"Tortured Man" is a 1997 song by Howard Stern

Howard Stern

Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, and actor best known for his radio show, which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style...

 with The Dust Brothers that originally featured on the soundtrack for Stern's 1997 film Private Parts

Private Parts

Private Parts may refer to:*Intimate parts, such as the human sex organs*Private Parts , a 1993 autobiography by radio personality Howard Stern*Private Parts , a 1997 film based on Howard Stern's autobiography of the same name...

. The song has been used as the closing theme song for The Howard Stern Show since January 1998.

The song's lyrics, written with help from Stern Show writers Jackie Martling

Jackie Martling

John Coger "Jackie" Martling, Jr. is an American comedian, comedy writer and radio personality. He is best known for being a writer on The Howard Stern Show from 1983 to 2001.-Early life and career:...

 and Fred Norris

Fred Norris

Eric Fred Norris is an American radio personality known for being the longest-tenured staff member of The Howard Stern Show aside from Stern himself...

, detail the frustration Stern felt for years as a married man with many beautiful women as guests on his radio show. This mirrors one of the central themes of Private Parts - Stern's devotion to his wife and family. When Stern and his first wife, Alison, separated in 2000 and divorced in 2001 it gave Stern the opportunity to date glamorous celebrities such as Angie Everhart

Angie Everhart

Angela Kay "Angie" Everhart is an American actress and former fashion model.-Early life:Everhart was born in Akron, Ohio, the daughter of homemaker Ginnie and engineer Bob Everhart. The first of three children, she has a younger brother and a younger sister...

 and Robin Givens

Robin Givens

Robin Simone Givens is an American model and film, television, and stage actress. She is best known for her role as Darlene Merriman on the television series Head of the Class.-Early life:...

 before settling down and marrying model Beth Ostrosky

Beth Ostrosky

Beth Stern is an American television personality and actress who is the wife of radio personality Howard Stern.-Early life:...

 in 2008.

The song also features a number of regularly used sounds clips from the radio show featuring Martling, show producer Gary Dell'Abate

Gary Dell'Abate

Gary Patrick Angelo Dell'Abate , also known as "Baba Booey", is an American radio producer, known for being the executive producer of The Howard Stern Show. His autobiography, They Call Me Baba Booey, was released on November 2, 2010.-Early life and career:Dell'Abate was born in Uniondale, New...

, and Stern's parents Ben and Rae.