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| BPM = 100| versions = Dead Souls<br>Dead Souls (Instrumental)| live = [[Self DestructTouring Cycle]]<br>[[Live: With Teeth]] through [[Performance 2007]]<br>[[Wave Goodbye Tour]] through present[[NIN 2013 Festival Tour]]}}'''"Dead Souls"''' is a cover of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Division [Joy Division]] song, frequently played live. It appeared in the 1994 film ''The Crow'' and was released on ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crow_%28album%29 The Crow Soundtrackits soundtrack].'' It was also the tenth track (before "[[A Warm Place]]") on the Japanese version of ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]].'' In 2004, it was included as the fifth track on the second disc of the 10th anniversary ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral Deluxe Edition]].''

The Joy Division original was recorded in 1979 for and released on their compilation album ''Still.''In commentary for ''The Crow'' with producer and musical supervisor Jeff Most, it is revealed that [[Nine Inch Nails]] were originally supposed to perform in the film instead of My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult. ==Meaning=="Dead Souls" is often considered to be about a schizophrenic man, as evidenced by the lyric "a duel of personalities" and the other lyric "they keep calling me".

This version is on both the ''Crow'' soundtrack and both the Japanese and 2-disc Deluxe Edition of '"'The Downward Spiral.''===Dead Souls (Instrumental)===This unmastered vocal-less mix was released by [[Trent Reznor]] through his [[remix.nin.com]] account.

"Dead Souls" is a regular in setlists. In the [[With Teeth: Summer Amphitheater Tour]], [[Peter Murphy]] joined NIN on stage to sing this song at the live radio show on [[2006/07/01Chicago, IL (Radio show)|July 1, 2006]], and at the last show of the tour on [[2006/07/08|July 8, 2006]].On the [[Self Destruct Tour]], Reznor would sing "[[The Becoming]]" lyric, "god damn this noise inside my head," after the end of this song. It would then transition with the sound of wind into a performance of "[[Help Me I Am In Hell]]."

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