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| | The Smashing Pumpkins are a heavy sounding American Alternative Rock Band formed in Chicago, 1988. The band was foudned by Billy Corgan (Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar, Song and Lyric writer), James Iha (Rhythm Guitar), D'arcy Wretzky (bass), and Jimmy Chamberlin (Drums). As of 2018, the band consists of Corgan, Iha, Chamberlin, and guitarist Jeff Schroeder. |
| | Name = We Are Fucking Fucked<ref>https://wontstanddown.muse.mu/api/v1/catalogue/new/</ref>
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| | Album = [[Will of the People (album)|Will of the People]] <small>(10)</small>
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| | First = [[Los Angeles Wiltern Theatre 2022 (gig) | 4{{supo|th}} October 2022]]
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| | Length = 3:36<ref>https://www.qobuz.com/nl-nl/album/will-of-the-people-muse/k02hnfrjhdxrc</ref>
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| | AltTitles = We Are F--king F--ked
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| | Recorded = 2021
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| | Release = 2022
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| | Writer = [[Matthew Bellamy]]
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| | Producer = Muse
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| | The band may have been one of Muse's earlier influences, however in 2005 Bellamy told Keyboardmag; |
| | Previous = [[Euphoria (song)|Euphoria]]
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| | Previous = [[Simulation Theory (album) | Simulation Theory ''(2018)'']]
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| | Current = [[Will of the People (album) | Will of the People ''(2022)'']]
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| == Description ==
| | "Smashing Pumpkins, even though they’re not piano-based. I always found their arrangements interesting, like on the album, Siamese Dream." |
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| A punk rock song with elements of stoner rock, QOTSA-like drum beats and Queen-style vocals, the song style in particular has been compared to the punk rock band "The Dead Kennedys". Sounding similar to the songs “[[Save Me (song)|Save Me]]”, “[[Liquid State (song)|Liquid State]]” and "[[Unsustainable (song)|Unsustainable]]" from ''[[The 2nd Law (album)|The 2nd Law]]''. The final guitar riff is similar to Truckfighters's song "Desert Cruiser", and is also similar to "[[Knights of Cydonia (song)|Knights of Cydonia]]". The verse lick hails all the way back to 2006.<ref>https://youtu.be/obUvOFNoqXg?t=1707</ref>
| | The opening riff in the Smashing Pumpkin's song 'Silverfuck' has a resemblance to the riff in [[Dead Star (song) | Dead Star]]. |
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| The song's title has been "officially" leaked on March 14th, 2022 via the JSON output from [https://wontstanddown.muse.mu/api/v1/catalogue/new/ wontstanddown.muse.mu], which contains basic album info, while the song was leaked together with the rest of the album on August 23rd, 2022. "We Are Fucking Fucked" is implied as a ''a frenetic finale of the brutally honest lyrics''.<ref>https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Muse-Announces-New-Album-Will-Of-The-People-20220317</ref> Matt Bellamy said that this is the "''weirdest, darkest lost B-side of Muse's life''"<ref>https://youtu.be/BiD9f59oo1w</ref> NME described it as an "anthem of the apocalypse".<ref>https://www.nme.com/big-reads/muse-cover-interview-2022-will-of-the-people-3243209</ref> Kerrang described the track as a straigthforward, stripped back riffer, while Gigwise described it as "''the most joyous-sounding outpouring of helplessness about the impending doom of the planet''", comparing it to [[Biffy Clyro]].<ref>https://www.gigwise.com/reviews/3425930/album-review-muse-will-of-the-people</ref>
| | In Chicago, at the [[Chicago Aragon Ballroom 2018 (gig) | Aragon Ballrom, 2018/12/10]] gig, Muse covered the songs "Cherub Rock" and "Quiet" as an instrumental jam, the [[Smashing Pumpkins Jam (song) | Smashing Pumkins Jam]], and "Zero" briefly in the [[Metal medley]]. |
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| This song joins the only other three songs to feature swearing. These are "[[Crying Shame (song)|Crying Shame]]", "[[Panic Station (song)|Panic Station]]" and "[[Psycho (song)|Psycho]]". None of the listed songs, however, feature swearing to such extent as this song.
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| == Instrumentation ==
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| Starting out with Dom shouting "We playing together", the song focuses on heavy, fuzzy guitar, distorted bass and drums, with a little keyboard thrown in during certain parts in the chorus. Pre-choruses also feature an air raid siren sample. It also features Matt and his Queen-like stacked vocals during the final part, singing the lines "Stockpile" and "Hold up". These backing vocals contain an A5, the highest studio note in a Muse song, beating out "[[Showbiz (song)|Showbiz]]", "[[Micro Cuts (song)|Micro Cuts]]" and "[[Survival (song)|Survival]]". This, in combination with the A2 in the verses, means this is the only Muse song where Matt uses a full three-octave range. The same final part also features a short guitar solo and some synth arpeggiation.
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| This is another one of the three songs to use [[Fender '83 "Jeff Buckley" Telecaster|Jeff Buckley's Telecaster]]. According to Matt, he used it during the verses.
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| == Live ==
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| The song's debut live performance was at [[Los Angeles Wiltern Theatre 2022 (gig)|Los Angeles's Wiltern Theatre]], during the [[Will of the People Theatre Tour]]. It's been played as an opener for the first few gigs, before being placed later in the sets.
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| More [[We Are Fucking Fucked (live)|here]].
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| == Lyrics ==
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| <small>''transcribed from the CD booklet''</small>
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| |(Dom)Are we playing together?
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| You
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| Really believe
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| We can survive all of this
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| The black vacuum of universe
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| It was designed
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| To swallow us whole
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| It's a losing game
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| We're at death's door?
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| Another world war
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| Wildfires and earthquakes I foresaw
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| A life in crisis
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| A dirty virus
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| Tsunamis of hate are gonna find us
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| A-a-a-a-a-a-ah
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| We are fucking fucked
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| A-a-a-a-a-a-ah
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| We are fucking fucked
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| We're at death's door?
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| Another world war
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| Wildfires and earthquakes I foresaw
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| A life in crisis
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| Mutated virus
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| Tsunamis of hate are gonna drown us
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| A-a-a-a-a-a-ah
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| We are fucking fucked
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| A-a-a-a-a-a-ah
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| We are fucking fucked
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| True
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| Just when you think
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| You are safe and secure
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| You'll forget what you need to remember
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| Living in peace
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| But you're living a lie
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| The game is rigged
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| We're at death's door?
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| Another world war
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| Wildfires and earthquakes I foresaw
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| A life in crisis
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| Mutated virus
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| Tsunamis of hate are gonna drown us
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| A-a-a-a-a-a-ah
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| We are fucking fucked
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| A-a-a-a-a-a-ah
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| We are fucking fucked
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| Hole up
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| Stockpile
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| Hoard up
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| We are getting fucking fucked
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| A-a-a-a-ah
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| We are getting fucked
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| A-a-a-a-ah
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| We are getting fucked
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| Hey! Hey! Hey!
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| Fuck off!
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| Hey! Hey! Hey!
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| Stockpile!
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| Hey! Hey! Hey!
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| Fuck off!
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| Hey! Hey!
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| We are getting fucking fucked
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| ==References==
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The Smashing Pumpkins are a heavy sounding American Alternative Rock Band formed in Chicago, 1988. The band was foudned by Billy Corgan (Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar, Song and Lyric writer), James Iha (Rhythm Guitar), D'arcy Wretzky (bass), and Jimmy Chamberlin (Drums). As of 2018, the band consists of Corgan, Iha, Chamberlin, and guitarist Jeff Schroeder.
The band may have been one of Muse's earlier influences, however in 2005 Bellamy told Keyboardmag;
"Smashing Pumpkins, even though they’re not piano-based. I always found their arrangements interesting, like on the album, Siamese Dream."
The opening riff in the Smashing Pumpkin's song 'Silverfuck' has a resemblance to the riff in Dead Star.
In Chicago, at the Aragon Ballrom, 2018/12/10 gig, Muse covered the songs "Cherub Rock" and "Quiet" as an instrumental jam, the Smashing Pumkins Jam, and "Zero" briefly in the Metal medley.
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