{{HTDA| title=A Drowning| album=''[[Image:adrowning.jpgHow To Destroy Angels (album)|300px|thumb|Track Artwork by Mark WeaverHow To Destroy Angels]]'''| length=7:03| BPM = 60| versions=A Drowning<br>A Drowning''' is the first release by (Instrumental)| live=[[How To Destroy AngelsLive 2013]], mixed by <br>[[Alan MoulderCold And Black And Infinite Tour]], and is available for download on }}[[httpImage://wwwadrowning.amazon.com/gp/product/B003KS9B2W?ie=UTF8&tag=thniinnawi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003KS9B2W Amazon MP3jpg|thumb|Track Artwork by Mark Weaver]]
==Release==HTDA's site had gradually been updated with teaser images and videos, along with an image of [[Mariqueen Reznor]] gradually being revealed. Her face was fully revealed on May 4th, 2010, and at the same time ''"A Drowning"''' was posted on Pitchforkis the first release by [[How To Destroy Angels]].comWhile there is no official labeling calling it [[Sigil numbers|Sigil 01]], with a link from HowToDestroyAngels.com to the pagenumber is reserved for it. Later that day, the link was replaced with one to Amazon[https://twitter.com once the track was avaliable for download at 99 cents<!--Mention the £/€ cost?-->. Soon after release, it reached number one on the Amazon download chart.rob_sheridan/status/269946487688011777]
It has been was [[Htda QuestionsCover Songs|Confirmedcovered]] that other sites, such as iTunes, will be selling by [[Nine Inch Nails]] during the track as well in the near future[[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]].
===Song Credits===
*Music: [[Trent Reznor]]
*Lyrics: Mariqueen Maandig Reznor*Mixed by Alan Moulder ==Release==[[howtodestroyangels.com|HTDA's site]] had gradually been updated with teaser images and videos, along with an image of [[Mariqueen Maandig]] gradually being revealed. Her face was fully revealed on May 4, 2010, and at the same time ''A Drowning'' was posted on Pitchfork.com, with a link from howtodestroyangels.com to the page. Later that day, the link was replaced with one to amazon.com once the track was available for download at 99 cents<!--Mention the £/€ cost?-->. Soon after release, it reached number one on the Amazon download chart.
*Mixed by Alan Moulder*Label: It was [[Htda Questions|confirmed]] that other sites would also be selling the track soon after. The Null Corporationfirst to follow suit was iTunes. Two weeks later, the band released the [[multitracks]] for ''A Drowning'', along with the band's other release at the time, ''[[The Space In Between]]'', on [[remix.nin.com]].
==Appearances==
*''[[How To Destroy Angels (album)|How To Destroy Angels]]''
==Versions==
===A Drowning (single)===This is the only known original version, primarily driven by a dark but relaxed synth bassline and beat loop, similar to the approach of the verses in "[[The Wretched]]"." Piano provides the dominant melodic content behind the vocals, while heavily processed guitars provide atmosphere during the choruses, which also feature a different bassline. Dissonant horn samples form a bridge from the first chorus to the second verse, while the last three minutes of the song are dedicated to a distorted guitar riff joining the layered, processed guitars and chorus bassline. Mariqueen Maandig handles all of the vocals in the track, singing in quiet, reserved tones, and layering wordless melodies over the coda, which filters down the guitar layers to leave the piano line repeating the chorus chord progression as accompaniment to non-chordal notes. ===A Drowning (Instrumental)===From a CD-R promo of the EP, released by [[The Null Corporation]]. This track may be unofficial.
==Lyrics==
'''''THESE HAVE BEEN TRANSCRIBED BY EAR. ANY PERCEIVED ERRORS SHOULD BE EDITED IN UNTIL WE HAVE OFFICIAL LYRICS.'''''
It's the glare from the reflection
Making patterns in your eyeseye
It's the looking back in anger
With every second slipping by
Undertow has come to take me
Guarded Guided by the blazing sun
Look at everything around us
Look Well, look at everything we've done
Please, anyone
==External Links==
*[httphttps://pitchforkarchive.comorg/newsdetails/38686-how-to-destroy-angels-a-drowning/ The track NineInchNailsRelatedMultitracks Multitracks on Pitchforkarchive.org] {{Sigil|number= 1|before= N/A|after= [[Category:How To Destroy Angels (album)|How to Destroy Angels]]}}{{succession box *| title=[[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003KS9B2W?ieHow To Destroy Angels (album)#Track listing|How To Destroy Angels]] | before=UTF8&tag[[The Believers]]| after=thniinnawi-20&linkCodeN/A: Final Track| track=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003KS9B2W Purchase mp3 on Amazon.com]6}}[[Category:How To Destroy AngelsCovers]]