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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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crow_%28album%29 The Crow: 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 ===Song Credits===*Performed, produced and released on their compilation album ''Still.'' In a 1993 post engineered by [[Trent Reznor]] to the Prodigy internet service*Assisted by [http://www.nin-pages.de/chat_prodigy_1992.htm], he stated that [[Nine Inch NailsChris Vrenna]] 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 commentary for ==Miscellanea==The Joy Division original was recorded in 1979 and released as the B-side on their "Atmosphere" single. It also later appeared on compilation albums such as ''The CrowStill.'' with producer and musical supervisor Jeff Most, it The song is revealed that Nine Inch Nails were originally supposed often considered to perform in be about a schizophrenic man, as evidenced by the film instead lyric "a duel of My Life With The Thrill Kill Kultpersonalities" and the other lyric "they keep calling me".

===Song Credits===*PerformedIn a 1993 post to the Prodigy message boards[https://www.theninhotline.com/archives/articles/display/327], produced and engineered by Trent Reznor*Assisted by stated that [[Chris VrennaNine 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.

==Meaning=="Dead Souls" is often considered 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 about a schizophrenic manexclusive to the soundtrack. This was highly atypical for soundtracks at the time, as evidenced by the lyric "a duel of personalities" and Most encountered resistance from record label executives. But with Reznor's involvement secured, [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] and Atlantic signed on to release the other lyric "they keep calling me"album.[https://mashable.com/article/the-crow-soundtrack-30-anniversary]

"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]]."