1998 album Mechanical Animals, alludes to the term in the line "We're rehabbed and we're ready for our fifteen minutes of shame", as part of the song's theme of unrepentant escapism through drugs. In 1993, the British techno/industrial music group Sheep on Drugs released a single "15 Minutes of Fame" which reached the lower reaches of the UK Singles Chart. Musician and actor Tim Minchin refers to the phrase (and to Warhol explicitly) in his song "15 minutes", wherein the phrase "15 minutes of shame" is sung repeatedly to describe the phenomenon of online shaming. See also Andy Warhol's Fifteen Minutes, talk show on MTV Big in Japan (phrase) Fad Famous for being famous Internet meme It girl One-hit wonder Real life Reality television World famous in New Zealand Wikipedia policy: Subjects notable only for one event Notes References Guinn, Jeff and Douglas Perry (2005). The Sixteenth Minute: Life In the Aftermath of Fame. New York, Jeremy F. Tarcher/Penguin (a member of The Penguin Group). . Patterson, Dale (2013). Fifteen Minutes of Fame: History's One-Hit Wonders. Red Deer Press. . External links English phrases Popular culture language Popularity Andy Warhol Celebrity Matthew effect 1968 neologisms Social influence