Composition Supervixen

shirley manson recorded vocal supervixen @ smart studios, madison, wisconsin

supervixen written garbage in 1994 during sessions between band members butch vig, duke erikson, shirley manson , steve marker @ smart studios in madison, wisconsin. madison session musician mike kashou performed bass guitar on supervixen . manson fought rest of band on rap-lite vocal had ad-libbed in recording booth ( want much, wanted stop, m lucky falling star fell on me ) particularly fond of. won out, , part looped backing vocal towards end of song. part ( yeah, worry much, s got stopped ) did not.

much of song built around repeated silences peppered throughout instrumental sections. idea silences came when tracking tape kept slipping during mixing. band had looped sustained guitar part consisting of 2 separate pitch-shifted guitar lines tape machine s playback function faulty - parking instead of synching both ends of loop seamlessly. band liked way effect had sounded, though originated unintentional hardware fault: goes dead air, , in way s silence, becomes hook , vig later commented. effect utilized band throughout structure of supervixen , of sections featuring other elements continuing through deliberate pauses. achieve this, band had make use of extensive muting keep final mix tight. masterdisk s scott hull digitally removed muted sections during mastering of supervixen emphasize silences.

lyrically, manson stated supervixen saying idolise me, m going give want, have in return . s bargaining song relationship. m not saying m wee scottish lass fae edinburgh , m great . s supervixen, russ meyer-type woman. vig , manson declared song s controlling tone tongue-in-cheek, vig made sure point out during live performances manson s domination [was] kind of becoming real every night.