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There are many songs in [[Marilyn Manson]]'s [[Marilyn Manson discography|catalogue]] that featured titles that were introduced prior to their release with working titles for names.  
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This is a '''list of working titles''' for material published by rock band [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]], such as songs and albums in [[Marilyn Manson discography|the band's discography]].
  
==[[Portrait of an American Family]]==
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== ''Portrait of an American Family'' ==
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* "[[Dogma]]" was at its earliest, recorded under the name "[[Strange Same Dogma]]". During the recording of ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]'', the song's title was revised to "[[Dogma (Citronella)]]", before being truncated to simply "Dogma".
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* The "[[Snake Eyes and Sissies]]" original title was "[[Snakeyes and Boxcars]]".
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* The ''Portrait of an American Family'' album itself was originally slated to be called ''[[The Manson Family Album]]''.
  
* ''[[Strange Same Dogma]]''; ''Citronella'': [[Dogma]]
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== ''Antichrist Superstar'' ==
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[[File:acss_alt_tracklisting.jpg|350px|right|''Antichrist Superstar'' working titles]]
  
==[[Antichrist Superstar]]==
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* "[[Cryptorchid]]" was given the working title "[[Little Black Spots]]". It was referred to as "Black Spots" on the lyric sheet for the recording sessions.
* ''[[Smells Like Children (song)|Smells Like Children]]'': [[Kinderfeld]]
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* "[[Deformography]]" and "[[Apple of Sodom]]" were both spawned from the demo "[[D Is for Dirty]]".
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* "[[Wormboy]]" had the working title "[[Wormboy Gets His Wings]]".
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* "[[Mister Superstar]]" was spelled "[[Mr. Superstar]]" early in the recording process.
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* "[[Kinderfeld]]" had its earliest roots in the form of a song titled "[[Smells Like Children (song)|Smells Like Children]]", although it is uncertain if this name was ever a working title for the revised "Kinderfeld" recording.
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* "[[The Reflecting God]]" was referred to as "[[Art of Dying]]" on the lyric sheet for the recording sessions.
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* "[[Piss in the Wound]]", an outtake from the sessions. A completely different song was also called "Piss in the Wound" and "Crippled Groom" in 1993.
  
==[[Mechanical Animals]]==
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== ''Mechanical Animals'' ==
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* ''[[Mechanical Animals]]'' was tentatively given the name ''Great Big White World'', which would have made "[[Great Big White World]]" its title track, rather than "[[Mechanical Animals (song)|Mechanical Animals]]".
  
==[[Holy Wood]]==
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== ''Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)'' ==
*''Valley of the Dolls'': [[Born Again]]
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* "[[Born Again]]" had the working title of "[[Valley of the Dolls]]", a recurring lyric towards the end of the track.
*''Gun Factory'': [[King Kill 33°]]
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* "[[King Kill 33°]]" was originally recorded under the name "[[Gun Factory]]".
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* The album was originally conceived without the "Holy Wood" prefix, and was to be called ''[[In the Shadow of the Valley of Death (album)|In the Shadow of the Valley of Death]]''.
  
==[[The Golden Age of Grotesque]]==
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== ''The Golden Age of Grotesque'' ==
*''Third Nostril'': [[The Golden Age of Grotesque (song)|The Golden Age of Grotesque]]
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* "[[Para-noir]]" was given the working title "[[The Fuck You Song]]", following the tradition of "[[The Fight Song]]", "[[The Love Song]]" and "[[The Death Song]]", as a result of having so many instances of the word "fuck."
*''The Fuck Song'': [[Para-Noir]]
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* "[[The Golden Age of Grotesque (song)|The Golden Age of Grotesque]]" was originally titled "[[Third Nostril]]", a line which appears in the song.
  
==[[Eat Me, Drink Me]]==
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== ''Eat Me, Drink Me'' ==
*''I'm Not Your Vampire'': [[If I Was Your Vampire]] <ref name="FirstMention">[http://www.mansonnew.info/imgs/mansonrock2magbymn.jpg]. ''Rock Mag'' (french magazine). March 14, 2007.</ref>
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* "[[They Say Hell Is Not Hot]]" was a working title of "[[They Said That Hell's Not Hot]]".
*''They Say Hell Is Not Hot'': [[They Said That Hell's Not Hot]] <ref name="FirstMention"/>
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* "[[Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)]]" was recorded under the truncated name "[[When the Heart Guides the Hand]]".
*''When the Heart Guides the Hand'': [[Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)]]
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* "[[Mutilation Is the Most Sincere Form of Flattery]]" was originally titled "[[Rebels without Applause]]".
*''Rebels Without Applause'': [[Mutilation Is the Most Sincere Form of Flattery]]
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* ''Putting Holes in Happiness'' and ''When the Heart Guides the Hand'' were two known working titles for the ''[[Eat Me, Drink Me]]'' record.
  
==[[The High End of Low]]==
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== ''The High End of Low'' ==
*''maybeharmfulifswallowed'': [[Leave a Scar]]
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* "[[Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon]]" originally had an alternate spelling, "[[Armagoddamotherfuckingeddon]]".
*''Armagoddamotherfuckingeddon'': [[Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon]]
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* "[[I Have to Look Up Just to See Hell]]" was intended to the the title track of ''[[The High End of Low]]'', and so was naturally also titled "[[The High End of Low (song)|The High End of Low]]".
*''The WOW'': [[WOW]]
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* "[[Leave a Scar]]" began in the form of a demo titled "[[maybeharmfulifswallowed]]".
*''The High End of Low'': [[I Have to Look Up Just to See Hell]]
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* "[[WOW]]" initially had a slightly longer title, "[[The WOW]]".
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* "[[Wight Spider]]" was initially meant to be titled "[[White Spider]]"; the title was changed after the song was recorded, but it wasn't necessary to record it again because of the same pronunciation of the two words.
  
==Working Titles for Albums==
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== ''Born Villain'' ==
* ''[[The Manson Family Album]]'': [[Portrait of an American Family]]
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* The album was originally recorded with the title ''[[Co-Morbid]]'' in mind, but this was scrapped in favor of ''Born Villain''. This was due to the word "morbid" in the title coming off as too 'death metal.'
*''Great Big White World'': [[Mechanical Animals]]
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* "[[Overneath the Path of Misery]]" was given the working title "[[No Reason]]".
*''In the Shadow of the Valley of Death'': [[Holy Wood]]
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*''When the Heart Guides the Hand''; ''Putting Holes in Happiness'': [[Eat Me, Drink Me]]
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==References==
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== ''The Pale Emperor'' ==
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* The album was originally titled ''[[The Mephistopheles of Los Angeles (album)|The Mephistopheles of Los Angeles]]'' after the song of the same name, but was eventually changed to the current title.
[[Category: Lists]]
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== ''Heaven Upside Down'' ==
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* Marilyn Manson announced in an interview on July 18, 2016 that the new album will be titled ''[[Say10 (album)|Say10]]''. He later announced the new title ''[[Heaven Upside Down]]'' on May 8, 2017.
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* "[[Revelation 12|Revelation #12]]" was originally conceived without the "#12" suffix, and was to be called "[[Revelation]]".
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* "[[JESUS CRISIS]]" was the original title for "[[JE$U$ CRI$I$]]".
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* "[[We Know Where You Live]]" is the original title for "[[WE KNOW WHERE YOU FUCKING LIVE]]".
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== See also ==
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* [[:Category:Working titles]]
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[[Category:Lists]]

Latest revision as of 14:59, 8 April 2024

This is a list of working titles for material published by rock band Marilyn Manson, such as songs and albums in the band's discography.

Portrait of an American Family[edit]

Antichrist Superstar[edit]

Antichrist Superstar working titles

Mechanical Animals[edit]

Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)[edit]

The Golden Age of Grotesque[edit]

Eat Me, Drink Me[edit]

The High End of Low[edit]

Born Villain[edit]

  • The album was originally recorded with the title Co-Morbid in mind, but this was scrapped in favor of Born Villain. This was due to the word "morbid" in the title coming off as too 'death metal.'
  • "Overneath the Path of Misery" was given the working title "No Reason".

The Pale Emperor[edit]

Heaven Upside Down[edit]

See also[edit]