WOW
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Song by Marilyn Manson | ||
Album | The High End of Low | |
Released | May 20, 2009 | |
Recorded | March 2008–January 2009 in Los Angeles and Hollywood, California | |
Length | 4:55 | |
Label | Interscope | |
Writer | Marilyn Manson | |
Composer | Twiggy, Chris Vrenna | |
Producer | Marilyn Manson, Chris Vrenna, Twiggy, Sean Beavan |
"WOW" is the ninth track from Marilyn Manson's 2009 release The High End of Low. Its title was revealed on April 7, 2009, in a blog which described both it and another songs from the album, "Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon".[1]
Music details
A blog by Metal Hammer describes "WOW" as "a grinding, NIN-tinged sex anthem. Genuinely filthy and intensely sexy, The Wow sees Manson riding a dirty Twiggy Ramirez bassline in an almost spoken-word style. Quirky keyboards interject all the way through the track while sexual female groans (occasionally spoken in German) swarm behind the crunching industrial backing track. The WoW doesn't have anything in the way of memorable hooks but it is the sort of track that would sound amazing in a goth stripclub...if one existed."[1]
Reviewing for Thrash Hits, Hugh Platt cited that "for every killer track there's one like 'WOW', a gutful of sickly electro honky-tonk with Manson at his lyrically most self-absorbed."[2]
Appearances
Albums
Versions
- "WOW" — Appears on The High End of Low
- "The WOW" — Appears on Unruly Demos
Lyrics
I had a dream, this one I feel the need to mention: I was happy for 'awhile' and I stopped being scared and ashamed to say what's on my mind. but you thought I'd change after 'awhile' and said, "You better treat me different, or else!" "Or else" seems like a stupid, fucking thing to say to someone like me someone like me? Wow, wow, wow w w w w w w w wow Don't be surprised I can look you in the eye but it's hard to take you serious when you take me inside Don't be surprised I can look you in the eye but it's hard to take you serious when you take me inside I am worse than what you think you'd catch from me 'complicated' is understated Did you stop and take a look at who you fell in love with? at who you fell in love with? It doesn't matter how many times I say it, It never gets old, That's why I have to say WOW Wow, wow, wow w w w w w w w WOW Don't be surprised I can look you in the eye but it's hard to take you serious when you take me inside Don't be surprised I can look you in the eye but it's hard to take you serious when you take me inside It doesn't matter if you're going to come or just going I never wanted you to come here anyway There is a word that's like you because it can be a noun, a verb, an exclamation or the thing I say when something is unbelievable when I am not able to believe, how unbelievably, unbelievable that you believe that you could not be leavable That's when I have to say WOW, WOW, WOW w w w w w w w WOW Don't be surprised I can look you in the eye but it's hard to take you serious when you take me inside Don't be surprised I can look you in the eye but it's hard to take you serious when you take me inside It doesn't matter how many times I say it, It never gets old, That's why I have to say WOW
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marilyn Manson New Tracks Previewed. Metal Hammer. March 27, 2009.
- ↑ Album: Marilyn Manson - The High End Of Low. Hugh Platt. Thrash Hits. May 25, 2009