Virus (KMFDM song)

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"Virus"
Single by KMFDM
ReleasedAugust 1989
Recorded1988–1989
GenreIndustrial, industrial metal
Length18:19
LabelWax Trax! Records
Songwriter(s)Sascha Konietzko, Klaus Schandelmaier, Günter Schulz
Producer(s)Adrian Sherwood, Sascha Konietzko
KMFDM singles chronology
"More & Faster"
(1989) 		"Virus"
(1989) 		"Godlike"
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

"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.

Reception

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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

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Wax Trax! Records version
No.TitleLength
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
Deutschland Strikeback Records version
No.TitleLength
1."Virus"5:40
2."Murder"3:26
3."M & F 244 (High & Geil)"5:21
Total length:14:27
Promotional Cash Beat Records version
No.TitleLength
1."Virus"5:35
2."M + F 244 (High & Geil)"5:21
Total length:10:56
2008 7" reissue
No.TitleLength
1."Virus (12" Mix)"5:36
2."More & Faster (High & Geil Mix)"5:22
Total length:10:58

References

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  1. ^ a b Loftus, Johnny. "Virus Review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  2. ^ Graff, Gary (1996). MusicHound Rock: the Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9780787610371. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  3. ^ Olsen, Eric (October 5, 2003). "KMFDM". Retrieved August 31, 2018.
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