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{{Song | {{Song | ||
| Name = Rock Is Dead | | Name = Rock Is Dead | ||
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| Released = September 14, 1998 | | Released = September 14, 1998 | ||
| Recorded = 1997–1998 at the White Room, Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California and Conway Studios | | Recorded = 1997–1998 at the White Room, Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California and Conway Studios | ||
| − | | Genre = | + | | Genre = Alternative rock |
| Length = 3:09 | | Length = 3:09 | ||
| − | | Label = [[Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] | + | | Label = [[Nothing Records|Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] |
| Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | | Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | ||
| − | | Composer = [[Twiggy Ramirez]], [[Madonna Wayne Gacy]] | + | | Composer = [[Twiggy Ramirez]], [[Stephen Bier|Madonna Wayne Gacy]] |
| Producer = Michael Beinhorn, Marilyn Manson | | Producer = Michael Beinhorn, Marilyn Manson | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | "'''Rock Is Dead'''" is the third single and the fourth track of the third album ''[[Mechanical Animals]]''. | + | "'''Rock Is Dead'''" is the third single and the fourth track of the third album ''[[Mechanical Animals]]''. |
| − | == Appearances == | + | ==Appearances== |
| − | === Albums === | + | ===Albums=== |
* ''[[Mechanical Animals]]'' (1998) | * ''[[Mechanical Animals]]'' (1998) | ||
| − | * ''[[Lest We Forget | + | * ''[[Lest We Forget (The Best of)]]'' (2004) |
| − | === Singles === | + | ===Singles=== |
| − | * | + | * "Rock Is Dead" (1999) |
| − | === Soundtracks === | + | ===Soundtracks=== |
* ''The Matrix'' (1999) | * ''The Matrix'' (1999) | ||
* ''Beat the Devil'' (2002) | * ''Beat the Devil'' (2002) | ||
| − | == Versions == | + | ==Versions== |
| − | * "Rock Is Dead" <small> | + | * "Rock Is Dead" <small>— Appears on ''[[Mechanical Animals]]''.</small> |
| − | * "Rock is Dead" (Live) <small> | + | * "Rock is Dead" (Live) <small>— Appears on ''[[The Last Tour on Earth]]''.</small> |
| − | * "Rock Is Dead" ( | + | * "Rock Is Dead" (Edit) <small>— Appears on ''The Matrix'' soundtrack and music video.</small> |
| − | * "Rock Is Dead" ( | + | * "Rock Is Dead" (Live) <small>— Appears on ''[[Guns, God and Government World Tour]]'' DVD.</small> |
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| − | == Music video == | + | ==Music video== |
| − | [[ | + | [[Image:RID1.png|thumb|right|200px|Manson performing in the music video.]] |
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| − | == Lyrics == | + | The [http://youtube.com/watch?v=302UTCt3cF0 music video], directed by Samuel Bayer, features a basic performance from the band, intertwined with scenes from the film ''The Matrix'', to which soundtrack "Rock Is Dead" was included on. The music video premiered on MTV during the second week of March 1999.<ref>''important information for you''. [[MarilynManson.com|MarilynManson.net]]. [[Marilyn Manson]]. March 4, 1999.</ref> |
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| + | ==Lyrics== | ||
All simple monkeys with alien babies | All simple monkeys with alien babies | ||
Amphetamines for boys | Amphetamines for boys | ||
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Anything to belong | Anything to belong | ||
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| + | Rock is deader than dead | ||
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Rock is deader than dead | Rock is deader than dead | ||
Shock is all in your head | Shock is all in your head | ||
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God is in the TV | God is in the TV | ||
| − | == | + | ==Trivia== |
| − | * [[ | + | * In 1998, a poll was held on [[MarilynManson.com]] to gather opinions on whether the band's next music video should be for "Rock Is Dead" or "[[The Last Day on Earth]]". |
| − | + | * A [[Rock is Dead (VHS)|promotional video]] was issued in 1999 with the music video on it. | |
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* The song was briefly mentioned in chapter three of the Japanese light novel "The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya". | * The song was briefly mentioned in chapter three of the Japanese light novel "The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya". | ||
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| − | {{ | + | {{Singles}} |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson Songs]] |
| − | [[Category:Marilyn Manson | + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson Singles]] |
[[Category:Songs from Mechanical Animals]] | [[Category:Songs from Mechanical Animals]] | ||
[[Category:Songs from The Last Tour on Earth]] | [[Category:Songs from The Last Tour on Earth]] | ||
[[Category:Songs from Lest We Forget (The Best Of)]] | [[Category:Songs from Lest We Forget (The Best Of)]] | ||
[[Category:Songs appearing on soundtracks]] | [[Category:Songs appearing on soundtracks]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Marilyn Manson | + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson Songs With Music Videos]] |
