The Downward Spiral

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Annotation

Also known as halo eight DVD-A.

DVD side features both 5.1 and stereo mixes in both DVD-Audio (MLP 48/24) and DVD-Video (Dolby Digital).
DVD-Video portion also features three music videos, photo gallery and discography.

Annotation last modified on 2017-08-14 19:04 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼DualDisc (CD side)
#TitleRatingLength
1Mr Self Destruct
programming:
Trent Reznor
producer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Trent Reznor
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
electric bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Trent Reznor
guitar [texture generating guitars]:
Adrian Belew
arranger:
Trent Reznor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994)
recording of:
Mr. Self Destruct
lyricist and composer:
Trent Reznor
publisher:
Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.
part of:
The Beauty of Being Numb
3.84:31
2Piggy
producer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Trent Reznor
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
drums (drum set), electric bass guitar, electric guitar, organ, percussion, piano, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Trent Reznor
arranger:
Trent Reznor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994)
recording of:
Piggy
lyricist and composer:
Trent Reznor
publisher:
Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.
3.654:24
3Heresy
producer:
Trent Reznor
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
performer:
Trent Reznor
arranger:
Trent Reznor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994)
recording of:
Heresy
lyricist and composer:
Trent Reznor
publisher:
Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.
3.853:54
4March of the Pigs
producer:
Trent Reznor
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
performer:
Trent Reznor
arranger:
Trent Reznor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994)
recording of:
March of the Pigs
lyricist and composer:
Trent Reznor
publisher:
Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.
4.12:58
5Closer
hi-hat [special hi-hat] programming:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
programming:
Trent Reznor
producer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Trent Reznor
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
electric bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboard, synthesizer, background vocals and lead vocals:
Trent Reznor
arranger:
Trent Reznor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994)
samples:
Nightclubbing by Iggy Pop (drums (drum set))
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 111) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 270)
recording of:
Closer (Nine Inch Nails)
lyricist and composer:
Trent Reznor
publisher:
Arlovol Music, Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.
4.256:13
6Ruiner
producer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Trent Reznor
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
performer:
Trent Reznor
arranger:
Trent Reznor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994)
recording of:
Ruiner
lyricist and composer:
Trent Reznor
publisher:
Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.
3.94:59
7The Becoming
producer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Trent Reznor
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
guitar [ring mod guitar]:
Adrian Belew
synthesizer [ARP 2600]:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
performer:
Trent Reznor
arranger:
Trent Reznor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994)
recording of:
The Becoming
lyricist and composer:
Trent Reznor
publisher:
Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.
3.455:32
8I Do Not Want This
producer:
Trent Reznor
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
drums (drum set) [drum performance]:
Stephen Perkins (American drummer)
drums (drum set) [drum treatments]:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Trent Reznor
performer:
Trent Reznor
arranger:
Trent Reznor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994)
recording of:
I Do Not Want This
lyricist and composer:
Trent Reznor
publisher:
Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.
3.25:41
9Big Man With a Gun
other instruments [steakhouse] programming:
Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe drummer)
producer:
Trent Reznor
mixer:
Sean Beavan and Bill Kennedy (recording engineer)
additional guitar:
Danny Lohner
performer:
Trent Reznor
arranger:
Trent Reznor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994)
recording of:
Big Man With a Gun
lyricist and composer:
Trent Reznor
publisher:
Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.
3.151:36
10A Warm Place
producer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Trent Reznor
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
performer:
Trent Reznor
arranger:
Trent Reznor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994)
recording of:
A Warm Place
composer:
Trent Reznor
publisher:
Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.
3.83:23
11Eraser
producer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Trent Reznor
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
performer:
Trent Reznor
arranger:
Trent Reznor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994)
edit of:
Eraser (with the intro from Reptile at the end and fading out) by Nine Inch Nails
recording of:
Eraser
lyricist and composer:
Trent Reznor
publisher:
Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.
3.554:54
12Reptile
producer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Trent Reznor
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
performer:
Trent Reznor
arranger:
Trent Reznor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994)
recording of:
Reptile
lyricist and composer:
Trent Reznor
publisher:
Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.
3.756:52
13The Downward Spiral
producer:
Trent Reznor
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Andy Kubiszewski (American musician and producer)
performer:
Trent Reznor
arranger:
Trent Reznor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994)
recording of:
The Downward Spiral
lyricist and composer:
Trent Reznor
publisher:
Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.
3.553:57
14Hurt
producer and mixer:
Trent Reznor
drums (drum set):
Chris Vrenna (member of Tweaker)
electric bass guitar, guitar, piano, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Trent Reznor
arranger:
Trent Reznor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 167) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 227)
recording of:
Hurt
lyricist and composer:
Trent Reznor
publisher:
Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.
4.256:14
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Credits

Release

photography:David Buckland (photographer)
Rob Sheridan (graphic designer)
additional graphic design:Rob Sheridan (graphic designer)
The DZN Group
graphic design:Gary Talpas
additional engineer:John Aguto
Sean Beavan
Bill Kennedy (recording engineer)
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
Brian Pollack (engineer)
Chris Vrenna (member of Tweaker)
additional sound engineer:Chris Vrenna (member of Tweaker)
additional executive producer:Shari Young
executive producer:Jim Belcher
Paul Bishow
Courtney Holt (producer and marketing director)
producer:KamranV
editor:Charlie Clouser
Trent Reznor
Chris Vrenna (member of Tweaker)
mastering:Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer)
artwork:Russell Mills (UK visual / sound artist)
distributed by:Universal Music & Video Distribution, Inc. (not for release label use! distributor/manufacturer, renamed as Universal Music & Video Distribution, Corp. on 2000-05-01)
copyrighted (©) by:Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2004)
recorded at:A&M Studios in Hollywood
Le Pig in Beverly Hills
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood
mastered at:Gateway Mastering Studios in Portland
remaster of:The Downward Spiral
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/452990 [info]
ASIN:US: B0006FFRW0 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/nine-inch-nails/the-downward-spiral-12/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0001431318 [info]

Release group

remixes:Further Down the Spiral
associated singles/EPs:Closer (Halo 12)
Hurt
March of the Pigs
Piggy
included in:The Downward Spiral + With Teeth