Gave Up
| "Gave Up" | |
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| Song by Nine Inch Nails | |
| from the EP Broken | |
| Released | September 22, 1992 |
| Genre | Industrial metal[1] |
| Length | 4:08 |
| Label | Nothing, TVT, Interscope |
| Songwriter(s) | Trent Reznor |
| Producer(s) | Trent Reznor, Flood |
"Gave Up" is a song by American
Music and lyrics
The song is noted for its aggressive tone, fast tempo and
Lyrically, the song addresses the themes of isolation, belongingness, self-hatred and agony.[7][8] Reznor's angst-filled lyrics in this song, such as "After everything I've done I hate myself for what I've become" was regarded as a solidification of his status as "the dark lord of doom."[7][9][10]
Music videos
Two different videos exist for "Gave Up". One is footage of the band performing the song at the Le Pig studio at 10050 Cielo Drive, where Nine Inch Nails recorded The Downward Spiral and parts of Broken (directed by Jon Reiss). The album version of "Gave Up" was not used for the video's audio; rather, the band re-recorded the song specifically for the video, which featured Nine Inch Nails members Reznor on vocals, Chris Vrenna on drums, and Richard Patrick on vocals and guitar. In addition, studio guests Manson appeared on vocals and Brian Liesegang appeared on keyboards. The video was the last one to feature Patrick, as he left Nine Inch Nails shortly after to form the band Filter alongside Liesegang.
The other "Gave Up" video is the original footage of the finale to The Broken Movie. This video used the original audio of "Gave Up" from Broken.
In popular culture
The song was extensively played during the shooting of the Lost Highway's bowling alley scene, by the demand of the director David Lynch.[11]
References
- ^ Nettleton, Chris (March 5, 2007). "Nine Inch Nails - Live: Beside You In Time (DVD)". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ^ Blyweiss, Adam (March 2, 2012). "Celebrate the Catalog: Nine Inch Nails". Treblezine. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ "NIN at the Electric Factory 5/19". Delirium's Realm. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ "This Nine Inch Nails Video Was Shot At The Scene of An Infamous Murder". Gizmodo.
- ^ Hochman, Steve (January 1993). "The Pleasure of Pain". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Truesdell (2007), p. 198
- ^ hdl:1811/52949.
- ^ "Broken review". CMJ. December 1992.
- ^ Rees, Paul (December 1999). "Interview with Trent Reznor". Kerrang!.
- ^ Smithouser and Waliszewski (1998) p.214
- ^ Donnelly (2005), p.25
Bibliography
- Donnelly, Kevin J. (2005). The spectre of sound: music in film and television. BFI. ISBN 1844570258.
- Smithouser, Bob and Bob Waliszewski (1997). Chart Watch: From the Editor's of Focus on the Family's Plugged in. Tyndale House Publishers. ISBN 156179628X.
- Truesdell, Cliff (2007). Mastering Digital Audio Production: The Professional Music Workflow with Mac OS X. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0470165768.
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