The Fight Song (Marilyn Manson song)

"The Fight Song"
Single by Marilyn Manson
from the album Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)
B-side "Diamonds & Pollen", "Five to One"
Released February 2, 2001
Format Single
Recorded 2000
Genre Hard rock[1]
Length 2:53
Label Interscope
Songwriter(s)
  • John Lowery
  • Marilyn Manson
Producer(s) Dave Sardy, Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson singles chronology
"Disposable Teens"
(2000)		 "The Fight Song"
(2001)		 "The Nobodies"
(2001)

"Disposable Teens"
(2000)		 "The Fight Song"
(2001)		 "The Nobodies"
(2001)
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"The Fight Song" is a song by American rock band Marilyn Manson, released in 2001. It is the second single from their fourth full-length studio album, Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death).[2]

It was released in two standalone physical formats. The first, titled "The Fight Song Pt.1", was released on January 29, 2001 in the US and on February 19, 2001 in the UK.[3][4][5] "The Fight Song Pt.1" was also released as a 12" picture disc vinyl LP on February 19, 2001 in the UK.[6] Both feature a remix by Joey Jordison of the nu metal band Slipknot.[4][7] The second, titled "The Fight Song Pt.2", was released on February 2, 2001 in the US and on March 6, 2001 in the UK.[8][9]

The title is a pun on high school and college football team anthems known as fight songs as the song is partly a post-Columbine statement disparaging mainstream America's own glorification of violence among its youth; football is simultaneously one of the most violent sports and one of America's greatest obsessions.[4]

Music video

The music video for this song, directed by W.I.Z. at an abandoned Los Angeles football field, depicts the band members performing the song at a violent game of high school football between two fictional teams, "Holy Wood" (composed of jocks in white football attire) and "Death Valley" (composed of goths and social outcasts in black football attire).[2][10] The video also features a few subliminal messages; at approximately 2:12, the video briefly replaces the scuffling football players with people fighting with police riot squads, and a Death Valley cheerleader is briefly seen throughout the video repeatedly hacking at a wooden pillar with an axe. Near the end of the video, it begins to rain, and a Death Valley player throws the football at the scoreboard, making it and the goalpost burst into flames. The video ends with the flaming goalpost collapsing forward.

Controversy

The music video generated minor controversy for its violent depiction of a football game between jocks and goths, which some sources have interpreted to be directly "echoing" Columbine.[2][3][4] Manson, for his part, has vehemently denied this, stating, "I'm trying to show that sports as well as music can be seen as violent, so I chose a traditional black vs white, good vs evil theme for the video."[3] He further dismissed the claims to MTV News at the American Music Awards on January 8, 2001, stating, "People will put into it what they want if it helps them sell newspapers or helps them write a headline. They're gonna want to turn it into something it isn't. Flak is my job."[4] More controversy was caused through the lyrics to the chorus: I'm not a slave to a god that doesn't exist/I'm not a slave to a world that doesn't give a shit.

Track listing

UK CD 1

  1. "The Fight Song"
  2. "The Fight Song" (Slipknot Remix)
  3. "Disposable Teens" (CD-Rom Video)

UK CD 2

  1. "The Fight Song"
  2. "Disposable Teens" (Remix)
  3. "The Love Song" (Remix) (Bon Harris & M.W.Gacy)

Japan Special Edition - Rare Tracks CD

  1. "The Fight Song" (Live)
  2. "The Love Song" (Remix)
  3. "Disposable Teens" (Remix)
  4. "The Fight Song" (Slipknot Remix)
  5. "Diamonds & Pollen"
  6. "Working Class Hero" (John Lennon cover)
  7. "Five to One" (The Doors cover)
  8. "Astonishing Panorama of the Endtimes"(from The Last Tour on Earth/Guns, God and Government)

Accolades

In 2002, Kerrang! ranked "The Fight Song" 77th in their 100 Greatest Singles of All Time.[11]

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12] 59
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 19
Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 67
Ireland (IRMA)[15] 47
Italy (FIMI)[16] 33
Spain (AFYVE)[17] 11
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[18] 24

References

  1. ↑ Schafer, Joseph (April 8, 2015). "The 10 Best Marilyn Manson Songs". Stereogum. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Moss, Corey (2001-01-03). "Goths Battle Jocks In Upcoming Marilyn Manson Video". VH1. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
  3. 1 2 3 "See Stills From New Manson Video". NME. 2001-02-13. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Manson Comes Out Fighting". NME. 2001-01-11. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  5. ↑ "The Fight Song Pt.1". MTV. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  6. ↑ "The Fight Song Pt.1 Vinyl". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  7. ↑ "Manson Gets 'Knotted". NME. 2001-01-09. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  8. ↑ "The Fight Song Pt.2". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  9. ↑ "The Fight Song Pt.2 (Import, Single)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  10. ↑ vanHorn, Teri (2001-01-10). "Marilyn Manson Denies Video Has Columbine Link". MTVNews.com. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
  11. ↑ "Kerrang! 100 Greatest Singles of All Time". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  12. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Marilyn Manson – The Fight Song" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Marilyn Manson: The Fight Song" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Marilyn Manson – The Fight Song". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 8, 2001". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Marilyn Manson – The Fight Song". Top Digital Download. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  17. ↑ "LISTAS DE AFYVE - Singles 2001" (in Spanish). Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Marilyn Manson: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
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