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| album = ''[[Year Zero]]''
| length = 4:53
| BPM = 9291.9941
| versions =Vessel<br>Vessel (Instrumental)<br>Vessel: Bill Laswell<br>Vessel (Mix 1): Bill Laswell<br>Vessel (Mix 2): Bill Laswell
| live = [[Lights In The Sky Tour]]<br>[[NIN 2014 Japan Tour]] through [[NIN + QOTSA Tour]]<br>[[Peel It Back Tour]]}}'''"Vessel"''' is the fifth track on the 2007 release ''[[Year Zero]].'' [[Multitracks]] for this song were released in [http://remix.nin.com raw WAV, GarageBand , and Ableton Live formats] via [[remix.nin.com]].
===Theories===
There In the album's [[Year_Zero#Alternate_Reality_Game|alternate reality game]], there is a theory that "Vessel" is about [[John Ferminger]]. In the transcript of his discussion with the facility member he mentions that he is a vessel for the truth. Another theory is that the song is about pills given to US soldiers to counteract the effects of [[Parepin]] or [[Opal]]. ("When I put you inside of me, none of that matters anymore" and "I am turning into God" suggests this.)
==Appearances==
===Seeds===
*''[[The Definitive NIN - Heavy Tracks]]''
 
===Other===
*''[[The Definitive NIN - Deep Cuts]]'' - online playlist(s); not on original Seed release
==Versions==
===Vessel===
This is the original album version. It consists of heavily distorted drum loops, a wall of percussive synthesized sound, and ending improvization using a set batch of synthesized loops that distort and glitch. Its danceable rhythms and highly synthesized nature are somewhat reminiscent of "[[Closer]]"."
===Vessel (Instrumental)===
===Vessel (Mix 1): Bill Laswell===
'''''Running Time: 9:2336'''''
This remix appears on the vinyl edition of ''Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.'' It begins with an extended instrumental introduction, incorporating many sound elements from the original ''Year Zero'' version. Lyrics are very sparse in the first half of this mix, making it seem more like a dub mix. At almost 4 four minutes in, the regular lyrics enter into the mix as many of the sound elements drop out, before gradually coming back in. The vocals contain some distortion which makes them sound far less organic than those in the original version.
===Vessel (Mix 2): Bill Laswell===
'''''Running Time: 13: 12:58'''''
This remix is on the vinyl edition of ''Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.'' It is exactly the same as the CD remix, but with an extended ending or "appendage" with a running time of about seven minutes, bringing the total length of this version to 13+ minutes.
"Vessel" made its live debut at the Edmonton, Alberta show on [[2008/07/28 Edmonton, AB|July 28th, 2008]]. A picture of its performance was posted on [[nin.com]]'s blog.
Throughout the [[Lights in the Sky Tour]], "Vessel" was regularly played before the "Ghosts" section of the setlist, played alongside (or replaced with) "[[Me, I'm Not]]", "[[The Warning (Year Zero song)|The Warning]]", or "[[The Great Destroyer]]".
"Vessel" has was only been played live twice since 2008, both within two weeks of each other in 2014 - in Tokyo, Japan on [[2014/02/26 Tokyo, Japan|February 26]] and in Adelaide, Australia, on [[2014/03/13 Adelaide, Australia|March 13]]. It was then performed as a remixed version in collaboration with [[Boys Noize]] on the [[Peel It Back Tour]].
==Miscellaneous==
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