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{{song
| title = Survivalism
| album = ''[[Year Zero]]''
| length = 4:23
| BPM = 260| versions = Survivalism<br>Survivalism (Instrumental)<br>Survivalism (Radio Edit)<br>Survivalism_Tardusted<br>Survivalism_OpalHeartClinic_Niggy_Tardust!(Escaped... <br>Survivalism (David Sitek Mix)<br>Survivalism (deadmau5 Remix)| live = [[Performance 2007]] through [[NIN 2014 Europe/02/19UK Tour]]<br>[[I Can't Seem To Wake Up 2017]]through present}}'''"Survivalism"''' is the third track and the first single from the 2007 album ''[[Year Zero]].'' On March 13, the source files for the song were released in GarageBand format at [[nin.com]]. "Survivalism" is the third [[NIN]] song to be officially released as [[multitracks]]. ===Song Credits===*Production: [[Trent Reznor]], [[Atticus Ross]]*Mix: [[Alan Moulder]]*Backing vocals: [[Saul Williams]] ==Title meaning==Survivalism is the belief that one must be prepared to survive a major catastrophe by stocking up on food and weapons. A survivalist therefore is a person who anticipates and prepares for a future disruption in local, regional or worldwide social or political order. Survivalists often prepare for this anticipated disruption by learning skills (e.g., emergency medical training), stockpiling food and water, or building structures that will help them to survive (e.g., an underground shelter). ==Appearances=====Halos===*''[[Survivalism (halo)|Survivalism]]''*''Year Zero''*''[[Capital G (halo)|Capital G]]''*''[[Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D]]'' ===Seeds===*''[[The Definitive NIN - Heavy Tracks]]''
== About Versions=="===Survivalism===Found on ''Year Zero''as well as the ''Survivalism'''" single and promo. Characterized by much synthetic layering and a consistent eighth note drum machine pulse, matched by a single note bass riff that begins on the second eighth and ends on the eighth before repeating. This gives the song an apparent metric shift one eighth note forward, though the first downbeat of each measure is actually in the space between the stop and start of the third track on bass and guitar riff. The chorus features many layers of group vocals, including some by Saul Williams. After the 2007 release ''final chorus, a new guitar riff leads off a coda that builds in layers of drones until suddenly stopping and leading into "[[Year ZeroThe Good Soldier]]''.The word suvivalism means a group of people surviving a worldwide disaster".
== Appearances =Survivalism (Instrumental)==='''''Running Time: 4:30'''''
=== Promos Survivalism_Tardusted==='''''Running Time: 4:19'''''
== Versions ==Song Credits====Remix: Saul Williams, Thavius Beck
=== Survivalism Survivalism_OpalHeartClinic_Niggy_Tardust!(LP Version) Escaped...===Available on the UK 9" Vinyl ''Survivalism'' single. This remix, also by Williams, features him incorporating new lyrics into the verses and delivering them with more of a spoken word/hip-hop flow. Reznor's vocals become backing vocals on this track, allowing Williams to come to the front. The music is very similar to that used in the "Tardusted" version. The new lyrics sung by Williams are as follows: Wanted to cap somebody Wanted to buck em' down Wanted to pull the trigger Just to hear the fucking sound I got my propaganda I get my cable free I hang it from my neck And go to work from tree to tree It's gotta be the poison They're putting in my food It takes me by the brain And marks me to my every move I try to change the channel The channel's changing me I take the cup and prop it up Before I start to pee I stumble from the toilet I'm sprawled across the floor I feel my head expand Beyond the room Beyond the door I'm in an oval office In an electric chair I sign my name Beneath the claim That I don't really care I got survivalism You've got my claim to fame I got the right to say I'm fighting under Jesus' name I see the .45's But I wont act surprised Lost my faith along the way And found myself believing your lies
=== Survivalism (EditDave Sitek Mix) ==='''''Running Time: 4:31'''''
== Leak =Survivalism (deadmau5 Remix)==='''''Running Time: 3:37'''''
== Lyrics GarageBand Files==On March 13, 2007, GarageBand files for "Survivalism" were released on [[nin.com]]. Along with "Survivalism", there was another file called Survivalism Our End Trip with some weird sounds. After rearranging the file through a spectogram, [http://www.zshare.net/audio/test-wav-fs8.html this] was found. The following case number for [[Judson Ogram Correctional Facility|Judson Ogram]] was found: Case number 6455da04
A wall of surveillance monitors details the activities of several people in an apartment building. A group of rebels is creating stencils and spray-painting the "Art Is Resistance" logo on walls. In an apartment, a pair of gay lovers share an intimate moment. In another dwelling, a young asian woman stands topless at her mirror doing her hair and applying make-up. Elsewhere someone is high on drugs, while a couple just sits on their couch in their home. A man is seen on a computer with several photos and [[:Image:Exodus_721.JPG|news clippings]] behind him. Another man is seen on camera eating his dinner. Seen on several monitors is Nine Inch Nails playing the song in what is assumed to be their practice space. Intercut with these scenes is footage of armed soldiers, dressed like SWAT members, moving in on the building and one of the spaces in the video.
==Live==
"Survivalism" was played live for the first time at the Razzmatazz in Barcelona, Spain, on [[2007/02/19|February 19, 2007]], and has been a setlist staple for all tours since except the [[NIN + Soundgarden Tour]] in 2014.
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