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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)<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]].'' 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 . ===Trivia===The song started out as a generalized take against pop music celebrities drum loop that was created by [[Charlie Clouser]] for use in generalthe [[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, 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''.
===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
<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." made its live debut on [[1999/11/14 Barcelona, Spain|November 14, 1999]] and was played live 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 And Infinite Tour]].
==Lyrics==