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Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs
Studio album by Ministry
Released	July 14, 1992
Recorded	?
Genre	Industrial Metal
Length	44:38
Label	Sire
Producer(s)	Hypo Luxa, Hermes Pan
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Ministry chronology
In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up (1990)	Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs (1992)	Filth Pig (1996)

Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs is an album by the band Ministry. It was released in 1992 through Sire Records. The actual title of the album is ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ (a Greek word roughly pronounced as "kefale," meaning "head" or "leader", and the number 69 in Greek numerals), though Psalm 69 is used for simplicity's sake.

The song "N.W.O." (New World Order) features samples of George H. W. Bush and was used in the Ralph Bakshi half live action/half animated film Cool World. It is frontman Al Jourgensen's critical take on the state of world affairs after the Gulf War and the end of the Cold War and an uncertain future. "Jesus Built My Hotrod" features guest vocals by Gibby Haynes, of Butthole Surfers.

Contents 1 Etymology 2 Track listing 3 Singles 4 Charting Positions 5 Personnel

The title of the album is directly linked to chapter 69 of The Book of Lies, a written work of Aleister Crowley, where he uses the expression "The way to succeed and the way to suck eggs" as a pun for the 69 sex position ("suck seed" and "suck eggs"). Moreover, Crowley titled the chapter ΚΕΦΑΛΗ, which means "head" (the English word being slang for Oral sex - but not the original ancient Greek word) and is used often in the New Testament. There is no direct link to the Old Testament passage Psalm 69.

1. "N.W.O." (Jourgensen/Barker) – 5:31
2. "Just One Fix" (Jourgensen/Barker/Rieflin/Balch) – 5:11
3. "TV II" (Jourgensen/Barker/Scaccia/Rieflin/Connelly) – 3:04
4. "Hero" (Jourgensen/Barker/Rieflin) – 4:13
5. "Jesus Built My Hotrod" (Jourgensen/Barker/Balch/Rieflin/Haynes) – 4:51
6. "Scarecrow" (Jourgensen/Barker/Scaccia/Rieflin/Balch) – 8:21
7. "Psalm 69" (Jourgensen/Barker) – 5:29
8. "Corrosion" (Jourgensen/Barker) – 4:56
9. "Grace" (Jourgensen/Barker) – 3:05

• "Jesus Built My Hotrod" was released in 1991 on 12" and CD, featuring "Jesus Built My Hotrod (Redline/Whiteline Version)", "Jesus Built My Hotrod (Short, Pussillanimous, So-They-Can-Fit-More-Commercials-On-The-Radio Edit)", and "TV Song," and on 7", omitting "Jesus Built My Hotrod (Redline/Whiteline Version)"

• "N.W.O." was released on in 1992 12" and CD, featuring "N.W.O. (Extended Dance Mix)", "Fucked", and "N.W.O."

• "Just One Fix" was released in 1993 on 12" and CD, featuring "Just One Fix (12" Edit)", "Quick Fix" (a remix of "Just One Fix") and "Just one Fix (Video Edit)"

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1992	Top Heatseekers	1
1992	The Billboard 200	27

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1992	Jesus Built My Hotrod	Modern Rock Tracks	19
1992	N.W.O.	Modern Rock Tracks	11

• M Balch – Keyboards, Programming
• Paul Barker – Bass, Programming, Vocals
• H Beno – Programming
• Gibby Haynes – Vocals on "Jesus Built My Hotrod"
• Al Jourgensen – Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards
• Hypo Luxa – Producer
• P Manno – Engineer
• J C Newell – Engineer
• Hermes Pan – Producer
• Bill Rieflin – Drums
• Mike Scaccia – Guitars
• Louis Svitek – Guitar

Ministry

Al Jourgensen

Tommy Victor | Paul Raven | Joey Jordison | John Bechdel | Mike Scaccia

Paul Barker | Bill Rieflin | Chris Connelly | Kevin Ogilvie | Martin Atkins | Louis Svitek | Rey Washam | William Tucker | Max Brody | John Monte | Stephen George

Discography

Major Releases: With Sympathy | Twitch | The Land of Rape and Honey | The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste | Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs | Filth Pig | Dark Side of the Spoon | Animositisomina | Houses of the Molé | Rio Grande Blood | The Last Sucker

Live, Remix and Compilation albums: Twelve Inch Singles | In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up | Greatest Fits | Sphinctour | Early Trax | Side Trax | Rantology | Rio Grande Dub

Side projects and crossovers

Special Affect | Revolting Cocks | Pailhead | Lard | 1000 Homo DJs | PTP | Acid Horse | Pink Anvil | Lead Into Gold | Pigface | Skrew

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