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| length = 4:08
| BPM = 144
| versions = Gave Up<br>Gave Up (''Fixed'')<br>Gave Up (''The Young Americans'' version)<br>Gave Up (Open My Eyes)<br>Gave Up (''Closure'')<br>Gave Up (Live)<br>Gave Up (''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'')<br>Gave Up (''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]'')| live = [[Further Down The Spiral Tour]] through [[Wave Goodbye NIN 2013 Festival Tour]]<br>[[Live 2013-NIN 2014|NIN 2013 Festival Japan Tour]]through present
}}'''"Gave Up"''' is the sixth track on the 1992 ''[[Broken]]'' EP.
===Gave Up (''Fixed'')===
'''''Running Time: 5:25'''''
This remix, done by [[Coil]] and Danny Hyde, appears on ''Fixed.'' Its most prominent feature may be the splicing and rearranging of vocal syllables. It is musically similar to jungle or drum 'n' bass music, focusing on layering the frantic drum loops and guitar riffs.
===Gave Up (''The Young Americans'' version)===
'''''Running Time: 3:52'''''
Released on the soundtrack to ''The Young Americans''. A shortened version of Coil's mix from ''Fixed''.
===Gave Up (Open My Eyes)===
'''''Running Time: 5:28'''''
Released on the semi-official ''[[Recoiled]]'' EP. A variation on Coil's mix from ''Fixed''.
===Gave Up (''Closure'')===
===Gave Up (Live)===
An otherwise unavailable live recording of this song from the Civic Arena, Omaha, NE ([[1995/02/13_Omaha,_NE|2/13/95]]) show appears on the ''Alternative Press '' compilation ''Industrial Strength Machine Music: The Framework of Industrial Rock 1978-1995'', released in 1999.[http://www.9inchnails.com/discography/compilations/industrial-strength-machine-music.php]
===Gave Up (''And All That Could Have Been'')===
===Gave Up (''Beside You In Time'')===
Just like the ''And All That Could Have Been'' version, the ''Beside You In Time'' version is performed very closely to the album version. The only difference is the keyboard solo by [[Alessandro Cortini]], which sounds different than [[Charlie Clouser]]'s in the previous DVD (which was nearly identical to the album version).
==Music Videos==
[[Image:Gaveupstill.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from the "Gave Up" video]]
[[Image:Gaveup.JPG|thumbnail|Screenshot from "Gave Up" from the ''Broken Movie'']]
There are two [[Nine Inch Nails music videos |music videos]] for "Gave Up": a performance video directed by [[Jon Reiss]] ("[[Happiness In Slavery (song)|Happiness In Slavery]]"), and the finale to the ''[[Broken Movie]],'' directed by [[Peter Christopherson]].
The video directed by Reiss, as stated earlier, is a performance video. It features the band (Reznor, [[Richard Patrick]], [[Chris Vrenna]] and temporary member [[Brian Liesegang]]) along with [[Marilyn Manson (musician)|Marilyn Manson]] performing the song in a studio at the notorious [[Tate Mansion]]. Noticeable in the video is a message on a computer monitor that reads "FUCK YOU STEVE." Many consider this to be another jab at [[TVT Records]] owner [[Steve Gottlieb]], with whom Reznor was feuding at the time over his contract and creative control. This video clip can be found in ''[[Closure]]''. The audio from this video is from the actual video shoot and is not the same as on ''Broken''.
The video directed by Christopherson is the finale to the ''Broken Movie.'' The victim is strung up to the ceiling where he is burned, mutilated, and beaten. He is then taken down and tied to a board, where the killer takes a chainsaw to the victim's appendages. The killer unmasks himself, revealing his identity in the victim's final moments. After having his way with the dying victim, the killer cuts out the victim's heart and eats it. All the while, Reznor can be seen on the television singing the song. Intercut with the violence is footage of various body parts in freezers and the fridge, a police officer (played by either Richard or Robert Patrick) coming into the crime scene, and a crowd of rubbernecking bystanders.
*Director: Jon Reiss
*Producer: Adam Stern
==Live==
"Gave Up" has seen regular playing time in live shows since its debut in on [[1994/08/27 Rochester, NY|August 27, 1994]]. When performed live, the high pitched vocals in the choruses and the drum loop at the beginning are from the album version, played back in time with the rest of the band playing live.
== Lyrics ==
I tried
I gave up
Throw it away