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| versions =HYPERPOWER!<br>HYPERPOWER! (Instrumental)<br>Gunshots By Computer: Saul Williams
| live = [[Performance 2007]]
}}'''''"HYPERPOWER!"''''' is the first track on the 2007 release ''[[Year Zero]].'' . It is a short instrumental that kicks off the album, a la "[[Pinion]]"."
A hyperpower is a nation that dominates the global stage through economy, military power, and technological prowess. The term has been used to describe the United States in the 1990s and retrospectively the British Empire in the 19th century.
While the song is instrumental, it uses a crowd chant throughout. The words, if indeed there are anyWhat is being said is not entirely clear, are unknown despite being directly accessible from the [[multitracks|multitrack]] release, because the chants are heavily filtered and distorted.
===Song credits===
==Versions==
===HYPERPOWER!===
This is the original album version. Instrumental, it continuously builds from the basic drum beat, adding layers of synthesizers, samples, guitars and bass until an explosive climax, after which everything suddenly stops. The decay of the drum reverb leads into "[[The Beginning Of The End]]"."
===HYPERPOWER! (Instrumental)===
===Gunshots By Computer===
This version is the opening track on ''Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D,'' and features vocals by [[Saul Williams]]. Williams recites a poem over "Hyperpower!"." Minimal changes were made to the music. The mix is also referred to as "Guns by Computer"."
====Lyrics====
"Hyperpower!" made its live debut on [[2007/05/07 Brisbane, Australia|May 7, 2007]], the first show on the Australian leg of the [[Performance 2007]] tour. It would open the vast majority of shows on the rest of the tour (although sometimes it was just as a pre-recorded PA broadcast), transitioning into "[[The Beginning of the End]]".
[[Nine Inch Nails ]] have not performed "Hyperpower!" since 2007, but Saul Williams performed "Gunshots By Computer" several times during his 2008 tour. ==External Links==*[https://archive.org/details/remix-nin-com-audio-00100 "Hyperpower!" (Instrumental) at archive.org]
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