Running to the Edge of the World

"Running to the Edge of the World" is a song by American rock band Marilyn Manson. The track is from their seventh studio album The High End of Low (2009). The song is a soft rock power ballad with elements of blues, electronic music and 1980s heavy metal music that was written and produced by the band's eponymous frontman, Twiggy Ramirez and Chris Vrenna and co-produced by Sean Beavan. The track is about sex, death and destruction and features guitar and strings in its instrumentation and falsetto vocals from Manson. Music critics deemed the song a musical departure from the band's previous work and compared it to the music of other rock acts, particularly David Bowie.

"Running to the Edge of the World" received mixed reviews from critics; some commended the band's change of pace while others felt that the song showed that Manson's art was in decline. A music video for the track was co-directed by Manson and Nathan Cox, and depicts the vocalist performing the song from behind a curtain before beating a woman until she either loses consciousness or dies. Critics felt that the woman in the video resembled Manson's ex-girlfriend, Evan Rachel Wood, and condemned Manson for his perceived desire for attention and the clip for its portrayal of violence against women. The band would portray such violence in their subsequent work.