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| album = ''[[Year Zero]]''
| length = 3:51
| BPM = 106| versions =God Given<br>God Given (Instrumental)<br>God Given: Stephen Morris & Gillian Gilbert| live = N/A[[Lights In The Sky Tour]]}}'''"God Given"''' is the tenth track on the 2007 release ''[[Year Zero]]''. [[Multitracks]] for this song were released in raw WAV, GarageBand, and Ableton Live formats via [[remix.nin.com]].
According to the lyrics, this song is most likely written from the perspective of the Evangelical Church.
==Appearances==
===Halos===
* ''Year Zero''* ''[[Year ZeroY34RZ3R0R3M1X3D]]''
==Versions==
===God Given===
This is the only known original album version . It uses a drum pattern very similar to that of "[[Zero-Sum]]", though it is slowed down dramatically on that song. The pattern is also very similar to that of "[[My Violent Heart]]". These beats are [[samples|sampled]] from ''Atom Heart's Rather Interesting World Of Digital Drums'' sample library by Atomizer™. ===God Given (Instrumental)==='''''Running Time: 3:56''''' This unmastered vocal-less mix was released by [[Trent Reznor]] through his remix.nin.com account. ===God Given: Stephen Morris & Gillian Gilbert==='''''Running Time: 4:27''''' This remix appears on ''Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.'' It begins with a synth melody and some of the original sound elements below it. Vocals come in over them along with some other sound effects. ====Song Credits====*Remix by [[Joy Division|Stephen Morris & Gillian Gilbert]] ==Live=="God Given" made its live debut on [[2008/07/25 Pemberton, BC|July 25, 2008]] and was played at about half of the shows on 2008's [[Lights In The Sky Tour]], primarily in the encore. The quickly spoken/whispered lines after the present momentchorus were spoken by [[Robin Finck]] instead of Reznor. The live version also featured a new, funk-influenced bassline by [[Justin Meldal-Johnsen]], added guitar by Reznor and a guitar solo by Finck.
==Lyrics==
How can this be right?
I'm afraid we're going to ask you to leave
Guess you cannot can not win
With the color of your skin
You won't be getting in to the Promised Land
His mouth and He wants me to tell you
==External Links==*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_d4J-qQoeE "God Given" Official Video Concept Treatment]*[Categoryhttps: NIN Songs//archive.org/details/remix-nin-com-audio-00083 "God Given" (Instrumental) at archive.org] <BR>{{succession box | title=[[Year Zero#Track Listing|Year Zero]] | before= [[The Warning (Year Zero song)|The Warning]]| after= [[Meet Your Master]]| track= 10}} [[Category:NIN Songs Never Played Live]][[Category:NIN Songs Released as Multitracks]]