N.W.O.
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| Single by Ministry from the album Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs |
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| Released | July, 1992 | ||||
| Format | CD Single | ||||
| Genre | Industrial Metal | ||||
| Length | 5:31 | ||||
| Label | Sire Warner Bros. |
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| Writer(s) | Al Jourgensen Paul Barker |
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| Producer | Hypo Luxa Hermes Pan |
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"N.W.O." (New World Order) is a song by the industrial band Ministry, released as the second single off the album Psalm 69. The single was Ministry's biggest hit, topping out on the Billboard charts at #11.
The song is a protest against then President George H. W. Bush. The song features audio samples of his voice, with him repeating "A new world order" over and over again at the end of the song. At this point of the song in the video, Bush is portrayed by an actor with an enormous papier-mâché head, grabbing his crotch and waving his arms. The majority of the video is a mix of police beatings, riots, and gunfights. It also includes a scene in which a woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty is beaten by police in a manner similar to the famous amateur video of Rodney King being beaten by police.
"N.W.O." was featured in the soundtrack of the film Cool World (Songs from the Cool World).
"It's alright! It's alright!" in the song is a clip of Dennis Hopper in Apocalypse Now when he first greets the PT boat.
[edit] Track listing
- "N.W.O." (Album Edit) - 4:40
- "Fucked" - 5:06
- "N.W.O." (Extended Dance mix) - 8:11
| Ministry |
| Al Jourgensen |
| Tommy Victor | John Bechdel | Tony Campos | Aaron Rossi | Mike Scaccia | Sin Quirin |
| Paul Barker | Bill Rieflin | Chris Connelly | Kevin Ogilvie | Martin Atkins | Louis Svitek | Rey Washam | William Tucker | Max Brody | John Monte | Mark Baker | Stephen George | Paul Raven | Joey Jordison | Dave Ellefson | Jimmy DeGrasso |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: With Sympathy | Twitch | The Land of Rape and Honey | The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste | Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs | Filth Pig | Dark Side of the Spoon | Animositisomina | Houses of the Molé | Rio Grande Blood | The Last Sucker |
| Live, Remix and Compilation albums: Twelve Inch Singles | In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up | Greatest Fits | Sphinctour | Early Trax | Side Trax | Rantology | Rio Grande Dub Ya | Cover Up |
| Related Bands: Special Affect | Revolting Cocks | Pailhead | Lard | 1000 Homo DJs | PTP | Acid Horse | Pink Anvil | Lead Into Gold | Pigface | Skrew Society 1 |
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