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{{Song | {{Song | ||
| Name = Cryptorchid | | Name = Cryptorchid | ||
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| Released = October 8, 1996 | | Released = October 8, 1996 | ||
| Recorded = 1996 at Nothing Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana | | Recorded = 1996 at Nothing Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana | ||
| − | | Genre = Industrial, | + | | Genre = Industrial, experimental, |
| Length = 2:44 | | Length = 2:44 | ||
| − | | Label = [[Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] | + | | Label = [[Nothing Records|Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] |
| Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | | Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | ||
| − | | Composer = [[Madonna Wayne Gacy]] | + | | Composer = [[Stephen Bier|Madonna Wayne Gacy]] |
| Producer = [[Trent Reznor]], Dave Ogilvie, Marilyn Manson | | Producer = [[Trent Reznor]], Dave Ogilvie, Marilyn Manson | ||
}} | }} | ||
"'''Cryptorchid'''" is the sixth track from the album ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]''. While it was not a single for the band, "Cryptorchid" did reach #20 in German music charts and a music video was produced for the song. | "'''Cryptorchid'''" is the sixth track from the album ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]''. While it was not a single for the band, "Cryptorchid" did reach #20 in German music charts and a music video was produced for the song. | ||
| − | == Appearances == | + | ==Appearances== |
| − | === Albums === | + | ===Albums=== |
* ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]'' | * ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]'' | ||
| − | === Singles === | + | ===Singles=== |
* ''[[The Beautiful People (single)|The Beautiful People]]'' | * ''[[The Beautiful People (single)|The Beautiful People]]'' | ||
| − | == Versions == | + | ==Versions== |
| − | * Cryptorchid <small> | + | * Cryptorchid <small>— Appears on ''Antichrist Superstar'' and the ''The Beautiful People'' single.</small> |
| − | * [[Little Black Spots]] <small> | + | * [[Little Black Spots]] <small>— Appears on ''[[Antichrist Final Songs]]''.</small> |
| − | == Music video == | + | ==Music video== |
| − | [[ | + | [[Image:CryptorchidScreenshot.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Manson in the grainy quality music video]] |
| − | The [ | + | The [http://youtube.com/watch?v=yLk5xaX9K1Q music video] for the song was directed by Elias Merhige and co-directed by [[Marilyn Manson|Manson]]. In 1996, Merhige was contacted by [[Marilyn Manson]] in regards to producing a music video for "Cryptorchid", the day after he saw Merhige's experimental horror film ''Begotten''. Manson and Merhige met in Los Angeles, California where they would produce the video. Merhige also expressed interest in filming a video for "[[Antichrist Superstar (song)|Antichrist Superstar]]", which would subsequently be rejected by [[Interscope Records]]. |
| − | The "Cryptorchid" video uses scenes from Merhige's 1991 experimental horror film, ''Begotten'', with new scenes filmed including Manson to replace the original entity depicted in the film. The main section of the video that includes Manson shows him pulling out his own intestines and holding them up to the camera. It was meant to be screened at live performances, during costume changes and intermissions, but this plan did not suffice because the band fell through payment for the projection on the [[Dead to the World | + | The "Cryptorchid" video uses scenes from Merhige's 1991 experimental horror film, ''Begotten'', with new scenes filmed including Manson to replace the original entity depicted in the film. The main section of the video that includes Manson shows him pulling out his own intestines and holding them up to the camera. It was meant to be screened at live performances, during costume changes and intermissions, but this plan did not suffice because the band fell through payment for the projection on the [[Dead to the World Tour]]. The footage of death and decrepit things shot in fuzzy black and white gave way for its ban from MTV. |
| − | == Lyrics == | + | ==Lyrics== |
Each time i make my mother cry an | Each time i make my mother cry an | ||
angel dies and falls from heaven | angel dies and falls from heaven | ||
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the time has come for bitter things... | the time has come for bitter things... | ||
| − | == Trivia == | + | ==Trivia== |
| − | * The song features a passage containing the same lyrics as heard in "[[Antichrist Superstar (song)|Antichrist Superstar]]": | + | * The song features a passage containing the same lyrics as heard in "[[Antichrist Superstar (song)|Antichrist Superstar]]": "prick your finger it is done... the moon has now eclipsed the sun... the angel has spread its wings... the time has come for bitter things..." |
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* The song also employs the heartbeat-like bass drum thumps that later occur in "Antichrist Superstar." | * The song also employs the heartbeat-like bass drum thumps that later occur in "Antichrist Superstar." | ||
* ''Cryptorchid'' refers to an abnormal medical condition of the male anatomy in which one or both testicles have failed to sink into the scrotum. In the song, the condition is employed as a metaphor for ''The Worm's'' (the concept album's protagonist and a metaphorical representation of the young Brian Warner) feelings of self-doubt and inferiority: at the end of the 2nd verse, Manson is heard singing "I wish I had my balls". | * ''Cryptorchid'' refers to an abnormal medical condition of the male anatomy in which one or both testicles have failed to sink into the scrotum. In the song, the condition is employed as a metaphor for ''The Worm's'' (the concept album's protagonist and a metaphorical representation of the young Brian Warner) feelings of self-doubt and inferiority: at the end of the 2nd verse, Manson is heard singing "I wish I had my balls". | ||
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{{Videography}} | {{Videography}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Antichrist Superstar | + | [[Category:Antichrist Superstar Era]] |
| − | [[Category:Marilyn Manson | + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson Songs]] |
| − | [[Category:Marilyn Manson | + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson Singles]] |
[[Category:Songs from Antichrist Superstar]] | [[Category:Songs from Antichrist Superstar]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Marilyn Manson | + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson Songs With Music Videos]] |
| + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Stephen Bier]] | ||
