[[Image:The_slip.jpg|thumb|Halo 27: ''The Slip'']]
'''''The Slip''''' (also known as '''''[[Halo numbers|Halo 27]]''''') is the eighth studio album from [[Nine Inch Nails]]. It was released as a free download on May 5, 2008, a CD/DVD package on July 22, 2008 , and a vinyl on August 4th4, 2008.
While [[Trent Reznor]] is known for laboring over his music for years at a time, ''The Slip'' was written in a month and recorded in just three weeks, with mixing, mastering, and art taking one additional week.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120721032635/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/arts/music/08pare.html?pagewanted=all] The album was originally intended to be an EP, but quickly grew to album length.[https://web.archive.org/web/20081204135401/http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/sftw/article1497804.ece]