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[[Image:Still cover.jpg|thumb|Halo 17 CD2: ''Still'']]
[[Image:Halo17_quiet.jpg|thumb|From David Carson's book "''Trek"''. This shows a mock-up of ''Still'' in its original title ''Quiet''.]]
'''''Still''''' (also known as '''''[[Halo numbers|Halo 17 CD2]]''''' or ''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]: Still''), released on January 22, 2002, is both an individual [[Nine Inch Nails]] release and the second disc of the deluxe edition of ''And All That Could Have Been''. It contains original instrumentals and songs as well as stripped -down versions of old songs. The old songs are , done in the a manner of similar ones to those performed at the [[The CRC Sessions]].
==Track Listing==
<blockquote>We did a radio show in Chicago where we did such songs as "The Fragile" and "[[Hurt (song)|Hurt]]" that were stripped down, though it was not us with acoustic guitars, singing Poison songs. So I took those performances, and added some other ones we'd done in the studio, several new instrumental tracks, a new song called "And All That Could Have Been," and worked it into a heavily melancholic suite for a rainy, fall, Sunday afternoon.</blockquote>
Reznor [[:Image:2004_05_07Questions1.gif|stated]] on [[nin.com/access]] that some of the tracks on ''Still'' are evolutions of rejected themes that were originally written for [[Mark Romanek]]'s ''One Hour Photo.'' Romanek had to reject Reznor's work due to pressure from the studio, who wanted him to work with an established film composer.[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/dec/21/trent-reznor-dragon-tattoo-soundtrack]Reznor also [[:Image:2004 07 13Questions8.gif|stated]] on nin.com/access that most of the material on ''Still'' was recorded live in his living room.
The title may be referencing the [[Joy Division]] album of the same name, from which their song "[[Dead Souls]]" - covered by NIN during ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]'' era - comes. The album was originally intended to be called ''Quiet''[http://www.flickr.com/photos/10729782@N03/4638360700/in/set-72157624007552825/], a name that was later reflected in ''[[The Definitive NIN - Quiet Tracks]]''.
The overall ''And All That Could Have Been'' release was dedicated to the memory of Rodney Robertson, a close friend and employee of Reznor's who was murdered in 2001. Reznor was too deep in his addictions to attend Robertson's funeral, and he saw this as the impetus to fully get clean and sober.[https://www.spin.com/2013/08/nine-inch-nails-trent-reznor-cover-story-spin-2005/]
''Still'' ended up being a partial inspiration for the idea behind ''[[Ghosts I-IV]]''.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJdMTf2RA8c]
==Availability==
==Music Videos==
Three [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music videos]] were made to accompany ''Still'', for the new versions of "Something I Can Never Have" and "The Becoming" and for the new track "Gone, Still". They were all directed by [[Rob Sheridan]].
==="The Becoming"===
This featured Trent Reznor, [[Danny Lohner]] and [[Jerome Dillon]] performing at [[Nothing Studios]]. The audio for "The Becoming" was the same as featured on the album, though the performance captured in the video did not synch up to the sound and is clearly from a different take.
==="Something I Can Never Have"===
This featured Trent Reznor and Jerome Dillon performing in the living room of Reznor's former home in New Orleans. The performance in this video is not the same as featured on the album. Both the audio and video were recorded solely for this release, though the audio take here is very similar to what was used on the album.
==="Gone, Still"===
The only new song on the release to get a video, this again featured Trent Reznor and Jerome Dillon, performing in the same room as "Something I Can Never Have". The audio is an entirely different take than the one on the album. It is strictly acoustic and lacks the synth pads from the album version, and also adds a few improvised notes. The windows are open in the room, and a thunderclap can be heard at the end.
*Management: John A. Malm, Jr. for Conservative
*Art direction and design: [[David Carson]]
*Photography: David Carson, Rob Sheridan<br>
In late November 2009, Trent Reznor began selling off touring and studio equipment through the eBay account ningear. Several items in the first wave of the auction were spotted as having been used in the recording of ''Still''. The guitar played by Danny Lohner in "The Becoming" is a Takamine acoustic/electric guitar serial number 93040621. Trans wine/cherry finish, featuring a built-in 'accuAcoustic' EQ.
A La Patrie "concert" nylon string acoustic/electric guitar, equipped with a EPM Quantum EQ was used in the recording of "Gone, Still" as well as "Something I Can Never Have"."
==External Links==
*[http://nincatalog.com/and-all-that-could-have-been/ ''Still'' at nincatalog.com]*[httphttps://vimeo.com/61676920 "Something I Can Never Have" video]*[httphttps://vimeo.com/61677369 "The Becoming" video]*[httphttps://vimeo.com/61672877 "Gone, Still" video]*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytSXS0uWjCQ ''Still'' trailer]*[https://nincatalog.com/and-all-that-could-have-been/ ''Still'' at nincatalog.com]
*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D0%26ref_%3Dnb%5Fsb%5Fnoss%26y%3D0%26field-keywords%3Dnine%2520inch%2520nails%2520still%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps&tag=thniinnawi-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957 ''Still'' at Amazon]
*[http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=9&pub=5574848848&toolid=10001&campid=5336384580&customid=&icep_uq=nine+inch+nails+still&icep_sellerId=&icep_ex_kw=&icep_sortBy=12&icep_catId=&icep_minPrice=&icep_maxPrice=&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg ''Still'' at eBay]