Sucks (song)

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"Sucks"
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Single by KMFDM
ReleasedOctober 1992 [1]
RecordedM.O.B. Studios, Hamburg
Genre Industrial metal
Length21:26
Label Wax Trax!
Songwriter(s) Sascha Konietzko, Günter Schulz
Producer(s) Sascha Konietzko
KMFDM singles chronology
"Help Us—Save Us—Take Us Away"
(1992)
"Sucks"
(1992)
"A Drug Against War"
(1993)
Audio sample
"Sucks"
Professional ratings
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"Sucks" is a KMFDM single released in anticipation of their 1993 album Angst . It contains four versions of the song "Sucks" as well as "More 'N' Faster", a reworked version of "More & Faster".

Contents

The song includes the lyric "We don't like Michael Jackson, we hate Depeche Mode, we don't care for Madonna or Kylie Minogue", a tongue-in-cheek reference to the various (false) interpretations of the initialism "KMFDM" at the time, including "Kill Mother-Fucking Depeche Mode", "Kidnap Madonna For Drug Money" and "Kylie Minogue Fans Don't Masturbate".

Track listing

1992 release

No.TitleLength
1."Sucks (No Shit-Radio-Mix)"4:01
2."Sucks (P-O-T-A-T-O-Mix)"3:42
3."Sucks (Goodbye Barb-Mix)"5:21
4."Sucks (Original 12"-Mix)"4:01
5."More 'n' Faster" (Only on U.S. release [2] )4:21
Total length:21:26

2009 7" reissue

No.TitleLength
1."Sucks (12" Mix)"4:00
2."Sucks (Goodbye Barb Mix)"5:20
Total length:9:20

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References

  1. "Upcoming Releases". KMFDM/Excessive Force Newsletter. KMFDM Inc (3): 5. 1992.
  2. 1 2 "KMFDM: Sucks". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation . Retrieved July 16, 2012.