The Downward Spiral

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Annotation

Series: NIN (halo eight DVD-A)

On several other releases of The Downward Spiral both Trent Reznor and Flood appear as producers for 'Reptile' (CD-12, DVD-12).

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UMe ℗ © 2004 Interscope Records, 2220 Colorado Ave,
Santa Monica, CA 90404 - U.S.A. Ditributed by
Universal Music & Video Distribution, Inc. B0003762-82

CD Side:
The Downward Spiral digitally remastered

DVD Side
The Downward Spiral digitally remixed and remastered in stereo and 5.1 surround sound
High-resolution stereo and surround playback on DVD-audio players
Dolby Digital stereo and surround playback on standard DVD players
Music videos: Closer (surround and stereo), March Of The Pigs, Hurt
Image gallery
Discography

[Booklet]

Nine Inch Nails : The Downward Spiral

Studios: Le Pig of Beverly Hills, The Record Plant, A&M Studios.
Mastered at Futuredisc.

5.1 Mix: James Brown With Trent Reznor
Assistance: Neal Ferrazzani
Studio: Interscope Studios

High-resolution Mastering: Bob Ludwig for Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine

Adrian Belew appears courtesy of Caroline Records
Stephen Perkins appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.

Nine Inch Nails live 1994-1996: Robin Finck, Danny Lohner, Chris Vrenna, James Woolley

We miss you Jeff Ward

© 1994 Leaving Hope/TVT Music, Inc. ASCAP All rights reserved. Used by permission

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b0003762-82/ halo eight DVD-A

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halo eight DVD-A

Matrix / Runout: Sony DADC A0100788198-A011 46 A3
Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L556

Annotation last modified on 2023-09-13 03:01 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
3.84:30
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.
3.455:31
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.
3.83:22
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.
4.256:13
2▶DualDisc (DVD side): multichannel

Credits

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