Sucks is a KMFDM

KMFDM

KMFDM is an industrial band led by German multi-instrumentalist Sascha Konietzko, who founded the group in 1984 as a performance art project...

 single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 released in anticipation of their 1993 album

Album

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 Angst. It contains four versions of the song "Sucks" as well as "More 'N' Faster", a reworked version of "More & Faster" from More & Faster

More & Faster

More & Faster is a KMFDM single released in 1989. The songs on this release also appeared on some European versions of UAIOE, and alternate versions of "More & Faster" and "Rip the System" both appeared on UAIOE. "More & Faster" later appeared on Virus, and "Rip the System" and "Naff Off" later...

and Virus.

The song includes the lyric "We don't like Michael Jackson, we hate Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...

, we don't care for Madonna

Madonna (entertainer)

Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...

 or Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...

", a tongue-in-cheek

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 reference to the various (false) interpretations of the initialism

Acronym and initialism

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"KMFDM" at the time, including "Kill Mother-Fucking Depeche Mode", "Kidnap Madonna For Drug Money" and "Kylie Minogue Fans Don't Masturbate".

1992 release

• Track 5 is absent on the UK CD release (BLRD 87).

2009 7" reissue