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| album=''[[Things Falling Apart]]'' | | album=''[[Things Falling Apart]]'' | ||
| length=7:06 | | length=7:06 | ||
+ | | BPM = 126 | ||
| versions=Metal | | versions=Metal | ||
− | | live=[[Wave Goodbye Tour | + | | live=[[Wave Goodbye Tour]]<br>[[Europe + Asia 2018]] through present |
− | }} | + | }}'''"Metal"''' is the eighth track on ''[[Things Falling Apart]],'' a [[Cover Songs|cover]] of [[Gary Numan]] from his 1979 album ''The Pleasure Principle''. An early, partial leak of the cover from ''[[The Fragile]]'' era was remixed and shared under various names, most often the "Lee Completion Mix". |
− | + | Initial work on the cover was begun in 1995.[http://www.nin-pages.de/1995_Details_April_english.htm] It was rumored[https://groups.google.com/g/alt.music.nin/c/s9qTD8xyS4M/m/v816mGKbwBgJ] to have been created and submitted for the long-gestating Gary Numan tribute album, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_(album) ''Random''], but it did not appear on the final release. It was later slated to appear on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_X-Files:_The_Album ''The X-Files: The Album''], and was even solicited as such on the label's website.[https://groups.google.com/g/alt.music.nin/c/ndtq1XkUWUA/m/0sbzFGrjvRMJ] Reportedly, however, [[Trent Reznor]] changed his mind for unknown reasons and withdrew it from the album.[https://groups.google.com/g/alt.music.nin/c/iofsxT-81NY/m/kMsFnWI1IsMJ] | |
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===Song Credits=== | ===Song Credits=== | ||
*Writing: Gary Numan | *Writing: Gary Numan | ||
*Published by Beggar's Banquet Music/Momentum Music Ltd. (PRS) | *Published by Beggar's Banquet Music/Momentum Music Ltd. (PRS) | ||
− | *Manipulation: | + | *Manipulation: Trent Reznor, [[Alan Moulder]] |
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
===Halos=== | ===Halos=== | ||
*''Things Falling Apart'' | *''Things Falling Apart'' | ||
+ | ===Other=== | ||
+ | *''[[The Definitive NIN - Deep Cuts]]'' - online playlist(s); not on original Seed release | ||
==Versions== | ==Versions== | ||
===Metal=== | ===Metal=== | ||
− | This is the only available version. | + | This is the only available version. The end of the song features a drawn-out instrumental referencing several other Numan songs: the higher-pitched synth line is [[samples|sampled]] from "M.E." (also from ''The Pleasure Principle''), while the piano line references "Remember I Was Vapour" (from 1980's ''Telekon''). There is also a sample of "UFO" by ESG. |
==Live== | ==Live== | ||
− | "Metal" was performed live for the first time on the opening date of the [[Wave Goodbye Tour|NIN|JA 2009]] tour. | + | "Metal" was performed live for the first time on the [[2009/05/08 West Palm Beach, FL|opening date]] of the [[Wave Goodbye Tour|NIN|JA 2009]] tour and was performed frequently through the final [[Wave Goodbye Tour|Wave Goodbye]] dates. The song returned after nine years when it was played a few times in 2018. |
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
We're in the building where they make us grow | We're in the building where they make us grow | ||
− | And I'm frightened by the liquid | + | And I'm frightened by the liquid engineer |
Like you | Like you | ||
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The sound of metal I want to be you | The sound of metal I want to be you | ||
− | I | + | I should learn to be a man |
Like you | Like you | ||
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Do you? | Do you? | ||
− | Picture this if | + | Picture this if I should make the change |
I'd love to pull the wires from the wall | I'd love to pull the wires from the wall | ||
Did you? | Did you? | ||
And who are you and how can I try? | And who are you and how can I try? | ||
− | Here inside I like metal | + | Here inside I like the metal |
− | + | Don't you? | |
All I know is no one dies | All I know is no one dies | ||
I'm still confusing love with need | I'm still confusing love with need | ||
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+ | ==External Links== | ||
+ | *[http://vimeo.com/6859071 NIN: "Metal" with Gary Numan, live from on stage, London 7.15.09] | ||
+ | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz9-gpeDMO0 "Metal" with Gary Numan, live on the Cold And Black And Infinite Tour] | ||
[[Category:NIN Songs]][[Category:Covers]] | [[Category:NIN Songs]][[Category:Covers]] |
Latest revision as of 14:06, 10 April 2023
Europe + Asia 2018 through present
"Metal" is the eighth track on Things Falling Apart, a cover of Gary Numan from his 1979 album The Pleasure Principle. An early, partial leak of the cover from The Fragile era was remixed and shared under various names, most often the "Lee Completion Mix".
Initial work on the cover was begun in 1995.[1] It was rumored[2] to have been created and submitted for the long-gestating Gary Numan tribute album, Random, but it did not appear on the final release. It was later slated to appear on The X-Files: The Album, and was even solicited as such on the label's website.[3] Reportedly, however, Trent Reznor changed his mind for unknown reasons and withdrew it from the album.[4]
Contents
Song Credits
- Writing: Gary Numan
- Published by Beggar's Banquet Music/Momentum Music Ltd. (PRS)
- Manipulation: Trent Reznor, Alan Moulder
Appearances
Halos
- Things Falling Apart
Other
- The Definitive NIN - Deep Cuts - online playlist(s); not on original Seed release
Versions
Metal
This is the only available version. The end of the song features a drawn-out instrumental referencing several other Numan songs: the higher-pitched synth line is sampled from "M.E." (also from The Pleasure Principle), while the piano line references "Remember I Was Vapour" (from 1980's Telekon). There is also a sample of "UFO" by ESG.
Live
"Metal" was performed live for the first time on the opening date of the NIN|JA 2009 tour and was performed frequently through the final Wave Goodbye dates. The song returned after nine years when it was played a few times in 2018.
Lyrics
We're in the building where they make us grow And I'm frightened by the liquid engineer Like you My Mallory heart is sure to fail I could crawl around the floor just like I'm real Like you The sound of metal I want to be you I should learn to be a man Like you Plug me in and turn me on Oh everything is moving I need my treatment it's tomorrow they send me Singing "I am an American" Do you? Picture this if I should make the change I'd love to pull the wires from the wall Did you? And who are you and how can I try? Here inside I like the metal Don't you? All I know is no one dies I'm still confusing love with need