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| versions = Starfuckers, Inc.<br>Starfuckers, Inc. (Instrumental) (Apple Music)<br>Starfuckers, Inc. (Instrumental) (''Deviations 1'')<br>Starfuckers, Inc. (''The Day The World Went Away'' cassette)<br>Star***kers, Inc.<br>Starsuckers, Inc.<br>Starsuckers, Inc. (Video Version)<br>Starfuckers, Inc. (Version—Adrian Sherwood)<br>Starfuckers, Inc. (Version—Charlie Clouser)<br>Starfuckers, Inc. (Version—Dave Ogilvie)<br>Starfuckers, Inc. (''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'')
| live = [[Fragility]] through [[Lights In The Sky Tour]]<br>[[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]]
}}'''"Starfuckers, Inc."''' is the sixth track on the right disc of ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]].'' . While the lyrics portray a take on pop music celebrities in general, [[Trent Reznor]] has stated that the song also refers to [[Marilyn Manson (musician)|Marilyn Manson]] and his lifestyle.
===Song Credits===
The "Buddha Boys Choir", credited for background chants on this track, comprised Keith Hillebrandt, Clint Mansell, Steve Duda, members of New Orleans band Deadhandsystem, and various [[Nothing Studios]] employees. The impromptu group's name in the liner notes comes from Igor's Buddha Belly, a bar across the street from the studios.
The word "Starfucker" was apparently the original title of the Rolling Stones song "Star Star"," released on the 1973 album, ''Goats Head Soup.'' . The term "starfucker" was later used by the artist [[Tori Amos]] in her song "Professional Widow"," released on her 1996 album, ''Boys For Pele.'' . In this song, the eponymous "professional widow" and "starfucker" is widely considered to be Courtney Love. "Starfucker" is also the tenth track on Hanzel Und Gretyl's 1997 industrial metal album ''Transmissions From Uranus''.
==Appearances==
'''''Running Time: 5:09'''''
Released exclusively through Apple Music as part of ''The Fragile Instrumental,'' , this is the album arrangement, but also retains the ending KISS sample used on the single version, with an earlier fade out. It lacks the KISS "Woooooo!" and the "[[Complication]]" guitar.
===Starfuckers, Inc. (Instrumental) (''Deviations 1'')===
'''''Running Time: 4:13'''''
This is a heavily censored version, released on the ''Starsuckers, Inc. '' promo disc. It incorporates all the censorship and edits of "Star***kers, Inc.", except that the word "starfuckers" is replaced by "starsuckers" throughout. It does not include the KISS ending.
===Starsuckers, Inc. (Video Version)===
'''''Running Time: 4:18'''''
This is a heavily censored version, released on the ''Starsuckers, Inc. '' promo disc. It is identical to "Starsuckers, Inc." except that the bridge verse is changed from the Carly Simon lyrics. While this is ostensibly the version used in the music video, the music video actually contains additional censorings: "suck you" (instead of just "suck") and "taste" in the second verse.
===Starfuckers, Inc. (Version)—Adrian Sherwood===
This live version is similar to the album original, with the exception being an extended bridge that features Reznor declaring, "Well, fuck you!" after repeating "Don't you?" many times. The tempo is also increased from the album's 146 BPM to 159 BPM.
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An Easter Egg on the DVD includes a performance of this song at Madison Square Garden in New York City on [[2000/05/09 New York, NY|May 9th, 2000]] with Manson. It then goes into a performance of Manson's "[[The Beautiful People]]"." They had re-established a friendship, which did not last long after that performance.
==Music Video==
At this point in the video, it becomes a commentary on the state of music at the time. Bands like Limp Bizkit were extremely popular while Smashing Pumpkins and R.E.M. seemed to be past their prime in the eyes of the record labels and many consumers. After the dunk tank, Reznor and the blonde return to the car. It is then that the blonde is revealed to be Manson dressed in drag.
The video contains several references to the films of [[David Lynch]]. The opening scene with the road and the red-tinted scenes refer to ''Lost Highway.'' . The limousine and Reznor's clothes and oxygen mask refer to the character Frank Booth in ''Blue Velvet,'' , who has an addiction to gases and is the perfect figure of depravity. During the throwing of CDs into a toilet, discs are seen of Marilyn Manson's ''Mechanical Animals'' and ''Smells Like Children'' , as well as Nine Inch Nails' ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]''.
==Reznor on the songwriting==