Changes

'''''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 It was followed later that year by ''[[Fixed]],'' a companion EP of [[Remixes|remixes]] of the songs on ''Broken.'' The typeface used on ''Broken'' (and ''Fixed'') is Akzidenz-Grotesk Black, which was also used to create the [[Nothing Records]] logo. ==Track listing=====Digital===#"[[Pinion]]" – 1:02#"[[Wish (song with the exception of )|Wish]]" – 3:46#"[[Last]]," – 4:44#"[[Help Me I Am In Hell]]" – 1:56#"[[Physical Happiness In Slavery (You're Sosong)|Happiness In Slavery]]" – 5:21#"[[Gave Up]]" – 4:08#"[[Physical]]" – 5:29#"[[Suck]]" – 5:07 ===CD===On most CD copies of ''Broken'',tracks 7 through 97 consist of silence and "Physical" and "Suck" are tracks 98 and 99. The initial pressing of the CD contained "Physical" and "Suck" on a second 3" mini CD in a separate sleeve. On certain CD versions, "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 7"====&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp; "Physical" - 5:29<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B&nbsp; "Suck" - 5:07 Prior to the 2017 Definitive Edition, there was no commercial vinyl released in the US. There was only a promo that did not include "Pinion" and "Help Me I Am In Hell". There is also a promo 12" from the UK with the bonus tracks on side B, and a 12" from Brazil with "Gave Up" and the bonus tracks on side B. ===Cassette===The cassette versions typically had all of the main tracks on side A and the bonus tracks on side B, though they were sometimes not listed on the cassette or the insert. ==Bonus Tracks==<blockquote><p>The last two tracks were leftovers from a 12" that should have been released when we did lollapalooza, but due to record labels.... ...so, i thought they were good enough to be released, but did not fit with 'broken', so, i wanted to give them away but keep them separate from the EP, so, i came up with the 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 sales, so, i compromised and allowed the first 250,000 to have the 3" CD, and the rest to have them on tracks 98-99 (so nobody would be ripped off).</p> <p>—Reznor [http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/manager/display_article.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></blockquote> ==Broken Movie==''For more information, see [Suck[Broken Movie]]'' [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|Music videos]]were shot for each song with the exception of "Last," "Physical" and "Suck." These videos were included 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 a very violent and extreme long-form video known as the ''[[Broken Movie]]''.

The release of ''Broken'' followed on from a major disagreement between [[Trent 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. A direct reference to Gottlieb appears in one of the [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music videos]] for "Gave Up", where the words "FUCK YOU STEVE" can be spotted on a computer screen.

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, ''Broken'' sounds much more abrasive and harsher with the increased prominence of distorted guitars, amongst other things.

==Recording/Audio texture and themesTexture==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."

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 "In an abrasive, hard-to-listen-to thinginterview with ''Keyboard Magazine'' in 1994[http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/manager/display_article.I wanted to make a record that the first time you hear it you don't like itphp?id=548], but you might want to hear it again, but by Reznor elaborated on the third time itEP'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"''unique guitar textures:

#"[[Pinion]]" – 1:02#"[[Wish]]" – 3:46#"[[Last]]" – 4:44#"[[Help Me I Am In Hell]]" – 1:56#"[an interview with ''Alternative Press'' in 1993[Happiness In Slavery]]" – 5http:21#"[[Gave Up]]" – 4:08<ol start="98"><li>"Physical (You're So)" – 5:29</li><li>"Suck" – 5:07</li><www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/manager/ol>display_article.php?id=546], Reznor discussed the writing and instrumentation:

===Bonus Tracks===The original CD release included a 3.5" CD with the bonus tracks "Physical" and "Suck" in a small envelope inside the digipak. After discovering <blockquote>I tried doing an album that some unscrupulous record store owners were selling the bonus disc as a separate entity, Reznor had the format changed I actually just wrote on guitar rather than my tried-and the EP was re-released as true method of a single CD, drum machine and keyboards. So with the bonus tracks occupying track numbers 98 and 99. Tracks 7 through 97 all contain 1–3 seconds exception of dead air, leaving a gap of 1:31–4:33 between "Gave UpHappiness in Slavery" and "Physical (You're So)all songs were written on guitar. Reznor has explained why the tracks were released as they were: ''"It I was a way gonna make it totally stripped down to distance them from the other music because it wasn't part of the same mind set. Unfortunatelyguitar, the risk involved is, with radio being as conservative bass and drums but as I started it is, I knew they would jump on "Physical" or "Suck" realized I could easily fall into another trap. What might sound interesting to me - because theyI're m not used to it - may sound like a bit more digestible than garage band to the world. So we just took the other stuffthree instruments and sampled 'em, so Ifucked with 've tried to make em, processed them as obscure as possible."It's kind of overboard, we did go crazy. It'[http://wwws kind of dense, too dense.theninhotlineIt'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.net/archives/articles</xart196.shtml]blockquote>

In 1995==Live==All of these songs have been played live over the years. Some tracks were played as early as 1991 on the [[Lollapalooza Tour]], Nine Inch Nails performed though "PhysicalLast" live with Adam Ant for two nights in a row wasn't played until [[1995/01/06 New York City, NY|in New York CityPerformance 2007]]tour. After Reznor introduced Adam Ant The EP was played live and sequentially in full (including "Physical" and Marco Pirroni on the second night, Adam Ant proclaimed to the audience, "It's nice to be Suck") on stage with the best fucking band in first date of the world[[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]]."

*Writing, performance and production: [[Trent Reznor]]

<br>*Studios: Hell (New Orleans), Royal Recorders (Lake Geneva), South Beach Studios (Miami Beach), Village Recorder (Los Angeles), A&M (Los Angeles), [[Le Pig |Pig]] (Beverly Hills)

*MerchendiseMerchandise: Paul Steels, Jerry Long

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

An A4-sized press sheet included with the UK 12" vinyl promo includes the following passage from Reznor:<br><div align="center" style="clearfloat:right; display: inline;">Broken was secretly recorded from march to august 1992 in a variety of locations<br>without the permission of<br>the record label<br>to ensure it could fester without Divine intervention<br>now They just leave me alone and let me do what I want<br><br>"Broken was a hard recording to make<br>Broken is an ugly record made during an ugly time in my life[[Image:broken-ukpresssheet.jpg|thumb|UK press sheet]]<br/>Broken marks phase three of nine inch nails[[Image: the becoming<br>I am starting to realize what this is all about<br>and I don't like it<br><br>Flood starting out producing but I ended up<br>I'm not sure why<br><br>maybe I am what everbody seems to think I am♠<br><br>nine inch nails is still not a real band with real people playing real instruments<br>there will be no touring for Broken<br><br>I am starting work on my new full-length recording - The Downward Spiral - which I<br>hope will be finished the beginning of 1993<br><br>some will come along for the ride, some won't<br>Trent Reznor, 1992<br>us presssheet lq.jpg|thumb|US press sheet]]