The Perfect Drug (shorter version, abrupt ending)

~ Recording by Nine Inch Nails

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.3The Perfect Drug5:15Nine Inch NailsLost HighwayVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990), Nothing Records (US industrial/electronic founded by Trent Reznor)IND-90090
1.3The Perfect Drug5:15Nine Inch NailsLost HighwayVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Nothing Records (US industrial/electronic founded by Trent Reznor)INTD-90090
1.3The Perfect Drug5:15Nine Inch NailsLost HighwayVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990), Nothing Records (US industrial/electronic founded by Trent Reznor)INC-90090
1.3The Perfect Drug5:15Nine Inch NailsLost HighwayVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions), Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.), Nothing Records (US industrial/electronic founded by Trent Reznor)D116956, INTD-90090
1.3The Perfect Drug5:15Nine Inch NailsLost HighwayVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.), Nothing Records (US industrial/electronic founded by Trent Reznor)CINTD-90090, INTSD-90090
1.3The Perfect Drug5:15Nine Inch NailsLost HighwayVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • GB1997-02-17
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990), Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.), Nothing Records (US industrial/electronic founded by Trent Reznor)490 090-2, IND-90090
1.3The Perfect Drug5:15Nine Inch NailsLost HighwayVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US1997-02-18
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.), Nothing Records (US industrial/electronic founded by Trent Reznor)INTD-90090
1.3The Perfect Drug5:15Nine Inch NailsLost HighwayVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US1997-02-18
Nothing Records (US industrial/electronic founded by Trent Reznor)IND-90090
1.3The Perfect Drug5:15Nine Inch NailsLost HighwayVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • JP1997-03-21
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.), Nothing Records (US industrial/electronic founded by Trent Reznor)INTD-90090, MVCP-44
1.6The Perfect Drug5:16Nine Inch Nails“The Perfect Drug” VersionsNine Inch NailsSingle
  • AU1997-06-09
Nothing Records (US industrial/electronic founded by Trent Reznor)IND 95542
1.6The Perfect Drug5:16Nine Inch Nails“The Perfect Drug” VersionsNine Inch NailsSingle
  • XE1997-06-09
Nothing Records (US industrial/electronic founded by Trent Reznor)IND-95542
1.6The Perfect Drug5:16Nine Inch Nails“The Perfect Drug” VersionsNine Inch NailsSingle
  • JP1997-07-24
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.)MVCT-14001
1.6The Perfect Drug5:16Nine Inch Nails“The Perfect Drug” VersionsNine Inch NailsSingle
BMG Records AfricaCDBMGS(WS)637
1.3The Perfect Drug5:15Nine Inch NailsLost HighwayVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.), Nothing Records (US industrial/electronic founded by Trent Reznor)INTD-90090
1.2The Perfect Drug5:18Nine Inch NailsIndie 2000, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AU1998-03-23
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)489480.2
2.4The Perfect Drug5:15Nine Inch NailsTriple J: Hottest 100, Volume 5Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AU1998-07-17
triple j (imprint of ABC Music, Australia)496048 2
1.8The Perfect Drug5:16Nine Inch NailsSanctuary: 26 Gothic AnthemsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)UMD 80666
1.8The Perfect Drug5:16Nine Inch NailsSanctuary: 28 Gothic AnthemsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)UMD 80667
2.4The Perfect Drug5:16Nine Inch NailsTriple J: Hottest 100, Volume 5 (Release includes Dandy Warhols and They Might Be Giants)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
triple j (imprint of ABC Music, Australia)724349690622
2.4The Perfect Drug5:15Nine Inch NailsTriple J: Hottest 100, Volume 5Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
triple j (imprint of ABC Music, Australia)724349604827
1.2Perfect Drug5:15Nine Inch NailsShockwaveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • SE1999-08-24
Universal Music Publishing AB (Sweden)UMD-87227
1.3The Perfect Drug?:??Nine Inch NailsLost HighwayVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • XE2016-11-11
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.), Music on Vinyl (imprint of Music on Vinyl B.V. do not use for manufacturing/distribution relationships!), Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)MOVATM101
1.3The Perfect Drug?:??Nine Inch NailsLost HighwayVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2017-05-12
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.), Nothing Records (US industrial/electronic founded by Trent Reznor), UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)B0026362-01
1.3The Perfect Drug?:??Nine Inch NailsLost HighwayVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2017-05-12
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.), Nothing Records (US industrial/electronic founded by Trent Reznor), UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)B0026362-01
1.3The Perfect Drug?:??Nine Inch NailsLost HighwayVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • XE2017-08-25
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.), Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”), Nothing Records (US industrial/electronic founded by Trent Reznor)00602557411331
1.3The Perfect Drug5:15Nine Inch NailsLost HighwayVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
1.3The Perfect Drug?:??Nine Inch NailsLost HighwayVarious ArtistsAlbum + SoundtrackSimply VinylSVLP 119
Promotion
1.1The Perfect Drug5:20Nine Inch NailsThe Perfect DrugNine Inch NailsSingle
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.)M-11592-97
1.2The Perfect Drug (complete)5:15Nine Inch NailsThe Perfect DrugNine Inch NailsSingle
Nothing Records (US industrial/electronic founded by Trent Reznor)INT5P-6069
1.12The Perfect Drug5:15Nine Inch NailsThe Definitive NIN: The SinglesNine Inch NailsAlbum + CompilationSEED 02
Bootleg
1.6The Perfect Drug5:17Nine Inch NailsBeyond the Spiral: B-Sides and RaritiesNine Inch NailsAlbum + Compilation
REZ 101
1.12The Perfect Drug5:15Nine Inch NailsThe Definitive Nine Inch Nails: The SinglesNine Inch NailsAlbum + Compilation
SEED 02
Pseudo-Release
4.2The Perfect Drug (Complete)5:15Nine Inch NailsThe Perfect Drug (US Promo and Vinyl combination)Nine Inch NailsSingle
Nothing Records (US industrial/electronic founded by Trent Reznor), Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.)INT5P-6069, INT8P-6164, INT8P-6165, INT8P-6166

Relationships

additional engineer:Brian Pollack (engineer)
engineer:Dave Ogilvie (Canadian producer, engineer, and musician)
producer:Trent Reznor
mixer:Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
has remixes:The Perfect Drug (Aphrodite mix)
The Perfect Drug (Aphrodite)
The Perfect Drug (Binary Audio mix)
The Perfect Drug (Hello World Suprosa mix)
The Perfect Drug (Meat Beat Manifesto)
The Perfect Drug (Nine Inch Nails)
The Perfect Drug (Plug)
The Perfect Drug (Spacetime Continuum)
The Perfect Drug (The Orb)
sampled by:I’M BECOMING THIS by Danny Greyiers
mash-ups:Bring Me Down (Pharell Williams vs. Nine Inch Nails) by Danny Greyiers
recording of:The Perfect Drug

The Perfect Drug

lyricist:Trent Reznor
composer:Charlie Clouser
Danny Lohner
Trent Reznor
Chris Vrenna (member of Tweaker)
publisher:Leaving Hope Music Inc.
TVT Music, Inc.