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[[Image:Coa.jpg|thumb|175px|Artwork accompanying the MP3 fileand promo CD artwork]]'''"Copy Of A"''' is the second track on the 2013 release ''[[Hesitation Marks]]''. On August 12, 2013, Amazon UK officially made the track available as a free digital single. It was also released on Amazon US the following day, although as of August 20, 2013, it is no longer free. Those who pre-ordered the album through [[nin.com]] were given access to a FLAC download of the track simultaneously. A two-track promotional CD acetate was also released. The artwork for the MP3/CD is a portion of the vinyl cover art for ''Hesitation Marks''.
===Song Credits===
*Lindsey Buckingham: Guitar
*[[Pino Palladino]]: Bass
*[[Trent Reznor]]: Vocals, Electronics, Percussion, Guitar
*[[Ilan Rubin]]: Toms
==Appearances==
===Halos===
*''Hesitation Marks''
===Seeds===
*''[[Nine Inch Nails: Live 2013 EP]]''*''[[Remix 2014 EP]]''===Other===*''[[The Definitive NIN - The Singles]]'' - online playlist(s); not on original Seed release
==Versions==
===Copy Of A===
This is the original album version. Opening with a wavering synth line, a simple drum loop sweeps in the first verse. Various percussion loops complicate the arrangement throughout, layering and falling away as the song structure changes parts. Prominent use of vocal looping personifies the title of the track, with the repeating words in the lyrics restarting in time with the song. The chorus is marked by a mellow organ pad.
===Copy Of A (Radio Edit)==='''''Nine Inch NailsRunning Time: 4: 22''''' Coming soon. ===Copy Of A (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)==='''''Running Time: 8:22''''' Exclusive to the ''Remix 2014 EP'' from Beats Music. ===Copy Of A (''Live 2013 EP'')===
Recorded live at [[2013/07/26 Naeba, Japan|Fuji Rock Festival 2013]].
==Live==
This song debuted live on the [[2013/07/26 Naeba, Japan|first night ]] of the [[NIN 2013 Festival Tour]], and was played live at almost every show of the [[Nine Inch Nails Live NIN 2013-2014|''Hesitation Marks'' touring cycle]].During the [[Tension 2013Tour]], this song was usually the first song in the set. When it was played later in the show, it featured backing vocals by [[Lisa Fischer]] and [[Sharlotte Gibson]]. "Copy Of A" was played at most shows on the [[I Can't Seem To Wake Up 2017]] and [[Europe + Asia 2018]] tours, and about half of the [[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]] tour.
==Lyrics==
I am just a copy of a copy of a copy
Copy of a copy of a
I am little pieces little piece pieces little pieces
Pieces that we picked up on the way
Imprinted with a purpose with a purpose with a purpose