Nine Inch Nails – The Perfect Drug (Versions)
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Nothing Records – IND-95542
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CD, Single, Digipak
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 |
The Perfect Drug (Meat Beat Manifesto Version)
Engineer – Josh T. Roberts Remix [Derived] – Meat Beat Manifesto Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Jack Dangers |
7:39 | ||
| 2 |
The Perfect Drug (Plug Version)
Remix [Derived] – Plug Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Luke Vibert |
6:59 | ||
| 3 |
The Perfect Drug (Nine Inch Nails Version)
Engineer, Mixed By – Brian Pollack Remix – Keith Hillebrandt, Trent Reznor Remix [Derived] – Nine Inch Nails |
8:25 | ||
| 4 |
The Perfect Drug (Spacetime Continuum Version)
Remix [Derived] – Spacetime Continuum Remix [Recreated By] – Jonah Sharp |
5:48 | ||
| 5 |
The Perfect Drug (The Orb Version)
Engineer – Andy Hughes (2) Remix – Orb, The |
6:17 | ||
| 6 |
The Perfect Drug (Original Version)
Engineer – Dave "Rave" Ogilvie* Engineer [Assistant] – Brian Pollack Mixed By – Alan Moulder Producer – Trent Reznor |
5:15 |
Credits
- Artwork By [Package By] – Gary Talpas
- Management – John A. Malm Jr.
- Written-By, Performer – Nine Inch Nails
Notes
Comes in one panel digipak.
1: Engineered at Toast Studios, S.F.
3: Engineered and mixed at Nothing Studios, New Orleans.
6: Taken from the Nothing/Interscope release Lost Highway IND/C-90090. Courtesy of Nothing/TVT/Interscope Records.
© 1997 Leaving Hope Music/TVT Music (ASCAP), D. Lohner.
All rights reserved. Used by permission.
℗&©1997 Interscope Records. Distributed by the local BMG Company. A unit of BMG Entertainment.
Made in the EU.
Other Versions (Showing 5 of 6) View All
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Perfect Drug" Versions (CD, Single, Dig) | Nothing Records, Interscope Records | INTDM-95007 | US | 1997 | ||
| The Perfect Drug (CD, Maxi, Promo) | Nothing Records | INT5P-6069 | US | 1997 | ||
| "The Perfect Drug" Versions (CD, Single) | Nothing Records, Interscope Records, Universal Music Australia | IND 95542 | Australia | 1997 | ||
| The Perfect Drug - Versions (3x12", Promo) | Nothing Records, Nothing Records, Nothing Records, Interscope Records, Interscope Records, Interscope Records | INT8P-6164, INT8P-6165, INT8P-6166 | US | 1997 | ||
| The Perfect Drug Versions (CD, Maxi, Sli) | Nothing Records, Bmg Records Africa | Halo Eleven, CDBMGS(WS)637 | South Africa | 1997 |
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Reviews & Discussion
Just when one thought NIN couldn't get any more exotic with remixes, this release proved to be the cherry topper. None of the remixes show and any relation to each other and most of the lyrics are absent. The flow of the songs make it seem as if one is listening to a forty minute musical acid trip. I'm a big fan of this single, but it may not be for everyone. Foreign versions include the original track and the vinyl version includes an exclusive mix by Aphrodite. 4/5
Releasing this single after 2 years of silence simultaneousely delighted and surprised fans - d'n'b beats was something new in NIN style. But Trent proved that he's unconformistical musician and doesn't afraid of experiments.
Meat Beat manifesto track let me down - nothing more than boring, standard d'n'b. Next Plug mix is more interesting, but still nothing special. At last Reznor himself helps the situation and adds his own great remix, which is for me the best thing on the whole CD. Rushing, hard track - one of the best experimental d'n'b I've ever heard. Jonah Sharp's work is also very good - number 2 on the single. But The Orb remix is the greatest disappointment - some boring spacey sounds and nothing more. Undisputely the worst track.
For the dessert we get original version of the titled track, which was first NIN song I've heard and till today is still one of my favourites. It contains varieties of music styles (fast d'n'b beats, guitar riffs and even ballad at the end), mixed into really great song. Brilliant.
Meat Beat manifesto track let me down - nothing more than boring, standard d'n'b. Next Plug mix is more interesting, but still nothing special. At last Reznor himself helps the situation and adds his own great remix, which is for me the best thing on the whole CD. Rushing, hard track - one of the best experimental d'n'b I've ever heard. Jonah Sharp's work is also very good - number 2 on the single. But The Orb remix is the greatest disappointment - some boring spacey sounds and nothing more. Undisputely the worst track.
For the dessert we get original version of the titled track, which was first NIN song I've heard and till today is still one of my favourites. It contains varieties of music styles (fast d'n'b beats, guitar riffs and even ballad at the end), mixed into really great song. Brilliant.
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