The Nobodies (song)#Against All Gods Mix

{{Track listing

| title1 = The Nobodies

| note1 = Album Version

| writer1 = {{hlist|Marilyn Manson|John 5}}

| length1 = 3:36

| title2 = The Nobodies

| note2 = Live at Mile High Stadium

| writer2 = {{hlist|Manson|5}}

| length2 = 3:57

| title3 = The Death Song

| note3 = with Bible Speech, Live in Colorado

| writer3 = {{hlist|Manson|5}}

| length3 = 6:18

| title4 = The Nobodies

| note4 = Video

| length4 = 3:40

}}

• Ireland - August 27, 2001
• UK - September 2001
• Germany - September 24, 2001

The music video for "The Nobodies" was directed by Paul Fedor. It premiered on MTV in June 2001. Technical presentation of the video uses shaking camera techniques, varying perspective shots, closeups, and fast scene shot changes.{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}}

Originally, the frontman expressed desire to film the music video in Russia "because the atmosphere, the desolation, the coldness, and the architecture would really suit the song." Another concept called for the incorporation of the MTV stunt and prank reality TV series, Jackass, due to the song's inclusion in the Jackass soundtrack. However, this idea was abandoned after the show began drawing the ire of U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.), who was among the politicians who targeted Marilyn Manson for blame after the Columbine High School massacre.{{cite journal |last1= Chirazi |first1=Steffan |date=June 2001 |title=Marilyn Manson: Moral Minority |journal=Metal Edge |publisher=Zenbu Media }}[http://lieberman.senate.gov/newsroom/release.cfm?id=208679 Senator Joe Lieberman: News Release] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011205727/http://lieberman.senate.gov/newsroom/release.cfm?id=208679 |date=2007-10-11 }}. Marilyn Manson explained the idea for the music video:

{{quote|text=I already had a story for the video that I wanted to do, a sort of Marilyn Manson fairy tale about some children escaping from an orphanage and seeking refuge with me after fleeing from some terrible, evil nuns who abused them—as all nuns do, I guess. So I decided that they would be watching Jackass on television and the nuns would be upset with them, which is why they'd leave. But now I don't know what they'll be watching {{omission}} Maybe Joseph Lieberman—That might be the most appropriate thing. |author=Marilyn Manson |source=Marilyn Manson: Moral Minority}}

The lyrics refer to Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, the shooters of the April 20, 1999 Columbine High School massacre. Manson references the media coverage in the aftermath of the killings, singing "Some children died the other day / We fed machines and then we prayed / Puked up and down in morbid faith / You should have seen the ratings that day."{{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1792094/the-10-best-marilyn-manson-songs/franchises/10-best-songs/ |title=The 10 Best Marilyn Manson Songs |last=Shafer |first=Joseph |work=Stereogum |date=April 8, 2015 |access-date=June 26, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034026/http://www.stereogum.com/1792094/the-10-best-marilyn-manson-songs/franchises/10-best-songs/ |archive-date=June 27, 2015}}

After the shootings, the media widely reported that listening to Manson's music drove Harris and Klebold to kill, though in fact they didn't appear to be fans of the band. An interview with him about the Columbine shootings was featured in the 2002 Michael Moore documentary Bowling for Columbine. When Moore asked what he would say to the kids and community of Columbine, Manson replied, "I wouldn't say anything to them. I would listen to what they have to say and that's what no one did."{{cite web|url=http://www.bowlingforcolumbine.com/media/clips/windowsmedia.php?Clip=manson1021LG |title=Marilyn Manson Interview on Bowling for Columbine |publisher=Bowling for Columbine Official Website |date=October 11, 2002 |access-date=November 15, 2010|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615135947/http://www.bowlingforcolumbine.com/media/clips/windowsmedia.php?Clip=manson1021LG |archive-date=2011-06-15 }} Also in the film, an acoustic instrumental version of the song is played during a montage of security camera footage and emergency phone calls.

{{Infobox album

| name = The Nobodies: 2005 Against All Gods Mix (Korea Tour Limited Edition)

| type = EP

| artist = Marilyn Manson

| cover = nobodieswannabesombodies.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2005|05|09}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre =

| length =

| label = {{flatlist|

• Interscope
• Nothing}}

| producer = Marilyn Manson

| prev_title = Lest We Forget: The Best Of

| prev_year = 2004

| next_title = Eat Me, Drink Me

| next_year = 2007

}}

{{Infobox song

| name = The Nobodies: 2005 Against All Gods Mix

| cover = nobodieswannabesombodies.jpg

| alt =

| type = Single

| artist = Marilyn Manson

| album = Lest We Forget: The Best Of

| released = {{Start date|2005|05|09}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 3:37

| label = {{flatlist|

• Interscope
• Nothing}}

| writer = * John Lowery

• Marilyn Manson

| producer = Marilyn Manson

| prev_title = Personal Jesus

| prev_year = 2004

| next_title = Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)

| next_year = 2007

}}

"The Nobodies: 2005 Against All Gods Mix" was released in Europe as the second single and in Asia as an EP in conjunction with Marilyn Manson's Against All Gods world tour, and to radio in the United States in conjunction with the compilation album, Lest We Forget: The Best Of; only the original album version is present on the compilation.

{{Track listing

| headline = German CD single and mini CD single

| title1 = The Nobodies

| note1 = 2005 Against All Gods Mix

| length1 = 3:37

| title2 = The Nobodies

| note2 = Burn 36 Mix

| length2 = 5:38

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Europe enhanced CD single

| title1 = The Nobodies

| note1 = 2005 Against All Gods Mix

| length1 = 3:37

| title2 = The Nobodies

| note2 = Burn 36 Mix

| length2 = 5:38

| title3 = The Nobodies

| note3 = Stephane K Rock Dub Mix

| length3 = 4:45

| title4 = The Nobodies

| note4 = 2005 Against All Gods Mix video

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Korea tour limited edition

| title1 = The Nobodies

| note1 = 2005 Against All Gods Mix

| length1 = 3:37

| title2 = The Nobodies

| note2 = Burn 36 Mix) (German Mix

| length2 = 5:41

| title3 = The Nobodies

| note3 = Stephane K Rock Dub Mix

| length3 = 4:45

| title4 = Personal Jesus

| note4 = Rude Photo Motor Remix

| length4 = 5:55

| title5 = mOBSCENE Replet

| note5 = MEA Culpa Mix by Bitteren Ende

| length5 = 4:41

| title6 = New *hit Invective

| note6 = = Orbiter Lictum Mix by Bitteren Bnde

| length6 = 4:29

| title7 = This Is the New *hit

| note7 = Sergio Galoyan Mix

| length7 = 4:33

| title8 = The Not So Beautiful People

| note8 = from Japan bonus disc

| length8 = 6:15

| title9 = The Fight Song

| note9 = Slipknot Remix) (from Japan bonus disc

| length9 = 3:51

| title10 = The Tourniquet Prosthetic Dance Mix

| note10 =

| length10 = 4:10

| title11 = Personal Jesus

| note11 = enhanced video

| title12 = The Nobodies

| note12 = 2005 Against All Gods Mix) (enhanced video

}}

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