Virus (KMFDM song)

"Virus" is a KMFDM song from their fifth album, Naïve. In 2008, KMFDM Records re-released this as a 7" vinyl single, limited to 250 copies. The album version is considered a remix, entitled "Virus (Dub)", making the single version the original version.

"Virus"
Single by KMFDM
Released	August 1989
Recorded	1988–1989
Genre	Industrial, industrial metal
Length	18:19
Label	Wax Trax! Records
Songwriter(s)	Sascha Konietzko, Klaus Schandelmaier, Günter Schulz
Producer(s)	Adrian Sherwood, Sascha Konietzko
KMFDM singles chronology
"More & Faster" (1989) "Virus" (1989) "Godlike" (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Reception

The original four track EP was called "easily their strongest" in 1996.^[2] AllMusic's Johnny Loftus described the title track as "innocent new wave gone very naughty in a PVC hell."^[1] Eric Olsen called the song one of industrial's best, with the same "razor-sharp guitars, hummable tune, clever lyrics, and danceable beat in the funky-to-brutal range" as many of the band's other songs.^[3]

Track listing

Wax Trax! Records version

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Virus"	5:40
2.	"More & Faster" (only on CD)	3:35
3.	"Don't Blow Your Top" (only on CD)	3:41
4.	"High & Geil"	5:23
Total length:		18:19

Deutschland Strikeback Records version

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Virus"	5:40
2.	"Murder"	3:26
3.	"M & F 244 (High & Geil)"	5:21
Total length:		14:27

Promotional Cash Beat Records version

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Virus"	5:35
2.	"M + F 244 (High & Geil)"	5:21
Total length:		10:56

2008 7" reissue

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Virus (12" Mix)"	5:36
2.	"More & Faster (High & Geil Mix)"	5:22
Total length:		10:58

References

1. Loftus, Johnny. "Virus Review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
2. Graff, Gary (1996). MusicHound Rock: the Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9780787610371. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
3. Olsen, Eric (October 5, 2003). "KMFDM". Retrieved August 31, 2018.

External links

• Virus at Discogs (list of releases)