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''For the short film based on the album, go to '''[[Broken Movie]]'''''<br>'''''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 recorded in secret, in order to avoid interference from [[TVT Records]]. It was followed later that year by ''[[Fixed]],'' a companion EP of [[Remixes|remixes ]] of the songs on ''Broken.''Music videos were shot for each song with the exception of "[[Last]]," "[[Physical]]," and "[[Suck]]." These videos were included The typeface used on the second part of the ''[[Closure]]'' VHS set. [[Peter Christopherson]] also compiled these videos along with an alternate version of "[[Gave Up]]" into what is known as the ''[[Broken Movie]]''.==Inspiration==The release of (and ''BrokenFixed'' 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 packagingAkzidenz-Grotesk Black, 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 which was also used to allow Reznor out of his contract, resulting in a legal battle between the two parties. Trent Reznor has also stated that during create the [[Pretty Hate Machine TourNothing Records]] 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 instrumentslogo. Consequently, ''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), which can be heard most noticeably on the track "Gave Up". Reznor said he wanted the album to be "an abrasive, hard-to-listen-to thing...I wanted to make a record that 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. 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"''

''Broken'' is available for download on [http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=pjokBXbLTmg&offerid=146261.6403017&type=2&subid=0 iTunes] and [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001O3UJ8K?ie=UTF8&tag=thniinnawi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001O3UJ8K Amazon MP3].===CD===

#"[[Last]]" – 4:44

#"[[Gave Up]]" – 4:08<br>Tracks 7 to # - &nbsp;&nbsp;97 are one second of silence.&nbsp; Silence

<li>"[[Physical]]" – 5:29</li><li>"[[Suck]]" – 5:07</li>

*On digital versions and certain CD versions of ''Broken'', "Physical" is track 7 and "Suck" is track 8. ===12" Vinyl===&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A1&nbsp; "Pinion" - 1:02<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A2&nbsp; "Wish" - 3:46<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A3&nbsp; "Last" - 4:44<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A4&nbsp; "Help Me I Am In Hell" - 1:56<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A5&nbsp; "Happiness In Slavery" - 5:21<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A6&nbsp; "Gave Up" - 4:08====Bonus Tracks7"====The first 200,000 copies included a 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp; "Physical" - 5:29<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B&nbsp; "Suck" CD - 5:07*This was later reissued by Interscope with A1-A5 on the bonus tracks first side and A6 with "Physical" and "Suck" on the B-side. Copies of this version are the only ones still available, and are pressed in a small envelope inside and shipped from Brazil. That same track layout was also used on the digipakcassette version. After discovering  ==Bonus Tracks==<blockquote><p>"The last two tracks were leftovers from a 12" that some unscrupulous should have been released when we did lollapalooza, but due to record store owners labels.... ...so, i thought they were selling the bonus disc as a good enough to be released, but did not fit with 'broken', so, i wanted to give them away but keep them separate entity, Reznor had the format changed and from the EP was re-released as a single CD, so, i came up with the bonus tracks occupying track numbers 98 and 99. Tracks 7 through 97 all contain 1–3 seconds 3" CD idea, but, my record label informed me that it cost so much to manufacture that they could not break even EVER regardless of dead airsales, leaving a gap of 1:31–4:33 between "Gave Up" so, i compromised and "Physical". For allowed the vinyl releasefirst 250, 000 to have the main tracks were released as a 123"CD, with and the bonus rest to have them on tracks on a 798-99 (so nobody would be ripped off)." contained inside the album sleeve</p> <p>—Reznor [http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/manager/display_article. Reznor has explained why the tracks were released as they were: ''php?id=327]</p></blockquote> <blockquote><p>"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."''</p> <p>—Reznor [http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/xart196.shtml]</p>In 1995</blockquote> ==Broken Movie==''For more information, see [[Broken Movie]]'' [[Nine Inch Nails performed music videos|Music videos]] were shot for each song with the exception of "Last," "Physical" live and "Suck." These videos were included on the second part of the ''[[Closure]]'' VHS set. [[Peter Christopherson]] also compiled these videos along with Adam Ant for an alternate version of "Gave Up" into a very violent and extreme long-form video known as the ''Broken Movie''. ==Inspiration==The release of ''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 nights parties. A direct reference to Gottlieb appears in a row one of the [[1995/01/06 New York City, NYNine Inch Nails music videos|in New York Citymusic videos]]for "Gave Up", where the words "FUCK YOU STEVE" can be spotted on a computer screen. After  Trent Reznor introduced Adam Ant 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 Marco Pirroni anger on their instruments. Consequently, ''Broken'' sounds much more abrasive and harsher with the second nightincreased 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), which can be heard most noticeably on the track "Gave Up". Reznor said he wanted the album to be "an abrasive, hard-to-listen-to thing...I wanted to make a record that the first time you hear it you don't like it, Adam Ant proclaimed but you might want to hear it again, but by the third time it's pretty cool. By the fifth time, you really like it and possibly by the audiencetenth time you're not sick of it and now it all makes sense." In an interview with ''Keyboard Magazine'' in 1994[http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/manager/display_article.php?id=548], Reznor elaborated on the EP's unique guitar textures: <blockquote>"Broken, for example, had a lot of that super-thick chunk sound. Almost every guitar sound on that record was me playing through an old Zoom pedal, direct, and then going into Turbosynth. Then I used a couple of key ingredients to make it sound unlike any real sound in the world, and layered about four of them together. By then, it wasn't a guitar anymore. It's nice to be an awesome sound."</blockquote> In an interview with ''Alternative Press'' in 1993[http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/manager/display_article.php?id=546], Reznor discussed the writing and instrumentation: <blockquote>"I tried doing an album that I actually just wrote on stage guitar rather than my tried-and-true method of a drum machine and keyboards. So with the best fucking 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 garage band in to the world. So we just took the three instruments and sampled 'em, fucked with 'em, processed them. It's kind of overboard, we did go crazy. It's kind of dense, too dense. It's over analyzed - every song has 20 different melodies that you won't hear the first 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>

</div align> ==Re-releases==The re-release of ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]'' (along with Trent's own words, shown below) started rumors that ''Broken''/''Fixed'' could eventually be re-released in high definition stereo and surround sound. [[access#2004_12_03|2004/12/03]] [[nin.com/access|nin.com access]]: [[Image:Questions10.gif]] ===Definitive 2017 Edition Vinyl===A vinyl reissue was annouced in December 2016 and began shipping in August 2017, with further vinyl reissues of the other major NIN releases to follow.[http://www.nin.com/nine-inch-nails-records-reissued-vinyl/] <blockquote>"leftTrent Reznor and NIN art director John Crawford set out to make the “definitive editions” of all the main NIN releases on vinyl. Reznor: 'We want to present the catalog as it was intended to be, with no compromises. That means a careful remastering of the audio from the original sources, a careful and painstaking recreation of the artwork, pristine materials, some surprises and an insane attention to detail that you probably won’t notice… but it matters to us. No extra bullshit and gimmicks – the “real” records in their truest form available at a reasonable price.'" style</blockquote> The B side of the vinyl is an etching with a cryptic message circling around the surface in a spiral fashion, reducing in size as it goes. It begins with lines from "Last" ("this isn't meant to last this is for right now") before descending into a rant, with some lines deliberately scratched out. ===2018 Live Performance===The EP was played live and sequentially in full (including "Physical"clear:rightand "Suck">) on the first date of the [[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]]. 

*[http://www.nincatalog.com/index.asp?halo=5 broken/ ''Broken'' at nincatalog.com]