song "The Beautiful People"

E1043814

"The Beautiful People" is a 1996 industrial metal song by Marilyn Manson that became one of his signature tracks, known for its heavy riff, anti-conformity themes, and controversial music video.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
song "The Beautiful People" canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf music video
single
song
album Antichrist Superstar NERFINISHED
artist Marilyn Manson NERFINISHED
associatedWithMovement 1990s industrial metal scene
chartPerformance charted on UK Singles Chart
charted on US Mainstream Rock Tracks
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Floria Sigismondi NERFINISHED
followedBy Tourniquet NERFINISHED
genre alternative metal
industrial metal
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
distorted electric guitar
drums
hasLyricalContent criticism of celebrity culture
references to social Darwinism
hasMusicVideo The Beautiful People music video
hasRhythmicFeature march-like drum pattern
hasVocalStyle aggressive vocals
includedIn Marilyn Manson live setlists
labelMarketing lead single for Antichrist Superstar
language English
length 3:38
notableFor controversial imagery
heavy guitar riff
use in popular culture
partOfAlbum Antichrist Superstar NERFINISHED
performer Marilyn Manson NERFINISHED
precededBy Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) NERFINISHED
producer Dave Ogilvie NERFINISHED
Marilyn Manson NERFINISHED
Trent Reznor NERFINISHED
recordLabel Interscope Records
Nothing Records NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1996-09-22
releaseYear 1996
signatureSongOf Marilyn Manson NERFINISHED
theme anti-conformity
critique of beauty standards
social hierarchy
usedAs entrance theme for professional wrestlers
usedIn film and television soundtracks
writer Daisy Berkowitz NERFINISHED
Jeordie White NERFINISHED
Marilyn Manson NERFINISHED
Twiggy Ramirez NERFINISHED

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brian Hugh Warner notableWork song "The Beautiful People"