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"Running to the Edge of the World" is the seventh track from the 2009 release The High End of Low. Its title was revealed on April 7, 2009, in a blog which described both it and eight other songs from the album.^[1]

Music details

A blog by Metal Hammer has said of "Running to the Edge of the World" that "With more acoustic guitar, this sounds initially like 90s Bon Jovi solo material. But then the clicky/bleepy electronic beats kick in and you know ugly juxtaposition is coming. Manson joins in with a sad – almost melancholic – vocal line about burning houses. Joined by strings, the slow plodder plods on and without a strong vocal melody the chords sound like 'Love Is All Around' by Wet Wet Wet. Manson's clever wordplay was always one of his most endearing facets, and sadly he seems to have run slightly dry. The interesting little middle eight isn't enough to save this song from being quite dull – especially when the six and a half minutes of it seems to offer little to warrant such length."^[1]

Appearances

Albums

• The High End of Low

Versions

• "Running to the Edge of the World" — Appears on The High End of Low
• "Running to the Edge of the World" (Alternate Version)

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Marilyn Manson 'High End Of Low' Album Track-By-Track. Metal Hammer. April 7, 2009.