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| album =''[[The Slip]]''
| length =4:30
| versions =Discipline(MP3 Version) <br> Discipline (Album Version) <br> Discipline (Multitrack combined version) <br> Discipline (Live At Rehearsal)
| live =[[Lights In The Sky Tour]]
}}[[image:discipline.jpg|thumb|''Discipline Track Art'']] '''"Discipline"''' is the latest a single from [[Nine Inch Nails]], and is also the fourth track on Halo 27, ''[[The Slip]].'' It contains a beat reminiscent of "[[Only (song)|Only]]" from 2005's ''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]]'' , and the its lyrics seem to have a sado-masochistic overtone.
The song was released to radio stations simultaneously around 2:30pm EST on April 22, 2008, being mastered only the day before, and was then made available as a free download via the official Nine Inch Nails website. When downloaded, it comes with track art and a note found in the comments box of the song info saying "Go to [[nin.com|www.nin.com]] on May 5", which was the release date of the then-unannounced album ''The Slip.'' The lyrics are also contained.
When downloading the song from discipline.nin.com, the process involved submitting an email address and a zip/postal code, opening the email and clicking the download link, then putting the token code into the website after clicking the link. A .zip file was automatically downloaded once the token and link had been registered. In addition, the multitrack files can be found at [[Remix.nin.com|remix.nin.com]]. The song is no longer avaliable for download by itself, and the download link now redirects to theslip.nin.com, this makes the single version of the song, which is slightly longer than the album track, can only be obtained via p2p sharing.
The track art resembles a lowercase d. The It also resembles a person sitting with their knees drawn up to their chest, facing to the left. Lastly, the shape also resembles the portion of the [[Media:800x600.jpg|Art is Resistance logo]] that contains the star.
For the physical release booklet, the red line on the Discipline artwork continues over to the opposite lyrics page crossing over the phrase "I cannot help myself".
The version on ''The Slip'' is 4:19 and starts to fade out at the end, but then abruptly cuts off as it segues into "[[Echoplex]]." The full-quality, .WAV format download is 4:34 and fades out slower and to a more complete silence than the MP3 version.
===Discipline (Multitrack Combined combined version)===
The version available at [[remix.nin.com]] in the form of seperate multitracks is 5:08 when combined, and does not fade out. Instead, the outro continues for an additional 3½ measures before abruptly coming to a halt.
===Discipline (Live At Rehearsal)===
This version of the song was filmed and recorded in the band's rehearsal space in mid 2008 and directed by Rob Sheridan. It features on The Slip, on a DVD of rehersal rehearsal footage. Its ending is the same as the multitrack combined version, but shorter.
==Lyrics==
==External Links==
*[http://vimeo.com/3522739 "Discipline" Live from Rehearsals]
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