Marilyn Manson’s greatest and most popular songs
Marilyn Manson, who’s said to have sparked so much sensationalism that many kids were banned by their parents from attending his concerts.
Even the band name—combining Marilyn Monroe’s sensuality and tragic aura with Charles Manson’s brutality and cult infamy—makes it clear how surreal it is.
I’ve put together a song list from a band with a core, horror-tinged worldview and exceptionally rare musical talent.
Marilyn Manson’s greatest and most popular songs (1–10)
mOBSCENEMarilyn Manson
A track released as a single by Marilyn Manson in 2003.
It became a hit worldwide, reached No.
1 on the Portuguese charts, and was nominated for a Grammy Award.
The music video was filmed at the (Henry) Fonda Theater in Hollywood.
The Beautiful PeopleMarilyn Manson
A track that sings about the methods necessary to survive in a capitalist society.
It was released by Marilyn Manson in 1996.
The music video was directed by Floria Sigismondi.
It was sampled in Christina Aguilera’s 2010 track of the same name.
Man That You FearMarilyn Manson
A track included on Marilyn Manson’s second album, Antichrist Superstar, released in 1996.
The music video was directed by W.I.Z.
and was inspired by Shirley Jackson’s 1948 short story The Lottery.
Coma WhiteMarilyn Manson
A track sung about a girl who believes she’s living a terrible life.
It carries the message that drugs can’t make life better.
It was released by Marilyn Manson in 1999, and the music video was directed by Samuel Bayer.
(s)AINTMarilyn Manson
A track included on Marilyn Manson’s fifth album, The Golden Age of Grotesque, released in 2003.
It’s a dark and eerie song about someone who used him for fame and then left.
It’s also known for its extreme music video, which the record label refused to release.
Mechanical AnimalsMarilyn Manson
The title track from Marilyn Manson’s third album, released in 1998 and a hit around the world.
It was inspired by a boy who committed suicide.
It samples Art of Noise’s 1984 track “A Time for Fear (Who’s Afraid).”
Antichrist SuperstarMarilyn Manson
A track released in 1996 by Marilyn Manson as a promotional single from the album of the same name.
It symbolizes the climax of the story depicted on the album and sings about a miserable, abused victim who strikes the world as the Antichrist Superstar and lays it to waste.