music.wikisort.org - Composition

"Tourniquet" is song by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released as the second major-label single from their second studio album Antichrist Superstar. The image this song conveys is that of the main character in a world of sorrow and self-pity, prior to his transformation into the Little Horn. It was written by frontman Marilyn Manson, co-founder Daisy Berkowitz and longtime bassist and guitarist Twiggy Ramirez. Like many other songs from Antichrist Superstar, the song's lyrics are based on a dream Manson had.

This article needs additional citations for verification. (May 2008)

"Tourniquet"
Single by Marilyn Manson
from the album Antichrist Superstar
Released	September 8, 1997
Recorded	New Orleans, Louisiana, 1996
Genre	Gothic rock
Length	4:29 (Single & album version) 4:44 (Extended fade version)
Label	Nothing Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Marilyn Manson (lyrics) Twiggy Ramirez Daisy Berkowitz (music)
Producer(s)	Trent Reznor Dave Ogilvie Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson singles chronology
"Long Hard Road Out of Hell" (1997) "Tourniquet" (1997) "The Dope Show" (1998)
Audio sample
"Tourniquet" file help

The song was used as the theme music for professional wrestler Jeff Hardy during his stint with Ring Of Honor. The song is also featured as downloadable content for Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock as part of the "February Mega Pack." The song also can be learned on guitar with Rocksmith 2014 Remastered. The song was part of the Marilyn Manson song pack that became available on July 25, 2017.

Background

Manson told Rolling Stone: "I've always had these dreams about making a girl out of all these pieces of prosthetic limbs, and then taking my own hair and teeth that I saved from when I was a kid and very ritualistically creating this companion." Those dreams were the inspiration for "Tourniquet".[1]

Composition

"Tourniquet" is a gothic rock song[2] with a length of four minutes and thirty seconds.[3] It begins with the backwards message "This is my lowest point of vulnerability".[4] Like many Marilyn Manson songs from the first three albums, some of the lyrics to this song were previously a poem Manson had written prior to the formation of the band. Lorraine Ali of Rolling Stone wrote that while the influence of Alice Cooper is present throughout Antichrist Superstar, it is "full-blown" on "Tourniquet".[5]

Critical reception

For MetalSucks, Axl Rosenberg called "Tourniquet" and "Lunchbox" some of "Manson's best early material".[6] AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that "Not every [Marilyn Manson] single had a great hook -- 'Tourniquet' is a moody dirge, indicative of what awaits a listener on the album tracks".[7] Matt Zakosek of The Chicago Maroon called the track "weary Goth-rock junk" and criticized its inclusion on the greatest hits album Lest We Forget: The Best Of (2004).[2]

Music video

The video for "Tourniquet" was directed by Floria Sigismondi, who also directed the video for "The Beautiful People". Sigismondi says that directing the video got her to gain confidence in herself and her "offbeat ideas". In order to gain inspiration for the video, she went through a period of sleep deprivation, and was elated to see her ideas for the video "manifest into physical form." Sigismondi discussed the video's impact with Claire Lobenfeld of Fact, saying "It was shocking to see that so many people responded to that [video's] imagery like they did. I'm sure there was a lot of different things at work there – the song, the lyrics, [Manson's] image – coupled with the video, but I do believe that in a way we all have the same rooted fears and dreams – part of that 'collective unconscious'."[8]

Track listing

Australian Release

1. "Tourniquet" - 4:29
2. "The Tourniquet Prosthetic Dance Mix" - 7:24
3. "The Horrible People" - 5:12

UK (CD I) / European Release

1. "Tourniquet" - 4:29
2. "The Tourniquet Prosthetic Dance Mix" (edit) - 4:10
3. "The Tourniquet Prosthetic Dance Mix" - 7:24

UK (CD II) Release

1. "Tourniquet" - 4:29
2. "Lunchbox" - 4:34
3. "Next Motherfucker" (Lunchbox) - 4:48

Promo

U.S. Release

1. "Tourniquet" - 4:29

UK 7"

• A-Side: "Tourniquet" - 4:29
• B-Side: "The Perfect Drug" - 5:15

UK 12"

• A & B Side

1. "The Tourniquet Prosthetic Dance Mix" - 7:24
2. "The Tourniquet Prosthetic Dance Mix" (Edit) - 4:10

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "Tourniquet"

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[9]	52
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10]	16
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11]	41
UK Singles (OCC)[12]	28
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[13]	30

References

External links

• Tourniquet on YouTube

На других языках

---

[de] Tourniquet (Lied)

Tourniquet (englisch für „Aderpresse“) ist ein Lied der US-amerikanischen Rockband Marilyn Manson. Der Song ist die zweite Singleauskopplung ihres zweiten Studioalbums Antichrist Superstar und wurde am 8. September 1997 veröffentlicht.

---

- [en] Tourniquet (Marilyn Manson song)

---

[es] Tourniquet (canción de Marilyn Manson)

«Tourniquet» es una canción interpretada por la banda estadounidense Marilyn Manson (banda). Fue lanzado como el segundo sencillo del segundo álbum de Manson, Antichrist Superstar. El sencillo se estrenó el 8 de septiembre de 1997. Al igual que muchas canciones de Marilyn Manson de los tres primeros discos, la letra de esta canción fue previamente un poema que Manson había escrito con anterioridad a la formación de la banda. En los primeros segundos de la canción, se puede escuchar de forma invertida: "Este es mi punto más vulnerable" ("This is my lowest point of vulnerability"). En su libro "La larga huida del infierno", Manson afirma que al momento de registrar esa grabación estaba en el estudio, llorando bajo la influencia de cocaína: "Mientras estaba sentado solo en el cuarto de control del estudio, toqué las mezclas que habíamos grabado de Tourniquet, una canción inspirada por una de mis muchas pesadillas apocalípticas. Pensaba que estaba escuchándola para tratar de determinar si debía ser grabada de nuevo, pero en realidad estaba tratando de encontrarme a mí mismo en la canción, para ver si podía encontrar alguna pista, alguna respuesta, alguna solución, alguna salida del desastre en que se habían convertido mi vida y mi carrera. La escuché una y otra vez hasta que me volví insensible a ella, sin poder decir más si la canción era buena o mala, o incluso si era mía o de alguien más. Aturdido, levanté el micrófono que estaba conectado a la computadora, comenzando a sentir una de las pérdidas de conocimiento que había estado experimentando más frecuentemente. Muy lenta y firmemente tamborileé la mesa con mi mano izquierda como si estuviera pidiendo ayuda por un telégrafo y susurré al micrófono: ’Este... es... mi... punto... más... vulnerable...’ cambié la grabación de dirección, para que quedara al revés, y la añadí al inicio de la canción, una llamada de auxilio que nadie podía oír excepto yo".

---

[ru] Tourniquet (песня)

«Tourniquet» (в переводе с англ. — «Жгут») — второй сингл из альбома Antichrist Superstar группы Marilyn Manson. На песню официально была сделана кавер-версия виолончельной рок-группой Rasputina на своём EP The Lost & Found.

---

---