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'''''"Corona Radiata"''''' is the eighth track on the [[Nine Inch Nails]] album ''[[The Slip]]''. It is an instrumental track, and at 7:34 is the longest on the album. It is also the longest studio song by NIN (the second is "[[Memorabilia]]").  
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'''"Corona Radiata"''' is the eighth track on the [[Nine Inch Nails]] album ''[[The Slip]]''. It is an instrumental track at 55 BPM, and at 7:34, is the longest on the album.  
  
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''Corona Radiata'' are several protective layers surrounding ova or unfertilized egg cells, responsible with supplying the ova or egg cell with protein. The artwork for the song most probably represents an egg cell with the distinct corona radiata surrounding it. This might be a lead in to some sort of impregnation with the [[Demon Seed]], implied by the red line.
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Curiously, the track overlaps from "Lights In The Sky" and shares its tempo, but whether the tracks are somehow related is possible but unknown. [[Multitracks]] for this song (and all others from ''The Slip'') were released in raw WAV format via [[remix.nin.com]].
  
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The song begins with a calm and serene tone as if listening to the inside of a womb. Towards the end, drums and other effects fade in, almost like an assault from the outside. Finally, as the song closes suddenly, overlapping screams from an infant and other effects are heard.
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==Track artwork==
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[[Image:Coronaradiata.jpg|thumb|Artwork accompanying the digital file]]
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Curiously the track overlaps from "[[Lights In The Sky (song)|Lights In The Sky]]", but whether the tracks are somehow related is possible but unknown.
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''Corona Radiata'' are several protective layers surrounding ova or unfertilized egg cells, responsible with supplying the ova or egg cell with protein. The artwork for the song most probably represents an egg cell with the distinct corona radiata surrounding it. This might be a lead in to some sort of impregnation with the [[Demon Seed]], perhaps implied by the red line. Another explanation for both the title and the image can be derived from the literal translation of "Corona Radiata", which is "Radiant Crown". Traditionally a crown of light is symbolic of many things including glory, enlightenment and deification, in regards to this track it is easily interpreted as being a halo (the track art being a broken halo) thus reflecting a fall from grace. The theme of light also ties well with both [[The Presence]] and the previous track "[[Lights In The Sky (song)|Lights In The Sky]]". Corona Radiata is also the bundle of white matter in the brain that is a pathway for information traveling to and from the cerebral cortex, where the brain processes one's conscious mind.
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Another explanation for both the title and the image can be derived from the literal translation of "Corona Radiata", which is "Radiant Crown". Traditionally a crown of light is symbolic of many things including glory, enlightenment and deification, in regards to this track it is easily interpreted as being a halo (the track art being a broken halo) thus reflecting a fall from grace. The theme of light also ties well with both [[the Presence]] and the previous track [[Lights In The Sky (song)|Lights In The Sky]].  
 
  
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
 
===Halos===
 
===Halos===
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*''[[The Slip]]''
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*''The Slip''
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==Versions==
 
==Versions==
 
===Corona Radiata===
 
===Corona Radiata===
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This is the original album version.
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This is the original album version. The song begins with a calm and serene layering of synthesizer pads, fading in over the end of "Lights In The Sky". In the second half, drums and other effects creep in. Finally, screams from an infant and other effects fade in quickly as the song suddenly stops.
  
 
==Live==
 
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This song has not been played live. However, the droning music while the stage is set up for the second part of the show is commonly called "Corona Radiata" on setlists, similar to how "[[Another Version of the Truth]]" was credited during [[Performance 2007]].
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This song may have made its debut at the [[Lights In The Sky Tour#Lights In The Sky Over South America|2008 South American shows]], with "[[The Greater Good]]" lyrics whispered over it as it transitioned into the pre-recorded "[[Pinion]]" and then "[[Wish (song)|Wish]]". Its synthesizer layers may also have been used to create a new live introduction to "[[1,000,000]]" on the Australian dates of the [[Wave Goodbye Tour]].
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[[Category: NIN Songs]][[Category:NIN Instrumentals]][[Category:NIN Songs Released as Multitracks]]

Latest revision as of 03:54, 23 July 2025

Album:The Slip
Length:7:34
Tempo:55 BPM
Versions:Corona Radiata
Live:Lights In The Sky Tour

"Corona Radiata" is the eighth track on the Nine Inch Nails album The Slip. It is an instrumental track at 55 BPM, and at 7:34, is the longest on the album.

Curiously, the track overlaps from "Lights In The Sky" and shares its tempo, but whether the tracks are somehow related is possible but unknown. Multitracks for this song (and all others from The Slip) were released in raw WAV format via remix.nin.com.

Contents

  • 1 Track artwork
  • 2 Appearances
    • 2.1 Halos
  • 3 Versions
    • 3.1 Corona Radiata
  • 4 Live

Track artwork

 
Artwork accompanying the digital file

Corona Radiata are several protective layers surrounding ova or unfertilized egg cells, responsible with supplying the ova or egg cell with protein. The artwork for the song most probably represents an egg cell with the distinct corona radiata surrounding it. This might be a lead in to some sort of impregnation with the Demon Seed, perhaps implied by the red line. Another explanation for both the title and the image can be derived from the literal translation of "Corona Radiata", which is "Radiant Crown". Traditionally a crown of light is symbolic of many things including glory, enlightenment and deification, in regards to this track it is easily interpreted as being a halo (the track art being a broken halo) thus reflecting a fall from grace. The theme of light also ties well with both The Presence and the previous track "Lights In The Sky". Corona Radiata is also the bundle of white matter in the brain that is a pathway for information traveling to and from the cerebral cortex, where the brain processes one's conscious mind.

Appearances

Halos

  • The Slip

Versions

Corona Radiata

This is the original album version. The song begins with a calm and serene layering of synthesizer pads, fading in over the end of "Lights In The Sky". In the second half, drums and other effects creep in. Finally, screams from an infant and other effects fade in quickly as the song suddenly stops.

Live

This song may have made its debut at the 2008 South American shows, with "The Greater Good" lyrics whispered over it as it transitioned into the pre-recorded "Pinion" and then "Wish". Its synthesizer layers may also have been used to create a new live introduction to "1,000,000" on the Australian dates of the Wave Goodbye Tour.


Previous track - "Lights In The Sky" Track 8 from The Slip Next track - "The Four Of Us Are Dying"
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