"Putting Holes in Happiness" is Marilyn Manson

Marilyn Manson (band)

Marilyn Manson is an American metal band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Formed in 1989 by Brian Warner and Scott Putesky, the group was originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids with their uniquely theatrical performances gathering a local cult following in the early '90s. This attention...

's second single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from his sixth studio album

Studio album

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 Eat Me, Drink Me

Eat Me, Drink Me

Eat Me, Drink Me is the sixth full-length studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on June 5, 2007, debuting at number 8 in the United States with more than 80,000 copies sold in the first week. It was recorded in a rented home-recording studio in Hollywood, California by...

. Written on his birthday (January 5, 2007), Marilyn Manson

Marilyn Manson (person)

Marilyn Manson is an American musician, artist and former music journalist known for his controversial stage persona and image as the lead singer of the eponymous band Marilyn Manson...

 described the song as "a romantic-misogynistic-cannibal-gothic-vampire ballad" . The song was initially set as the first single from the album, but this was soon changed at the request of Manson's record label, Interscope

Interscope Records

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, and "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)

Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)

"Heart-Shaped Glasses " is a song by Marilyn Manson. It was released as the first single from their sixth album, Eat Me, Drink Me released on June 5, 2007. Initially, "Putting Holes In Happiness" was set as the first single from the album, but this was changed, similar to the case of "Get Your Gunn"...

" was released instead as the album's first single (similar to the case of "Get Your Gunn

Get Your Gunn

Released in 1994, "Get Your Gunn" is the first official single by alternative metal band Marilyn Manson. "Snake Eyes and Sissies" was originally planned as the lead single but never released; "Get Your Gunn" was released instead. The track was released to support the album Portrait of an American...

" from the band's debut

Portrait of an American Family

Portrait of an American Family is the debut full-length studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on July 19, 1994 in the US through Nothing and Interscope Records. It was produced by the band's frontman and Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails...

). A two-track promotional disc was released in June 2007, but no confirmation of the song as the album's second single followed until Marilyn Manson

Marilyn Manson

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 confirmed the next single to be "Putting Holes in Happiness" on August 7, 2007. The song has already appeared on the radio in France

France

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, where a promo of the single has been sent out to several major radio stations.

On August 23, 2007, the music video for "Putting Holes in Happiness", created by the famous French filmmaker Philippe Grandrieux

Philippe Grandrieux

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, was released on Yahoo!

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. Manson has stated in various interviews that select segments of the video were filmed in Germany during the shooting of the "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)" video in April 2007.

The Guitar Hero Remix by Nick Zinner version of the single was featured on early special editions of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

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.

Track listing

Promo single

1. "Putting Holes In Happiness" (Radio Edit) — 3:57
2. "Putting Holes In Happiness" (Album Version) — 4:31

Album single

1. "Putting Holes In Happiness" (Album Version) — 4:31
2. "Putting Holes In Happiness" (Boys Noize Remix) — 5:38
3. "Putting Holes In Happiness" (Guitar Hero Remix by Nick Zinner) — 3:44
4. "Putting Holes In Happiness" (Video) — 4:00

ITunes Germany E.P.

1. "Putting Holes In Happiness" (Album Version) — 4:31
2. "Putting Holes In Happiness" (Boys Noize Remix) — 5:38
3. "Putting Holes In Happiness" (Guitar Hero Remix by Nick Zinner) — 3:44
4. "You And Me And The Devil Makes 3" (Remix by Adam Freeland) — 5:39

German Maxi CD

1. "Putting Holes in Happiness" (Radio Edit)
2. "Putting Holes in Happiness (Boyz Noise Remix)"
3. "Putting Holes in Happiness" (Guitar Hero Remix by Nick Zinner)
4. "Putting Holes in Happiness" (Video)

Remixes

1. "Putting Holes In Happiness" (Boys Noize
   Boys Noize
   Boys Noize is the stage name of Alexander Ridha, a German electronic music producer and DJ. It is similar to the name of Ridha's label, Boysnoize Records, which he established in 2005...
   
    Remix)
2. "Putting Holes In Happiness" (Ginger Fish
   Ginger Fish
   Kenneth Robert Wilson , better known by his stage name Ginger Fish, is an American drummer primarily known for playing drums for Marilyn Manson 1995-2011...
   
    Remix)
3. "Putting Holes In Happiness" (Nick Zinner
   Nick Zinner
   Nicholas Joseph Zinner is the guitarist for the New York rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. He is known for his "unmistakable" wild hair, skinny physique, and pale appearance...
   
    Remix – Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
   Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
   Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is a music video game, the third main installment in the Guitar Hero series, and the fourth title overall...
   
   )
4. "Putting Holes In Happiness" (Robots to Mars Remix)
5. "Putting Holes In Happiness" (DJ Eric Ill & Scott Orlans Mix)