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| album =''[[Broken]]''
| length =5:21
| BPM = 120| versions =Happiness In Slavery<br>Happiness In Slavery (''[[Fixed]]'')<br>Screaming Slave<br>Happiness In Slavery (Sherwood Slave Mix)<br>Happiness In Slavery (PK Slavery Remix)<br>Happiness In Slavery (Live at Woodstock '94)
| live =[[Self Destruct Touring Cycle]]
}}'''"Happiness In Slavery"''' is the fifth track on 1992's ''[[Broken]]'' EP. It was also released as a promo single and controversial music video. The song title is very industrial and features heavy guitars, drums and very casual lyrical delivery while maintaining an intense soundevidently taken from the preface of the bondage novel ''The Story of O''.
===Song Credits===
*''[[Fixed]]''
*''[[Closure]]''
===Seeds===
*''[[Collected]]''
*''[[The Definitive NIN - The Singles]]''
*''[[The Definitive NIN - Heavy Tracks]]''
===Other===
*''[[Happiness in Slavery (halo)|Happiness In Slavery]]'' (CD promo)
*''[[Broken Movie]]''
==Versions==
===Happiness In Slavery===
This is the original album version.It is characterised by heavy use of loud, layered percussion loops; in fact, the bridge of the song is completely constructed from percussion patterns and synthesized machinery sounds as well as Reznor's distorted voice. Guitars are featured prominently during the verses and choruses, the latter also including synthesized bass. Each verse is punctured by screamed backing vocals. The repetitive buildup at the end of the song eventually gives way to quiet whispers, which segue into "[[Gave Up]]."
===Happiness In Slavery (''Fixed'')===
This remix contains samples from the album version as well as from performance artist Bob Flanagan. Repetitive in nature, it contains very few lyrics, instead focusing on the percussion loops and synthesized bass and leads, similar in sound to "Heresy."
====Song Credits====
* Manipulation: Trent Reznor and [[Chris Vrenna]] with P.K.
===Screaming Slave===
'''''Running Time: 8:00''''' This remix is very different from the album version and the other remix on ''Fixed'', and also incorporates samples from Flanagan.It is cut up and spliced so that it seems more like a sound collage than music.====Song Credits====*Manipulation: Trent Reznor, Chris Vrenna, Bill Kennedy, [[Sean Beavan]], Martin Brumbach & Bob Flanagan
===Happiness In Slavery (Sherwood Slave Mix)===
===Happiness In Slavery (PK Slavery Remix)===
'''''Running Time: 5:41''''' This remix is done in a similar fashion to the "Dub" mix of "[[Sin (song)|Sin]]", with the words "slave screams" and "submission" repeated at various points during the track. This remix was initially found only on the ''[[Happiness in Slavery (halo)|Happiness In Slavery]]'' promo, but has recently been was later posted to [[Remixremix.nin.com|remix]] by Reznor.nin====Song Credits====*Remixed by Paul Kendall ===Happiness in Slavery (Live at Woodstock '94)===A recording from the [[Woodstock '94]] performance can be found on the official Woodstock '94 CD and VHS, including an introduction from comedian Calvert DeForest.comAt the end of the song, it fades out over the intro to "[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]".
==Music Video==
[[Image:Happinessstill.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from the "Happiness In Slavery" video]]
[[Jon Reiss]] directed the award-winning "Happiness In Slavery" video, which was released in 1992. Shot entirely in black-and-white, the video's stark contrasts and stunning visual effects leave a memorable imprint to the viewer.
The video was universally banned due to its extreme violence and full-frontal nudity. There is a rumor that the only part of the video that was not real was the final sequence in which the man is engulfed by the machine. In reality, the poking and pulling were pretty much the only "real" aspects to the video. Reiss is fascinated with hydraulics, and it clearly shows with this video. The blood and gore were created by mashing bananas and mixing them with chocolate. This would look more realistic when photographed in black-and-white.
The video was originally going to be directed by [[Shinya Tsukamoto]][http://www.filmthreat.com/features/37850/], whom Reznor would later work with on "[[TOH (Top Of The Hour)]]" and "[[Theme For Tetsuo: The Bullet Man]]", two instrumental pieces credited to Nine Inch Nails.
===Credits===
*Director: Jon Reiss
*Producer: Adam Stern
*Cameraman: Gary Tieche
*Editor: Lauren Zuckerman
*Production Design: Liz Young
==Live==
"Happiness in Slavery" was a set staple during the [[Self Destruct Touring Cycle|Self Destruct]] tour, and usually concluded with a lot of destruction by the band after an extended outro. It has not been played since 1995. However, during later dates on the [[Performance 2007]] tour, samples from the song began to appear in the end of "[[The Great Destroyer]]." Whether it will ever be played live in its entirety again remains unclear.
==Lyrics==
Slave screams he thinks he knows what he wants
Slave screams thinks he has something to say
Slave screams he hears but doesn’t doesn't want to listen Slave screams he’s he's being beat into submission
The devils of truth steal the souls of the free
I have found
You can find
Slave screams he spends his life learning conformity
Slave screams he claims he has his own identity
Slave screams he’s he's going to cause the system to fall Slave screams but he’s he's glad to be chained to that wall
The blind have been blessed with security
I have found
You can find
Happiness in slavery
I don’t don't know what I am I don’t don't know where I’ve I've been
Human junk just words and so much skin
Stick my hands through the cage of this endless routine
Just some flesh caught in this big broken machine
==External Links==
*[http://vimeo.com/3556108 "Happiness In Slavery" music video (NSFW)]
*[http://archive.org/details/remix-nin-com-audio-00061 "Happiness In Slavery" (PK Slavery Mix) at archive.org]
*[http://www.jonreiss.com Official Website of Jon Reiss]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Flanagan Wikipedia entry for Bob Flanagan]
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