Virus (KMFDM song)
1989 single by KMFDM
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"Virus" is a KMFDM song from their fifth album, Naïve. In 2008, KMFDM Records re-released this as a 7" vinyl single, limited to 250 copies. The album version is considered a remix, entitled "Virus (Dub)", making the single version the original version. The "Pestilence Mix" was included on the soundtrack to the 1995 film Johnny Mnemonic.
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| Single by KMFDM | ||||
| Released | August 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1988–1989 | |||
| Genre | Industrial, industrial metal | |||
| Length | 18:19 | |||
| Label | Wax Trax! Records | |||
| Songwriters | Sascha Konietzko, Klaus Schandelmaier, Günter Schulz | |||
| Producers | Adrian Sherwood, Sascha Konietzko | |||
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Reception
The original four track EP was called "easily their strongest" in 1996.[2] AllMusic's Johnny Loftus described the title track as "innocent new wave gone very naughty in a PVC hell."[1] Eric Olsen called the song one of industrial's best, with the same "razor-sharp guitars, hummable tune, clever lyrics, and danceable beat in the funky-to-brutal range" as many of the band's other songs.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Virus" | 5:40 |
| 2. | "More & Faster" (only on CD) | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Don't Blow Your Top" (only on CD) | 3:41 |
| 4. | "High & Geil" | 5:23 |
| Total length: | 18:19 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Virus" | 5:40 |
| 2. | "Murder" | 3:26 |
| 3. | "M & F 244 (High & Geil)" | 5:21 |
| Total length: | 14:27 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Virus" | 5:35 |
| 2. | "M + F 244 (High & Geil)" | 5:21 |
| Total length: | 10:56 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Virus (12" Mix)" | 5:36 |
| 2. | "More & Faster (High & Geil Mix)" | 5:22 |
| Total length: | 10:58 | |
