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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 websitediscipline.nin.com, which eventually redirected to [[theslip.nin.com]]. 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.

==About=="Discipline" is the first radio single from NIN since becoming an independent recording act, following their final release under a major record label, 2007's ''[[Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D]].'' Due to the advertisement and short notice of the release, the song was posted on YouTube almost immediately after release. The [[Multitracks|multitrack files]] for this track can be found were released at [[Remix.nin.com|remix.nin.com]]. Though the song is not advertised as being available for download by itself, the request form for it is still active, and can be accessed through the link at the bottom of this page.

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, .You can find in the scrapped 24/96 WAV format download is , a 4:34 and version that fades out slower and to a more complete silence than the MP3 version. However the final WAV24/96 does have the regular 4:19 version.

''Discipline'' became a This song made its live staple since it debuted on debut at the [[2008/07/19 Los Angeles, CA|dress rehearsal show]] of the [[Lights In The Sky Tour]]. It was a staple that year and remained a feature throughout the [[Wave Goodbye Tour]] the following year, with but has not been played since then. There are no significant changes from the album version, save an extended outro.