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'''''Broken''''' (also known as '''''[[halo numbers|Halo 5]]''''') is an EP released in on September 22nd 1992. Although not technically so, ''[[Broken]]'' is usually considered [[Nine Inch Nails]]' second major release after ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]'' since it consists entirely of new material; it . The EP was followed later that year by ''recorded in secret, in order to avoid interference from [[FixedTVT Records]],'' a companion EP of remixes of the songs on ''Broken.''

Music videos were shot for each song with the exception of "[[Last]]," "[[Physical (You're So)]]," and "[[Suck]]." These videos were included on the second part of the It was followed later that year by ''[[ClosureFixed]],'' VHS set. a companion EP of [[Peter ChristophersonRemixes|remixes]] also compiled these videos along with an alternate version of "[[Gave Up]]" into what is known as the songs on ''[[Broken Movie]].''. ==Inspiration==The release of typeface used on ''Broken'' followed on from a major disagreement between Reznor and his record label at the time, [[TVT Records]], (and the influence of the conflict is evident in multiple aspects of the record. After the credits in the packaging, a line reads "no thanks: you know who you fucking are" followed by "the slave thinks he is released from bondage only to find a stronger set of chains." This is most likely directed towards TVT Records' Steve Gottlieb, who refused to allow Reznor out of his contract, resulting in a legal battle between the two parties.  Trent Reznor has also stated that during the [[Pretty Hate Machine Tour]] the songs grew more aggressive when played by a live band compared to their studio counterparts. Violence on-stage also became a common feature at their shows as a result of the band venting pent-up frustration and anger on their instruments. Consequently, 'Fixed'Broken'' sounds much more abrasive and harsher with the increased prominence of distorted guitars, amongst other things. ==Audio Texture==On this EP, there are louder mixes and more distortion on every instrument, including a classic Mellotron MKIV (originally owned by John Lennon)is Akzidenz-Grotesk Black, which can be heard most noticeably on the track "Gave Up". Reznor said he wanted the album was also used to be "an abrasive, hard-to-listen-to thing...I wanted to make a record that create the first time you hear it you don't like it, but you might want to hear it again, but by the third time it's pretty cool[[Nothing Records]] logo. By the fifth time, you really like it and possibly by the tenth time you're not sick of it and now it all makes sense"''

<li>"[[Physical (You're So)|Physical]]" – 5:29</li>

===Bonus Tracks===The first 200,000 copies included a 3.5" CD with the bonus tracks "Physical" and "Suck" in a small envelope inside the digipak. After discovering that some unscrupulous record store owners were selling the bonus disc as a separate entity, Reznor had the format changed and the EP was re-released as a single CD, In an interview with the bonus tracks occupying track numbers 98 and 99. Tracks 7 through 97 all contain 1–3 seconds of dead air, leaving a gap of 1:31–4:33 between "Gave Up" and "Physical (You're So). Reznor has explained why the tracks were released as they were: ''"It was a way to distance them from the other music because it wasn't part of the same mind set. Unfortunately, the risk involved is, with radio being as conservative as it is, I knew they would jump on "Physical" or "Suck" because they're a bit more digestible than the other stuff, so I've tried to make them as obscure as possible."Alternative Press''in 1993[http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/xart196manager/display_article.shtmlphp?id=546], Reznor discussed the writing and instrumentation:

In 1995, Nine Inch Nails performed <blockquote>"Physical" live I tried doing an album that I actually just wrote on guitar rather than my tried-and-true method of a drum machine and keyboards. So with Adam Ant for two nights the exception of 'Happiness in Slavery' all songs were written on guitar. I was gonna make it totally stripped down to guitar, bass and drums but as I started it I realized I could easily fall into another trap. What might sound interesting to me - because I'm not used to it - may sound like a row [[1995/01/06 New York Citygarage band to the world. So we just took the three instruments and sampled 'em, fucked with 'em, NY|in New York City]]processed them. After Reznor introduced Adam Ant and Marco Pirroni on the second nightIt's kind of overboard, Adam Ant proclaimed to the audiencewe did go crazy. It's kind of dense, "too dense. It's nice to be on stage with over analyzed - every song has 20 different melodies that you won't hear the best fucking band in the worldfirst five or ten times you listen, or maybe never."</blockquote>

*Sleeve design and photography: [[Gary Talpas ]] for Black Sun<br>

An A4-sized press sheet included with the 12" vinyl promo includes the following passage from Reznor:<br>

maybe I am what everbody everybody seems to think I am♠am<br>