Five days before the album 's release , the band performed " The Dope Show " at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards . The " Ziggy-in-Vegas " performance saw Manson strut into the stage in a blue vinyl coat with a faux-fur collar before stripping down , mid-way into the song , to a blue skin-tight costume with cut-outs that revealed the prosthetic breasts and androgynous genitalia of his Omēga character . The performance also included a trio of " besequined " back-up singers that harmonized with the frontman as he sang along . '' Rolling Stone '' remarked that " incontrovertibly , Marilyn Manson stole the show . " The album 's most successful song is " The Dope Show " , which fared well on both video and single charts in the United States and abroad . " The Dope Show " was written by Manson ( lyrics ) and Twiggy Ramirez ( music ) . It continues to reign as the band 's most commercially successful song . The music video debuted the band 's controversial new , androgynous glam rock sound and image to the world . It is inspired by Alejandro Jodorowsky 's art film '' The Holy Mountain '' as well as the David Bowie film , '' The Man Who Fell to Earth . '' Again , Bowie 's influence has been enormous on this album , with both influences noted publicly by Manson himself
1998 MTV Video Music Awards
1998 MTV Video Music Awards
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