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| BPM = 146
| versions = Starfuckers, Inc.<br>Starfuckers, Inc. (Instrumental) (Apple Music)<br>Starfuckers, Inc. (Instrumental) (''Deviations 1'')<br>Starfuckers, Inc. (The Day The World Went Away)<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 [[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. ===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, though 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 lyrics only support liner notes comes from Igor's Buddha Belly, a generalized take against pop music celebrities in generalbar 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''.
===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
'''''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: 5:24'''''
This version has an extended ending, incorporating fireworks and applause from KISS' s "Shout It Out Loud," found on ''Alive II'', an audience shouting "[[Nine Inch Nails]]!" and the beginning guitar riff of "[[Complication]]." The track then fades out. The version on the cassette single lacks the "Complication" guitar, thus making the chanting more audible.
===Star***kers, Inc.===
'''''Running Time: 5:09'''''
In this heavily edited 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 '"fucking' " is censored, as is '"asskisser'". Also censored is the word '"suck'", but, interestingly enough, the word '"whore' " is not. During the loud chorus at the end of the lonely bridge, an added guitar that plays nine times in the studio plays only four in this edit. Also, at the very end, a part that plays thrice plays only twice. However, at the end of this edit, there is the KISS extended ending, but it fades out sooner.
===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 "Starfuckersstarfuckers" is replaced by "Starsuckersstarsuckers" throughout. It does not include the KISS ending.
===Starsuckers, Inc. (Video VesionVersion)===
'''''Running Time: 4:18'''''
'''''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
<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==