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| length = 5:00
| BPM = 146
| versions = Starfuckers, Inc.<br>Starfuckers, Inc. (Instrumental) (Apple Music)<br>Starfuckers, Inc. (Instrumental) (''Deviations 1'')<br>Starfuckers, Inc. (EditThe Day The World Went Away)<br>StarfuckersStar***kers, Inc.<br>Starsuckers, Inc. (The Day The World Went Away)<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 [[Performance 2007Lights 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]].'' It While the lyrics portray a take on pop music celebrities in general, [[Trent Reznor]] has been speculated stated that this is a parody of the song also refers to [[Marilyn Manson (musician)|Marilyn Manson]] and his lifestyle, though the lyrics only support a generalized take against pop music celebrities in general.
===Trivia===The song started out as a drum loop that was created by [[Charlie Clouser]] for use in the [[Tapeworm]] project.[https://www.loudersound.com/features/tapeworm-the-nine-inch-nailspanteratool-supergroup-that-never-was] The "Buddha Boys Choir", credited for background chants on this track, was actually (with the exception of comprised [[Keith Hillebrandt]], [[Clint Mansell]] and , Steve Duda) a random , members of New Orleans band Deadhandsystem, and various [[Nothing Studios]] employees. The impromptu group of bar patrons who were brought 's name in the liner notes comes from Igor's Buddha Belly , a bar across the street from [[Nothing Studios]].[http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/manager/display_articlethe studios.php?id=788]
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''.
===Song Credits===
*Writing: [[Trent Reznor]] and [[Charlie Clouser]], including some lyrics from Carly Simon's "You're So Vain."
*Chanting: Buddha Boys Choir—Nigel Wiesehan, Nick Scott, Steve Duda, Keith Hillebrandt, Clint Mansell, Adam Persaud, Eric Edmonson, Doug Idleman, and Marcus London
* Contains a licensed sample of "Shout It Out Loud" by Kiss
===Starfuckers, Inc. (Instrumental) (Apple Music)===
'''''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.).
===Starfuckers, Inc. (Instrumental) (''Deviations 1'')===
'''''Running Time: 5:33'''''
''The Fragile: Deviations 1'' version. This is about 25 seconds longer than the Apple Music version.
===Starfuckers, Inc. (Edit''The Day The World Went Away'')===In this version, it fades in half as fast. The word 'bitch' is censored, as is the word 'fuck' - during the chorus, it is silenced. The guitar solo that comes next is cut in half. In the second verse the word 'fuckingRunning Time: 5:24' is censored, as is 'asskisser'. Also censored is the word 'suck' This version has an extended ending, butincorporating fireworks and applause from KISS's "Shout It Out Loud, interestingly enough, the word " found on ''Alive II'whore' is not. During the loud chorus at the end of the lonely bridge, an added audience shouting "[[Nine Inch Nails]]!" and the beginning guitar that plays nine times in the studio plays only four in this editriff of "[[Complication]]." The track then fades out. Also, at The version on the very end, a part that plays thrice plays only twice. However, at cassette single lacks the end of this edit"Complication" guitar, there is thus making the KISS extended endingchanting more audible. ===Star***kers, but it fades out soonerInc.==='''''Running Time: 5:09'''''
===Starsuckers, Inc.===
'''''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 and is the version generally played with used for the song's music video. The It is identical to "Starsuckers, Inc." except that the bridge verse is changed from the Carly Simon-quoting lyrics, and the "f" in the word "Starfuckers" is changed to an "s" to make "Starsuckers" throughout.
===Starfuckers, Inc. (Version)—Adrian Sherwood===
'''''Running Time: 5:11''''' This remix integrates siren noises and various noises reminiscent of old sci-fi movies, as well as samples from "Shout It Out Loud" by KISS (from ''KISS Alive!.II'' .) It has very little in the way of lyrics, consisting only of "Starfuckersstarfuckers," "Starfuckersstarfuckers, Inc.incorporated" and "Youyou're so fucking beautiful."
====Song Credits====
*Manipulation: [[Adrian Sherwood]] for 140dB
===Starfuckers, Inc. (Version)—Dave "Rave" Ogilvie===
'''''Running Time: 6:06'''''
This is a more dance-oriented remix, with emphasis on percussion and melodic synthesizers.
====Song Credits====
===Starfuckers, Inc. (Version)—Charlie Clouser===
'''''Running Time: 5:09'''''
A more industrial remix, this is very heavy on percussion and light on lyrical content.
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==Music Video==
[[Image:Starsuckersstill.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from the "Starsuckers, Inc." video]]
The [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music video ]] for "Starfuckers, Inc." was released in 2000 under the name '''"Starsuckers, Inc."''' due to censorship issues. The interlude lyrics were also changed for the video, allegedly to avoid a copyright infringement lawsuit. The video was co-directed by Robert Hales and Marilyn Manson.
'''''SPOILERS BEGIN'''''<br>
A glammed-out Reznor and a strung-out, leggy blonde are riding in the back of a limousine. They stop at a run-down carnival at a trailer park and participate in the games there. These games include throwing CDs in a toilet, smashing plates bearing head shots of popular musicians, breaking busts of various musicians (including Reznor himself), and a dunk tank the involves a large man dressed like [[Courtney Love]] falling into a tank filled with toxic waste.
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. Many people speculated that the feud between Reznor and Manson had ended.<br>
'''''SPOILERS END'''''
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==
<blockquote>"You start out thinking you can change the world, but when cool people at clubs who wouldn't even talk to me were like, 'Whoah,he's got a platinum album, who's that guy?' It was strange. I realised that the guys who beat me up in high-school were now in my audience. Money, fame, power - things I'd never had - those things are recipies for massive personality distortion. In my life I was standing on the edge of a cliff about to jump off because my brain wasn't working. After 'The Downward Spiral' I felt like I had to make the best record in the world but my addictions meant my head was packed with cotton. 'Starfuckers, Inc.' doesn't fit in with the rest of that record, but it came from bits of lyrics I'd written over a long period and was focused at Marilyn Manson and Courtney Love. I'm not saying I haven't fallen prey to this at times, but I think in their environment your priorities can totally flip before you realise."</blockquote>
==Live==
"Starfuckers, Inc." has been made its live debut on [[1999/11/14 Barcelona, Spain|November 14, 1999]] and was played live since at the vast majority of shows on the [[Fragility]] tour, usually at a significantly faster tempo. During the [[Live: With Teeth]] tour, the song was performed at about one-third of the shows, mostly early ones. Reznor stopped the song and skipped the breakdown, bantering to the audience before going right into the song's finale. "Starfuckers, Inc." made rare appearances on the [[Performance 2007]] tour, and featured at at two shows on the [[Lights In The Sky Tour]] where that tour's production was unavailable. In 2018, "Starfuckers, Inc." returned for four shows on the [[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]].
==Lyrics==