Marilyn Manson released a cover version as the first single from Smells Like Children (1995), an EP of covers, remixes and interludes. In his 1998 autobiography, the band’s eponymous vocalist said he fought their label to have this track released as a single, saying: “They didn’t want to release [it], which I knew would be a song that even people who didn’t like our band would like. [Nothing] wanted to release our version of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins‘ ‘I Put a Spell on You‘, which was far too dark, sprawling and esoteric, even for some of our own fans. We battled the label this time, and learned we could win. … It was a disheartening experience, but it didn’t hurt half as much as the fact that no one at our label ever congratulated us on the success of the song.”[66]
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