Misery
| Composer: | Dave Pirner |
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Video
Lyrics
(One, two
One, two, three, four)
They say misery
Loves company
We could start a company
And make misery
Frustrated Incorporated
Well, I know just what you need
I might just have the thing
I know what you pay to see
Put me out of my misery
I'd do it for you, would you do it for me
We will always be busy
Making misery
We could build a factory
And make misery
We'll create the cure
We made the disease
Frustrated Incorporated (×2)
Well, I know just what you need
I might just have the thing
I know what you pay to feel
Put me out of my misery
All you suicide kings and you drama queens
Forever after happily
Making misery
Did you satisfy your greed
Get what you need
Was it only envy
So empty
Frustrated Incorporated (×2)
Frustrated Incorporated
(Put me out of my misery)
Frustrated Incorporated
(I'd do it for you, would you do it for me)
Frustrated Incorporated
(Forever after happily)
Frustrated Incorporated
(Making misery)
Frustrated Incorporated
(Making misery)
Trivia
- Was parodied as "Syndicated Inc." by "Weird Al" Yankovic on his 1996 album Bad Hair Day.
- Its video was recorded in part at a CD factory, where they were "making misery", i.e. manufacturing the CD single.
- Is often accompanied with the last few lines of Silly Love Songs, which finishes the song when played live.
- Is heard playing on the radio during the infamous Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee sex video.
Charts
- Peaked at #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart.
- Peaked at #2 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.
- Peaked at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Appearances
- On Let Your Dim Light Shine. (Track #1, 4:25)
- On the Misery single. (Track #1, 4:25)
- On the soundtrack to Clerks II, where it's played during the ending and closing credits. (Track #24, 4:24)
- On After the Flood: Live From the Grand Forks Prom, June 28, 1997. (Track #2, 3:46)
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