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}}'''"Dead Souls"''' is a [[Cover Songs|cover ]] of a [[Joy Division]] song, frequently played live. It appeared in the 1994 film ''The Crow'' and was released on [http[wp:The Crow://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crow_%28album%29 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|its soundtrack]]. It was also the tenth track (before "[[A Warm Place]]") on the Japanese version of ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]].'' In 2004, it was included as the fifth track on the second disc of the 10th anniversary ''The Downward Spiral Deluxe Edition.''While this song appears on ''[[The Definitive NIN - The Singles]]'', it was never released as a single or promo.

The Joy Division original was recorded in 1979 and released on their compilation album ''Still.'' In commentary for ''The Crow'' with producer ===Song Credits===*Performed, produced and musical supervisor Jeff Most, it is revealed that engineered by [[Nine Inch NailsTrent Reznor]] were originally supposed to perform in the film instead of My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult. While this song appears on ''*Assisted by [[The Definitive NIN - The SinglesChris Vrenna]]'', it was never released as a single or promo.

==MeaningMiscellanea==The Joy Division original was recorded in 1979 and released as the B-side on their "Dead SoulsAtmosphere" single. It also later appeared on compilation albums such as ''Still.'' The song is often considered to be about a schizophrenic man, as evidenced by the lyric "a duel of personalities" and the other lyric "they keep calling me". In a 1993 post to the Prodigy message boards[https://www.theninhotline.com/archives/articles/display/327], Reznor stated that [[Nine Inch Nails]] would probably be contributing two songs for ''The Crow'', one being "Dead Souls" and the other being unspecified. It is unknown if this song would have been a pre-existing track or something newly recorded. In home video release commentary for ''The Crow'', producer and musical supervisor Jeff Most revealed that Nine Inch Nails were originally supposed to perform in the film instead of My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult. Trent Reznor was important to the process of getting ''The Crow'''s soundtrack to happen. Jeff Most wanted songs that were originals, or covers that would be exclusive to the soundtrack. This was highly atypical for soundtracks at the time, and Most encountered resistance from record label executives. But with Reznor's involvement secured, [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] and Atlantic signed on to release the album.[https://mashable.com/article/the-crow-soundtrack-30-anniversary]

This version is on both the ''The Crow'' soundtrack and both the Japanese and 2-disc Deluxe Edition and Japanese editions of ''The Downward Spiral.''It is reasonably faithful to the original, though it uses a slower tempo and has a much moodier feel.

This unmastered vocal-less mix was released by [[Trent Reznor]] through his [[remix.nin.com]] account.

"Dead Souls" is a regular in setlists. In On the [[With Teeth: Summer Amphitheater Tour]], [[Peter Murphy]] joined NIN on stage to sing this song at the live radio show on [[2006/07/01 Chicago, IL (Radio show)|July 1, 2006]], and at the last show of the tour on [[2006/07/08|July 8, 2006]]. On the [[Self Destruct Tour]], Reznor would sing a line from "[[The Becoming]]" lyric, "god damn this noise inside my head," after at the end of this song. It would then transition with the sound of wind into a performance of "[[Help Me I Am In Hell]]."