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| 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 (''[[Gave UpAnd All That Could Have Been (Remixhalo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'')<br>Gave Up (remixed by Coil, Danny Hyde''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]'')| live = 1994 - present[[Further Down The Spiral Tour]] through [[NIN 2013 Festival Tour]]<br>[[NIN 2014 Japan Tour]] through present}}'''"Gave Up"''' is the sixth track on the 1992 ''[[Broken]]'' EP. In the [[Closure#Abandoned_1995_tour_film|abandoned Simon Maxwell live film]] from 1995, [[Trent Reznor]] said that "Gave Up" was his favorite song that he'd ever written. ==About=Song Credits===*Production: [[Flood]], Trent Reznor ==Appearances=====Halos===*''Broken''*''[[Fixed]]''*''[[Closure]]''*''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]''*''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]''===Seeds===*''[[The Definitive NIN - Deep Cuts]]''*''[[The Definitive NIN - Heavy Tracks]]''===Other===*''[[Broken Movie]]''*''Alternative Press Presents Industrial Strength Machine Music: The Framework of Industrial Rock 1978-1995'' ==Versions=====Gave Up===This is the original album version. Fading in with an ambient pad, the quick drum loop soon enters, with Reznor's quiet and filtered vocals soon after. His singing builds in intensity until launching into the pre-chorus, which is considerably louder and guitar-centric, also featuring yelled vocals. The chorus continues this abrasion but with high-pitched vocal layering before dying down to a keyboard solo and the second verse. After another pre-chorus and chorus, it transitions into the bridge, which strips the layering down to percussion loops and guitar along with Reznor's repeated lyric, "I tried, but I gave up." This soon leads into a loud synthesizer solo and two repeats of the chorus, the song then descending into chaos and ending the album. Its first music video, included in the ''Broken Movie'', uses this track. ===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 6th track off 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 1992 semi-official ''[[BrokenRecoiled]] '' EP. It continues A variation on Coil's mix from ''Fixed''. ===Gave Up (''Closure'')===A re-recorded version of the song appears as the soundtrack to the EPsong's musical themes music video. A different vocal recording and repetition of the chorus riff by the guitars to end the song are perhaps its most notable features. ===Gave Up (Live)===An otherwise unavailable live recording of being loud and aggressivethis song from the Civic Arena, Omaha, NE ([[1995/02/13_Omaha, as well as showing themes _NE|2/13/95]]) show appears on the ''Alternative Press'' compilation ''Industrial Strength Machine Music: The Framework of nihilism, selfIndustrial Rock 1978-loathing1995'', and chaos released in the lyrics1999.[https://nincatalog.com/items-with-official-tracks/industrial-strength-machine-music-us-cd-991/]

===Appears OnGave Up (''And All That Could Have Been'')===Gave up appears This version does not open with the ambient pad and retains the guitar ending found in some form on the following albums:*[[Broken]]*[[Fixed]]music video version, but otherwise uses the album arrangement, indicative of most performances of the song.

===VersionsGave Up (''Beside You In Time'')===There are 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 two versions of this song.*Gave Up*difference is the keyboard solo by [[Gave Up(Remix)|Gave Up (remixed by CoilAlessandro Cortini]], Danny Hyde)which sounds different than [[Charlie Clouser]]'s in the previous DVD (which was nearly identical to the album version).

==Music VideoVideos==[[Image:Gaveupstill.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from the "Gave Up" video]][[Image:Fuckyousteve.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 ChristpohersonChristopherson]].

The video directed by Reiss, as stated earlier, is a performance video. It features the band (Reznor, [[Richard Patrick]], [[Chris Vrenna]], and [[James Woolley]]temporary member Brian Liesegang) along with [[Marilyn Manson (musician)|Marilyn Manson]] performing the song in a studio at [[Le Pig]]. Noticeable in the notorious video is a window on a computer monitor that reads "Fuck you steve." This is another jab at [[Tate MansionTVT 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''. Based on Reznor's Prodigy posts, this video was likely shot in November 1992.

The video directed by Christopherson is the finale to the ''Broken Movie. '' The victim is strung up to the ceiling and 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 Patrick Richard or Robert Patrick) coming into the crime scene, and a crowd of rubbernecking bystanders.

==Performed Live=Credits===*Director: Jon Reiss*Producer: Adam Stern*Cameraman: Gary TiecheGave Up has seen regular playing time in live shows since it's debut in 1994.*Editor: Peter Christopherson & Scott Richter

Perfect little dream the kind that hurts the most==External Links== Forgot how it feels well almost*[http://vimeo.com/3555366 "Gave Up" music video (Jon Reiss version)] No one to blame always the same<BR> Open my eyes wake up in flames{{succession box | title=[[Broken#Track listing|Broken]] It took you to make me realize| before= [[Happiness In Slavery (song)|Happiness In Slavery]] It took you to make me realize It took you to make me realize It took you to make me see the light Smashed up my sanity Smashed up my integrity Smashed up what I believed in Smashed up what's left of me Smashed up my everything Smashed up all that was true Gonna smash myself to pieces| after= [[Physical]] I don't know what else to do Covered in hope and Vaseline Still cannot fix this broken machine Watching the hole it used to be mine Just watching it burn in my steady systematic decline Of the trust I will betray Give it to me I throw it away After everything I've done I hate myself for what I've become I tried I gave up Throw it away| track= 6}}[[Category:NIN Songs]][[Category:Music Videos]]