Length | 3:25 | |||
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"Mobscene" | ||||
"Mobscene" (stylized as "mOBSCENE") is a song by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released in April 2003 as the lead single from their fifth studio album, The Golden Age of Grotesque (2003). The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance, but lost out to Metallica's "St. Anger".
Background
Manson has said that "Mobscene" was "pulled from the weirdest parts of my imagination." Prior to writing the song, Manson had seen several Busby Berkeley films with all-female chorus lines. He then met with his band and told them that he wanted to create a song that evoked Berkeley's films, the writings of Oscar Wilde, and an elephant stampede.
Critical reception
In PopMatters, Lance Teegarden deemed "Mobscene" the best track on the band's greatest hits album Lest We Forget: The Best Of (2004), writing "Here Manson finds the little bit of irreverence he is looking for." Teegarden praised Sköld's production.[2] BuzzFeed's Richard James opined that the song "proves nu metal is the greatest gift to music ever".[3]
Track listings
- International CD single
- "Mobscene"
- "Tainted Love" (Re-Tainted Interpretation)
- "Mobscene" (Rammstein's Sauerkraut Remix)
- "Paranoiac"
- US CD single
- "Mobscene"
- "Paranoiac"
Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[4] | 31 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] | 15 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[6] | 8 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] | 38 |
| Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) | 4 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[8] | 7 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] | 16 |
| France (SNEP)[10] | 61 |
| songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS | 20 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[11] | 27 |
| Italy (FIMI)[12] | 9 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] | 84 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] | 32 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[15] | 20 |
| Portugal (Billboard)[16] | 1 |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[17] | 10 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] | 18 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] | 6 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 13 |
| US Billboard Alternative Songs | 26 |
| US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 18 |
References
- ^ James, Richard (August 5, 2014). "17 Tracks That Justify Your Secret Love Of Nu Metal". BuzzFeed. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ Teegarden, Lance (January 4, 2005). "Marilyn Manson: Lest We Forget: The Best Of". PopMatters. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ James, Richard (August 5, 2014). "17 Tracks That Justify Your Secret Love Of Nu Metal". BuzzFeed. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ "Marilyn Manson – Mobscene". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ^ "Marilyn Manson – Mobscene" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "Marilyn Manson – Mobscene" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
- ^ "Marilyn Manson – Mobscene" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Marilyn Manson – Mobscene". Tracklisten.
- ^ "Marilyn Manson: Mobscene" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
- ^ "Marilyn Manson – Mobscene" (in French). Les classement single.
- ^ "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
- ^ "Marilyn Manson – Mobscene". Top Digital Download.
- ^ "Marilyn Manson – Mobscene" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Marilyn Manson – Mobscene". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Marilyn Manson – Mobscene". VG-lista.
- ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. May 24, 2003. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ "Marilyn Manson – Mobscene" Canciones Top 50.
- ^ "Marilyn Manson – Mobscene". Singles Top 100.
- ^ "Marilyn Manson – Mobscene". Swiss Singles Chart.
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