The Nobodies (song)

"The Nobodies"
Single by Marilyn Manson
from the album Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)
ReleasedOctober 6, 2001
Recorded2000
GenreIndustrial rock
Length3:40
LabelInterscope
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Marilyn Manson singles chronology
"The Fight Song"
(2001) 		"The Nobodies"
(2001) 		"Tainted Love"
(2001)
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"The Nobodies"

"The Nobodies" is a song by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It is the third and final single from their fourth studio album, Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death), released in 2000. The song addresses Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre in 1999. The song's title is from a quote by John Lennon's murderer, Mark David Chapman, who once lamented that he "felt like a nobody."[1]

As early as February 10, 2001, Manson had made indications that the song would be chosen as the album's third single.[2][3] The third single was released in physical format on September 3, 2001 in the UK, and on October 6, 2001 in the US.[4][5]

A remixed version of the song, called "Wormwood Remix", would later appear in the 2001 Johnny Depp film From Hell,[6] and had an accompanying music video with footage from the film. The band has performed an acoustic version of the song, which appeared as a bonus track on the UK edition of Holy Wood.

In 2016, both the Holy Wood original and 2005 Against All Gods Mix versions of the song were used by TNA professional wrestling stable Decay (Abyss, Crazzy Steve, and Rosemary), the original version as arena entrance music and the Against All Gods Mix for taped music video vignettes.[citation needed]

Part of a series of articles on the
Columbine High School massacre
The Columbine Memorial, dedicated to the victims of the massacre

Location:
Columbine High School
(Columbine, Colorado)

Perpetrators:
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold
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  2. ^ "Guns, God & Government Tour". Kerrang! (839). February 10, 2001.
  3. ^ "It's Goth To Talk". NME. April 30, 2001. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  4. ^ "'Nobodies' Here!". NME. August 21, 2001. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  5. ^ "Nobodies (Import, Single)". Amazon. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  6. ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (November 1, 2001). "Marilyn Manson Cover 'Tainted Love,' Record Live DVD". MTV News. Archived from the original on September 8, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.