Running to the Edge of the World

"Running to the Edge of the World"
Song by Marilyn Manson
from the album The High End of Low
Released November 4, 2009
Genre Soft rock
Length 6:25
Label Interscope Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"Running to the Edge of The World" is a song by American rock band Marilyn Manson, originally released on May 20, 2009 as the seventh track on the band's seventh studio album, The High End of Low. A music video was also produced for the song, which was released later that same year on November 4.[1] An alternate, acoustic version of the track was included on the bonus CD contained on deluxe editions of the album.

Composition

The song is an acoustic soft rock ballad.[2][3]

Critical reception

Alternative Nation ranked it the sixth best Marilyn Manson song ever co-written with Twiggy Ramirez, and the best song on The High End of Low.[3] John Robb of The Quietus described it as the album's curveball, and said that "The bizarre change in style makes this one of the unlikely album highlights",[4] a sentiment echoed by Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times, who described the song as a "surprise ... a lush acoustic power ballad complete with pretty falsetto vocals. At this point in Manson's career, sophistication is perhaps as big a shock as he can deliver."[5]

Music video

The song's music video was uploaded to the band's Myspace account on November 4.[6] It was directed by the band's vocalist with Nathan "Karma" Cox, who also directed the video for their 2004 cover of Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus". It begins with an extended scene of Manson performing the song from behind a curtain, and is followed by scenes which depict him violently beating a woman to death,[7] who was speculated to represent Manson's then ex-girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood, played by Kelly Polk.[8] The video was widely condemned as a glorification of violence against women.[9][10]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The High End of Low.[11]

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Czech Rock Airplay (ČNS IFPI)[12] 7

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Running To the Edge of the World". AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  2. ↑ Robinson, Martin. "Album review: Marilyn Manson - 'The High End of Low review'". NME. Archived from the original on November 6, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Buchanan, Brett (August 8, 2016). "Top 10 Marilyn Manson Songs Co-Written By Twiggy Ramirez". Alternative Nation. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  4. ↑ Robb, John (May 12, 2009). "Features | Track-By-Track | Marilyn Manson's The High End Of Low Reviewed". The Quietus. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ Wood, Mikael (May 26, 2009). "Album review: Marilyn Manson's 'The High End of Low'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ Otiji, Adaora (November 9, 2009). "WATCH: Marilyn Manson's Bloody New Video". Spin. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  7. ↑ San Roman, Gabriel (April 11, 2012). "Marilyn Manson's 'No Reflection' Latest to Mirror Images of Violence Against Women". OC Weekly. Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  8. ↑ Goodman, William (January 6, 2010). "Marilyn Manson Engaged to Evan Rachel Wood". Spin. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  9. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (August 6, 2010). "Eminem's 'Love The Way You Lie' Isn't First Video To Deal With Domestic Abuse". MTV News. Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  10. ↑ Stosuy, Brandon (November 6, 2009). "Marilyn Manson Hits A New Low". Stereogum. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Digital booklet". The High End of Low (liner notes). Marilyn Manson. Santa Monica, California: Interscope Records. 2009. 0600753254042.
  12. ↑ "ČNS IFPI | Marilyn Manson". ČNS IFPI. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
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