 In 1995 , " Queer " was issued as the band 's fourth single in the United Kingdom and second internationally . The song quickly became a modern rock success for the fledgling band , with positive reviews from music journalists , and becoming their first top 20 hit in both the UK Singles Chart and Billboard 's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart . It also earned attention with its music video by Stéphane Sednaoui , which featured Manson detaining , stripping and shaving a man from a first @-@ person perspective . The video earned much airplay on MTV and was nominated for Breakthrough Video at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards . 
