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==Versions==
 
==Versions==
 
===The Mark Has Been Made===
 
===The Mark Has Been Made===
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On the CD and presumably cassette versions of ''The Fragile,'' "The Mark Has Been Made" ends with a different melody and these whispers:
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The piece consists of a dark and quiet introduction, featuring a beat with a wah effect, deep synthesizers, strings, and guitar. This section ends suddenly, quickly transitioning to a lone wah guitar melody. It is soon joined by a loud beat and percussive bass and guitar and the return of the guitar melody from the first section. This is followed by a buildup with a new distorted guitar riff, increasing in intensity until it gives way to a beatless reprise of the introduction. On the CD and presumably cassette versions of ''The Fragile,'' "The Mark Has Been Made" ends with a short fragment of the song "[[10 Miles High]]," a track cut from these formats but that appears after "The Mark Has Been Made" on the vinyl versions of "The Fragile," albeit on a different side.
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    I'm getting closer
 
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This is a short fragment of the song "[[10 Miles High]]," a ''Fragile'' track only included on the vinyl edition (and later on part 1 of the ''[[We're In This Together (halo) | We're In This Together]]'' single and ''[[Things Falling Apart]]''). This may be here as a lead into "10 Miles High", which was cut from the CD and Cassette versions of the album, but appears right after "The Mark Has Been Made" on the vinyl versions of "The Fragile."
 
  
 
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Backed by watery and flaming visuals, the live version is more in-your-face. While the structure remains basically the same, the first section before the wah guitar is shortened, and the buildup following it is more concise. As well, an entirely new guitar riff ends the live version, seemingly based on the bassline from "[[The Frail]]."
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Backed by watery and flaming visuals, the live structure remained basically the same: the first section before the wah guitar was shortened, and the buildup following it was more concise, erupting into an entirely new guitar riff with Reznor wailing on top. It segued directly into "[[Wish (song)|Wish]]."
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Revision as of 13:32, 30 May 2009

Album:The Fragile
Length:5:15
Tempo:{{{BPM}}} BPM
Versions:The Mark Has Been Made
The Mark Has Been Made (And All That Could Have Been)
Live:Fragility v2.0

"The Mark Has Been Made" is the fourth track on the Right disc of The Fragile. It is an instrumental track.

Contents

  • 1 Appearances
    • 1.1 Halos
    • 1.2 Seeds
    • 1.3 Other
  • 2 Versions
    • 2.1 The Mark Has Been Made
    • 2.2 The Mark Has Been Made (And All That Could Have Been)
  • 3 Live

Appearances

Halos

  • The Fragile
  • And All That Could Have Been (CD/DVD/VHS)

Seeds

  • The Definitive NIN - Quiet Tracks

Other

  • Unbreakable (2000): Played during trailer.
  • Man On Fire (2004): Used in scenes to showcase Denzel Washington as a contemplative badass.
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: "Abra Cadaver" (Season 3 Episode 5, 2002-10-31)[1]
  • On certain commercials in the Los Angeles area (circa August 2007) for Bryman college, the intro to this song could be heard in the final seconds of the commercial.

Versions

The Mark Has Been Made

The piece consists of a dark and quiet introduction, featuring a beat with a wah effect, deep synthesizers, strings, and guitar. This section ends suddenly, quickly transitioning to a lone wah guitar melody. It is soon joined by a loud beat and percussive bass and guitar and the return of the guitar melody from the first section. This is followed by a buildup with a new distorted guitar riff, increasing in intensity until it gives way to a beatless reprise of the introduction. On the CD and presumably cassette versions of The Fragile, "The Mark Has Been Made" ends with a short fragment of the song "10 Miles High," a track cut from these formats but that appears after "The Mark Has Been Made" on the vinyl versions of "The Fragile," albeit on a different side.

The Mark Has Been Made (And All That Could Have Been)

See Live below.

Live

Backed by watery and flaming visuals, the live structure remained basically the same: the first section before the wah guitar was shortened, and the buildup following it was more concise, erupting into an entirely new guitar riff with Reznor wailing on top. It segued directly into "Wish."

Previous track - "Where Is Everybody?" Track 16 from The Fragile Right (CD), Side D (Vinyl) Next track - "'CD: Please, Cassette: Please(+appendage), Vinyl: 10 Miles High"
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