song "The Dope Show"

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"The Dope Show" is a 1998 industrial rock single by Marilyn Manson that critiques celebrity culture and drug glamorization, and became one of his most recognizable and controversial songs.

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song "The Dope Show" canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Mechanical Animals
artist Marilyn Manson
awardReceived MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography
chartPositionCanadianSingles 9
chartPositionUKSingles 12
chartPositionUSMainstreamRock 12
composer Jeordie White
Madonna Wayne Gacy
Marilyn Manson
countryOfOrigin United States
followedBySingle Rock Is Dead
genre alternative rock
industrial rock
hasBside Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (live)
The Beautiful People (live)
hasLiveVersionOn The Last Tour on Earth
hasMusicVideo yes
includedIn Lest We Forget: The Best Of
language English
length 3:46
musicVideoDirector Paul Hunter
nominatedFor Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance
notableFor being one of Marilyn Manson's most recognizable songs
controversial lyrics and imagery
partOfAlbum Mechanical Animals
performer Marilyn Manson
precededBySingle Long Hard Road Out of Hell
producer Madonna Wayne Gacy
Marilyn Manson
Michael Beinhorn
Sean Beavan
Twiggy Ramirez
recordedIn 1997
recordLabel Interscope Records
Nothing Records
releaseDate 1998-09-15
releaseYear 1998
subjectOf controversy over perceived promotion of drugs
critical analysis in popular music studies
theme critique of celebrity culture
drug glamorization
media manipulation
trackNumberOnAlbum 2
writer Jeordie White
Madonna Wayne Gacy
Marilyn Manson

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Brian Hugh Warner notableWork song "The Dope Show"