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|Name = Disposable Teens | |Name = Disposable Teens | ||
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|Released = November 13, 2000 | |Released = November 13, 2000 | ||
|Recorded = 1999–2000 at the Mansion in Death Valley, California | |Recorded = 1999–2000 at the Mansion in Death Valley, California | ||
− | |Genre = | + | |Genre = Alternative metal |
|Length = 3:01 | |Length = 3:01 | ||
− | |Label = [[Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] | + | |Label = [[Nothing Records|Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] |
|Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | |Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | ||
|Composer = [[John 5]], [[Twiggy Ramirez]] | |Composer = [[John 5]], [[Twiggy Ramirez]] | ||
|Producer = Marilyn Manson, Dave Sardy | |Producer = Marilyn Manson, Dave Sardy | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | "'''Disposable Teens'''" is the first single and the fourth track of the | + | "'''Disposable Teens'''" is the first single and the fourth track of the fourth album ''[[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]''. It is considered a teenage anthem of sorts, echoing what [[Marilyn Manson|Manson]] sees as teenagers who act violently in retaliation against parental and social authority. |
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+ | "Disposable Teens" was composed by [[John 5]] and [[Twiggy Ramirez]].<ref name="allmusichwreview"/> The lyrics were written by the band's frontman [[Marilyn Manson]].<ref name="allmusichwreview">{{cite web|last=Erlewine |first= Stephen Thomas|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=holy-wood-in-the-shadow-of-the-valley-of-death-r506566/review|pure_url=yes}} |title=Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) <nowiki>[Enhanced]</nowiki> review |work=''allmusic'' |publisher=All Media Guide (Rovi) |date= |accessdate=2010-11-16}}</ref> During pre-release interviews, Manson described it as a "signature Marilyn Manson song."<ref name="Kerrang Holy Wood Ben Myers">{{cite journal |last1=Myers |first1=Ben |last2= |first2= |date=2000-12-09 |title=Holy Wood |journal=Kerrang! |volume= |issue=831 |pages= |publisher=Bauer Media Group |doi= |url= |accessdate=2011-04-26}}</ref> Its bouncing guitar riff and teutonic staccato had its roots in former glam rocker and convicted pedophile Gary Glitter's song "Rock and Roll, Pt.2".<ref name="VH1 Marilyn Manson's Big Day Out">{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1436862/20000830/index.jhtml |title=Marilyn Manson's Big Day Out |work=''VH1'' |publisher=MTV Networks (Viacom) |date=2000-08-30 |accessdate=2011-04-05}}</ref> Its lyrical themes tackled the disenfranchisement of contemporary youth, "particularly those that have been [brought up] to feel like accidents", with the revolutionary idealism of their parent's generation.<ref name="Metal Edge Holy Wars Ground Campaign">{{cite journal |last1=Gargano |first1=Paul |last2= |first2= |date=2000-11 |title=Holy Wars: The Ground Campaign Begins |journal=Metal Edge |volume= |issue= |pages= |publisher=Zenbu Media |doi= |url= |accessdate=2011-04-26}}</ref><ref name="Kerrang Holy Wood Ben Myers"/> The influence of The Beatles was critical in this song.<ref name="VH1.com"/><ref name="VH1 Upcoming Album 'Unlike' Predecessors"/><ref name="Metal Edge Holy Wars Ground Campaign"/> The chorus echoed the Liverpool quartet's own disillusionment with the 1960s counterculture movement in the opening lines of their ''White Album'' song "Revolution 1".<ref name="VH1 Upcoming Album 'Unlike' Predecessors"/><ref name="Metal Edge Holy Wars Ground Campaign"/> Here the sentiment was re-appropriated as a rallying cry for "disposable teens" against the shortcomings of "this so-called generation of revolutionaries", whom the song indicted: "You said you wanted evolution, the ape was a great big hit. You say want a revolution, man, and I say that you're full of shit."<ref name="VH1 Upcoming Album 'Unlike' Predecessors"/><ref name="Metal Edge Holy Wars Ground Campaign"/> | ||
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Two music videos for the single was created by director Samuel Bayer, with one premiering on MTV's ''Total Request Live'' on October 25, 2000 (3:30-4:30pm EST).<ref name="NME Teenage Sensation!"/><ref name="VH1 Marilyn Manson Announces First Leg Of World Tour">{{cite web |url=http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1124346/20000922/index.jhtml |title=Marilyn Manson Announces First Leg Of World Tour |publisher=VH1 |date=2000-09-22 |accessdate=2011-04-03}}</ref> Manson asked Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM to help spread the word that the band is looking for 200 to 250 fans to dress in black and participate in the shoot.<ref name="VH1 Marilyn Manson Announces First Leg Of World Tour"/> The clip was filmed in Los Angeles.<ref name="VH1 Marilyn Manson Announces First Leg Of World Tour"/> | Two music videos for the single was created by director Samuel Bayer, with one premiering on MTV's ''Total Request Live'' on October 25, 2000 (3:30-4:30pm EST).<ref name="NME Teenage Sensation!"/><ref name="VH1 Marilyn Manson Announces First Leg Of World Tour">{{cite web |url=http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1124346/20000922/index.jhtml |title=Marilyn Manson Announces First Leg Of World Tour |publisher=VH1 |date=2000-09-22 |accessdate=2011-04-03}}</ref> Manson asked Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM to help spread the word that the band is looking for 200 to 250 fans to dress in black and participate in the shoot.<ref name="VH1 Marilyn Manson Announces First Leg Of World Tour"/> The clip was filmed in Los Angeles.<ref name="VH1 Marilyn Manson Announces First Leg Of World Tour"/> | ||
− | The [http://youtube.com/watch?v=nH4UEcDnbms original version] features prominent symbols of ''Holy Wood'' such as Manson playing the pope, and the ape. The alternate version features a basic performance by the band, with police surrounding the stage. Both versions of the video are available on the ''[[Lest We Forget | + | The [http://youtube.com/watch?v=nH4UEcDnbms original version] features prominent symbols of ''Holy Wood'' such as Manson playing the pope, and the ape. The alternate version features a basic performance by the band, with police surrounding the stage. Both versions of the video are available on the ''[[Lest We Forget (The Best of)]]'' bonus DVD. |
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− | === Cover songs === | + | ===Cover songs=== |
As early as the band's August 30, 2000, appearance at the Kerrang! Awards, Marilyn Manson expressed interest in covering Lennon's "[[Working Class Hero]]" due to its correlation with ''Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)'s'' thematic preoccupations. The cover was recorded in the interim leading up to the November 7, 2000, launch of the single.<ref name="VH1.com">{{cite web|last=Saidman |first=Sorelle |url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1124176/20000918/marilyn_manson.jhtml |title=Marilyn Manson Unveils Tour Plans, First Single For Holy Wood |work=''VH1'' |publisher=MTV Networks (Viacom) |date=2000-09-18 |accessdate=2010-11-16}}</ref><ref name="VH1 Marilyn Manson's Big Day Out"/><ref name="MTV Marilyn Manson Marks Holy Wood Release With Acoustic Set">{{cite web|last=Mancini |first=Robert |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1431678/marilyn-manson-marks-holy-wood-release-with-acoustic-set.jhtml |title=Marilyn Manson Marks Holy Wood Release With Acoustic Set |work=''MTV News'' |publisher=MTV Networks (Viacom) |date=2000-11-15 |accessdate=2011-04-01}}</ref> In describing Lennon's idealism and influence on him Manson said that, "some of Lennon's Communist sentiments in his music later in his life were very dangerous. I think he died because of it. I don't think his death was any sort of accident. Aside from that, I think he's one of my favorite songwriters of all time."<ref name="VH1 Marilyn Manson's Big Day Out">{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1436862/20000830/index.jhtml |title=Marilyn Manson's Big Day Out |work=''VH1'' |publisher=MTV Networks (Viacom) |date=2000-08-30 |accessdate=2011-04-05}}</ref> Band members Manson, Ramirez, and John 5 later performed the song as part of a special invitation-only acoustic set at the Saci nightclub in New York City to celebrate the album's November 14, 2000, release.<ref name="MTV Marilyn Manson Marks Holy Wood Release With Acoustic Set">{{cite web|last=Mancini |first=Robert |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1431678/marilyn-manson-marks-holy-wood-release-with-acoustic-set.jhtml |title=Marilyn Manson Marks Holy Wood Release With Acoustic Set |work=''MTV News'' |publisher=MTV Networks (Viacom) |date=2000-11-15 |accessdate=2011-04-01}}</ref><ref name="'...Wood' You Believe It">{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/u2/5166 |title='...Wood' You Believe It? |work=NME |publisher=IPC Media |date=2000-11-10 |accessdate=2011-04-01}}</ref> | As early as the band's August 30, 2000, appearance at the Kerrang! Awards, Marilyn Manson expressed interest in covering Lennon's "[[Working Class Hero]]" due to its correlation with ''Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)'s'' thematic preoccupations. The cover was recorded in the interim leading up to the November 7, 2000, launch of the single.<ref name="VH1.com">{{cite web|last=Saidman |first=Sorelle |url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1124176/20000918/marilyn_manson.jhtml |title=Marilyn Manson Unveils Tour Plans, First Single For Holy Wood |work=''VH1'' |publisher=MTV Networks (Viacom) |date=2000-09-18 |accessdate=2010-11-16}}</ref><ref name="VH1 Marilyn Manson's Big Day Out"/><ref name="MTV Marilyn Manson Marks Holy Wood Release With Acoustic Set">{{cite web|last=Mancini |first=Robert |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1431678/marilyn-manson-marks-holy-wood-release-with-acoustic-set.jhtml |title=Marilyn Manson Marks Holy Wood Release With Acoustic Set |work=''MTV News'' |publisher=MTV Networks (Viacom) |date=2000-11-15 |accessdate=2011-04-01}}</ref> In describing Lennon's idealism and influence on him Manson said that, "some of Lennon's Communist sentiments in his music later in his life were very dangerous. I think he died because of it. I don't think his death was any sort of accident. Aside from that, I think he's one of my favorite songwriters of all time."<ref name="VH1 Marilyn Manson's Big Day Out">{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1436862/20000830/index.jhtml |title=Marilyn Manson's Big Day Out |work=''VH1'' |publisher=MTV Networks (Viacom) |date=2000-08-30 |accessdate=2011-04-05}}</ref> Band members Manson, Ramirez, and John 5 later performed the song as part of a special invitation-only acoustic set at the Saci nightclub in New York City to celebrate the album's November 14, 2000, release.<ref name="MTV Marilyn Manson Marks Holy Wood Release With Acoustic Set">{{cite web|last=Mancini |first=Robert |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1431678/marilyn-manson-marks-holy-wood-release-with-acoustic-set.jhtml |title=Marilyn Manson Marks Holy Wood Release With Acoustic Set |work=''MTV News'' |publisher=MTV Networks (Viacom) |date=2000-11-15 |accessdate=2011-04-01}}</ref><ref name="'...Wood' You Believe It">{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/u2/5166 |title='...Wood' You Believe It? |work=NME |publisher=IPC Media |date=2000-11-10 |accessdate=2011-04-01}}</ref> | ||
− | === Tarot Cards Board === | + | ===Tarot Cards Board=== |
− | The special edition of this single included a Holy Wood [[Tarot cards]] Board for proper reading sessions | + | The special edition of this single included a Holy Wood [[Tarot cards]] Board for proper reading sessions. |
− | == Appearances == | + | ==Appearances== |
− | === Albums === | + | ===Albums=== |
* ''[[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]'' | * ''[[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]'' | ||
− | * ''[[Lest We Forget | + | * ''[[Lest We Forget (The Best of)]]'' |
− | + | ===Singles=== | |
− | === Singles === | + | |
* "[[Disposable Teens (single)|Disposable Teens]]" | * "[[Disposable Teens (single)|Disposable Teens]]" | ||
− | == Versions == | + | ==Versions== |
− | * Disposable Teens <small> | + | * Disposable Teens <small>— Appears on ''Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)'' and ''Lest We Forget (The Best of)''.</small> |
− | * [[Disposable Teens (Bon Harris Remix)]] <small> | + | * [[Disposable Teens (Bon Harris Remix)]] <small>— Appears on the "[[The Fight Song]]" Pt. 2 single.</small> |
− | * Disposable Teens (Live) <small> | + | * Disposable Teens (Live) <small>— Appears on the ''[[Guns, God and Government World Tour]]'' DVD.</small> |
+ | * [[Disposable Teens (TNA Remix)]] <small>— Unreleased, used on TNA Wrestling Live Events</small> | ||
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+ | ==Chart success== | ||
+ | {|class="wikitable sortable" | ||
+ | !Chart (2000) | ||
+ | !Peak<br />position | ||
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+ | |[[ARIA Charts|Australian Singles Chart]]<ref name="charts">{{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Marilyn+Manson&titel=Disposable+Teens&cat=s |title=Marilyn Manson - Disposable Teens (Song) |work=Australian-charts.com |accessdate=June 23, 2010}}</ref> | ||
+ | |align="center"|46 | ||
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+ | |[[Dutch Top 40]]<ref name=charts/> | ||
+ | |align="center"|99 | ||
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+ | |French Singles Chart<ref name=charts/> | ||
+ | |align="center"|67 | ||
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+ | |Italian Singles Chart<ref name=charts/> | ||
+ | |align="center"|7 | ||
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+ | |Swedish Singles Chart<ref name=charts/> | ||
+ | |align="center"|52 | ||
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+ | |Swiss Singles Chart<ref name=charts/> | ||
+ | |align="center"|73 | ||
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+ | | US [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|Mainstream Rock Chart]]<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p45021|pure_url=yes}} |title=Marilyn Manson Billboard Singles |work=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=June 23, 2010}}</ref> | ||
+ | |align="center"|22 | ||
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+ | | US [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Chart]]<ref name=allmusic/> | ||
+ | |align="center"|24 | ||
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− | == Accolades == | + | ===Accolades=== |
In 2002, ''Kerrang!'' ranked "Disposable Teens" 73rd in their ''100 Greatest Singles of All Time''. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://acclaimedmusic.net/Current/kerrang.htm |title=''Kerrang!'' 100 Greatest Singles of All Time|work= Kerrang! |publisher=Bauer Media Group |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> | In 2002, ''Kerrang!'' ranked "Disposable Teens" 73rd in their ''100 Greatest Singles of All Time''. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://acclaimedmusic.net/Current/kerrang.htm |title=''Kerrang!'' 100 Greatest Singles of All Time|work= Kerrang! |publisher=Bauer Media Group |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> | ||
− | == Lyrics == | + | ==Lyrics== |
And I'm a black rainbow | And I'm a black rainbow | ||
And I'm an ape of god | And I'm an ape of god | ||
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we're disposable | we're disposable | ||
− | == Trivia == | + | ==Trivia== |
− | * At the beginning of the "Disposable Teens" music video, [[Marilyn Manson|Manson]] emerges from the water possibly portraying the Little Horn, a character mentioned in the ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]'' track "[[Little Horn]]". In the Bible, the Book of Daniel | + | * At the beginning of the "Disposable Teens" music video, [[Marilyn Manson|Manson]] emerges from the water possibly portraying the Little Horn, a character mentioned in the ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]'' track "[[Little Horn]]". In the Bible, the Book of Daniel references a "little horn": "He arose from the water with large iron teeth that he used to smash his enemies with..." Manson's teeth in this scene appear to be iron-like. |
* The line "We're rebels from the waist down" also appears in the 1949 novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' by George Orwell, which Manson has mentioned as one of the books that had an influence on him. | * The line "We're rebels from the waist down" also appears in the 1949 novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' by George Orwell, which Manson has mentioned as one of the books that had an influence on him. | ||
− | * The chorus "You said you wanted evolution, the ape was a great big hit. You say you want a revolution, man, and I say that you're full of shit" are direct references to the John Lennon songs "Revolution 1" and "Power to the People", the former | + | * The chorus "You said you wanted evolution, the ape was a great big hit. You say you want a revolution, man, and I say that you're full of shit" are direct references to the John Lennon songs "Revolution 1" and "Power to the People", the former contain the lyric "You say you want a revolution, well you know we all want to change the world. You tell me that it's evolution, well you know we all want to change the world". |
− | * The line "I never really hated the one true god/ but the god of the people I hated" references the quote "I did not hate God or Christ, but merely the God and Christ of the people whom I hated" by Aleister Crowley. | + | * The line "I never really hated the one true god/ but the god of the people I hated" references the quote "I did not hate God or Christ, but merely the God and Christ of the people whom I hated" by Aleister Crowley. |
* The song is available to download as a playable track for the ''Rock Band'' video game series as part of the Mayhem Tour 2009 pack. | * The song is available to download as a playable track for the ''Rock Band'' video game series as part of the Mayhem Tour 2009 pack. | ||
− | * "[ | + | * "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6ocb4VoIjo East Jesus Nowhere]" by Green Day possibly borrows the main riff from "Disposable Teens". |
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− | {{ | + | ==References== |
+ | {{Reflist}} | ||
− | [[Category:Marilyn Manson | + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson Songs]] |
[[Category:Songs from Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]] | [[Category:Songs from Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]] | ||
[[Category:Songs from Lest We Forget (The Best Of)]] | [[Category:Songs from Lest We Forget (The Best Of)]] | ||
− | [[Category:Marilyn Manson | + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson Songs With Music Videos]] |
− | [[Category:Holy Wood | + | [[Category:Holy Wood Era]] |
+ | [[Category:Marilyn Manson]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Ginger Fish]] | ||
+ | [[Category:John 5]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Twiggy]] |