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| BPM = 144| versions = Gave Up<br>Gave Up (''Fixed'')<br>Gave Up (''The Young Americans'' version)<br>Gave Up (Open My Eyes)<br>Gave Up (''Closure'')<br>Gave Up (Live)<br>Gave Up (''[[Gave UpAnd All That Could Have Been (Remixhalo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'')<br>Gave Up (remixed by Coil, Danny Hyde''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]'')| live = 1994 - present[[Further Down The Spiral Tour]] through [[NIN 2013 Festival Tour]]<br>[[NIN 2014 Japan Tour]] through present}}'''"Gave Up"''' is the sixth track on the 1992 ''[[Broken]]'' EP. In the [[Closure#Abandoned_1995_tour_film|abandoned Simon Maxwell live film]] from 1995, [[Trent Reznor]] said that "Gave Up" was his favorite song that he'd ever written. ===Song Credits===*Production: [[Flood]], Trent Reznor ==Appearances=====Halos===*''Broken''*''[[Fixed]]''*''[[Closure]]''*''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]''*''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]''===Seeds=About==*''[[The Definitive NIN - Deep Cuts]]''*''[[The Definitive NIN - Heavy Tracks]]''===Other===*''[[Broken Movie]]''*''Alternative Press Presents Industrial Strength Machine Music: The Framework of Industrial Rock 1978-1995'' ==Versions=====Gave Up===This is the original album version. Fading in with an ambient pad, the quick drum loop soon enters, with Reznor's quiet and filtered vocals soon after. His singing builds in intensity until launching into the pre-chorus, which is considerably louder and guitar-centric, also featuring yelled vocals. The chorus continues this abrasion but with high-pitched vocal layering before dying down to a keyboard solo and the second verse. After another pre-chorus and chorus, it transitions into the bridge, which strips the layering down to percussion loops and guitar along with Reznor's repeated lyric, "I tried, but I gave up." This soon leads into a loud synthesizer solo and two repeats of the chorus, the song then descending into chaos and ending the album. Its first music video, included in the ''Broken Movie'' is , uses this track. [[Brian Liesegang]] explained that the unique vocal effect on this track was created using a trick "in which the lead verse take was dropped into the Emax at 22k or something, resampled, played an octave higher, dropped back down, and flown back in. It gave it that great warbly desperation and worked really well in the 6th track off . Total last minute thing because Trent was worried the 1992 vocal was too 'clean' and exposed I believe."[https://gearspace.com/board/showpost.php?p=8266168&postcount=350] ===Gave Up (''Fixed'')==='''''Running Time: 5:25''''' This remix, done by [[BrokenCoil]] EPand Danny Hyde, appears on ''Fixed.'' Its most prominent feature may be the splicing and rearranging of vocal syllables. This involved running the vocals through a sampler and manipulating the knobs to cause the vocal sample to fire at random, re-sequencing them together in manic fashion.[https://www.compulsiononline.com/interview_dannyhyde. htm] It continues is musically similar to jungle or drum 'n' bass music, focusing on layering the frantic drum loops and guitar riffs. ===Gave Up (''The Young Americans'' version)==='''''Running Time: 3:52''''' Released on the soundtrack to ''The Young Americans''. A shortened version of Coil's mix from ''Fixed''. ===Gave Up (Open My Eyes)==='''''Running Time: 5:28''''' Released on the semi-official ''[[Recoiled]]'' EP. A variation on Coil's musical themes mix from ''Fixed''. ===Gave Up (''Closure'')===A re-recorded version of being loud the song appears as the soundtrack to the song's music video. A different vocal recording and aggressiverepetition of the chorus riff by the guitars to end the song are perhaps its most notable features. ===Gave Up (Live)===An otherwise unavailable live recording of this song from the Civic Arena, as well as showing themes Omaha, NE ([[1995/02/13_Omaha,_NE|2/13/95]]) show appears on the ''Alternative Press'' compilation ''Industrial Strength Machine Music: The Framework of nihilism, selfIndustrial Rock 1978-loathing1995'', and chaos released in the lyrics1999.[https://nincatalog.com/items-with-official-tracks/industrial-strength-machine-music-us-cd-991/]

===Appears OnGave Up (''And All That Could Have Been'')===Gave up appears This version does not open with the ambient pad and retains the guitar ending found in some form on the following albums:*[[Broken]]*[[Fixed]]music video version, but otherwise uses the album arrangement, indicative of most performances of the song.

===VersionsGave Up (''Beside You In Time'')===There are Just like the ''And All That Could Have Been'' version, the ''Beside You In Time'' version is performed very closely to the album version. The only two versions of this song.*Gave Up*difference is the keyboard solo by [[Gave Up(Remix)|Gave Up (remixed by CoilAlessandro Cortini]], Danny Hyde)which sounds different than [[Charlie Clouser]]'s in the previous DVD (which was nearly identical to the album version).

===Song Credits=Music Videos==*Production[[Image:Gaveupstill.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from the "Gave Up" video]][[Image:Fuckyousteve.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from the "Gave Up" video]][[Image:Gaveup.JPG|thumbnail|Screenshot from "Gave Up" from the ''Broken Movie'']]There are two [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music videos]] for "Gave Up": a performance video directed by Jon Reiss ("[[Happiness In Slavery (song)|Happiness In Slavery]]"), and the finale to the ''[[FloodBroken Movie]], '' directed by [[Trent ReznorPeter Christopherson]].

==Music Video==There are two videos for "Gave Up:" a performance The video directed by Reiss features the band (Reznor, [[Jon ReissRichard Patrick]] (", [[Happiness In SlaveryChris Vrenna]]," and temporary member Brian Liesegang) along with [[Marilyn Manson (musician)|Marilyn Manson]] performing the finale to song in a studio at [[Le Pig]]. Noticeable in the video is a window on a computer monitor that reads "Fuck you steve." This is another jab at [[Broken MovieTVT Records]]owner Steve Gottlieb, directed by with whom Reznor was feuding at the time over his contract and creative control. This video clip can be found in ''[[Peter ChristpohersonClosure]]''. The audio from this video is from the actual video shoot and is not the same as on ''Broken''. Based on Reznor and Manson's Prodigy message board posts, this video was likely shot in November 1992.

The video directed by ReissChristopherson is the finale to the ''Broken Movie.'' The victim is strung up to the ceiling where he is burned, as stated earliermutilated, and beaten. He is then taken down and tied to a performance videoboard, where the killer takes a chainsaw to the victim's appendages. It features The killer unmasks himself, revealing his identity in the band (Reznorvictim's final moments. After having his way with the dying victim, [[Richard Patrick]]the killer cuts out the victim's heart and eats it. All the while, [[Chris Vrenna]], and [[James Woolley]]) along Reznor can be seen on the television singing the song. Intercut with [[Marilyn Manson]] performing the song violence is footage of various body parts in freezers and the fridge, a studio at police officer (played by Robert Patrick) coming into the notorious [[Tate Mansion]]crime scene, and a crowd of rubbernecking bystanders.

The video directed by ===Credits===*Director: Jon Reiss*Producer: Adam Stern*Cameraman: Gary Tieche*Editor: Peter Christopherson is the finale to the Broken Movie. The victim is strung up to the ceiling and burned and beaten. He is then taken down and tied to a board, where the killer takes a chainsaw to the victim's appendages. The killer unmasks himself, revealing his identity in the victim's final moments. After having his way with the dying victim, the killer cuts out the victim's heart and eats it. All the while, Reznor can be seen on the television singing the song. Intercut with the violence is footage of various body parts in freezers and the fridge, a police officer (played by either Patrick or Robert Patrick) coming into the crime scene, and a crowd of rubbernecking bystanders.& Scott Richter

==Performed Live=="Gave Up " has seen regular playing time in live shows since it's its debut on [[1994/08/27 Rochester, NY|August 27, 1994]]. When performed live, the high pitched vocals in the choruses and the drum loop at the beginning are from the album version, played back in 1994time with the rest of the band playing live.

Smashed up what’s what's left of me

I don’t don't know what else to do

After everything I’ve I've done I hate myself for what I’ve I've become

==External Links==*[https://vimeo.com/3555366 "Gave Up" music video (Jon Reiss version)]<BR>{{succession box | title=[[Broken#Track listing|Broken]] | before= [[Happiness In Slavery (song)|Happiness In Slavery]] | after= [[Physical]] | track= 6}}[[Category:NIN Songs]][[Category:Music Videos]]