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| length=3:30 / 3:33 (Video version)
| BPM = 128
| versions=Less Than<br>Less Than (Main)<br>Less Than (Instrumental)<br>Less Than (Acapella)| live=[[I Can't Seem To Wake Up 2017]]through present
}}'''"Less Than"''' is the first track on the 2017 EP ''[[Add Violence]]''. It was first made available through the official [[Nine Inch Nails]] YouTube channel on July 13, 2017. The lyrics of this song seem to reference the [[How To Destroy Angels]] album ''[[Welcome Oblivion (album)|Welcome Oblivion]]'', and/or its [[Welcome Oblivion (song)|title track]].
In 2020, a promotional CD from Capitol Records was put up for sale on eBay, containing [[multitracks]] for this song as well as "[[The Background World]]".
===Song Credits===
*Additional Vocals: [[Sharlotte Gibson]] & Allison Iraheta
==Appearances==
===Halos===
*''Add Violence''
===Video Games===
*''Fortnite'' (available as in-game purchase)
==Versions==
===Less Than===
This is the only known original version. ===Less Than (Main)===Released on a three-track CD-R promo from Capitol Records. Slightly different, unmastered version of the final track. ===Less Than (Instrumental)===Released on a three-track CD-R promo from Capitol Records. Instrumental of the "main" version. ===Less Than (Acapella)===Released on a three-track CD-R promo from Capitol Records. Acapella of the "main" version.
==Live==
"Less Than" made its live debut at the [[2017/07/19_Bakersfield,_CA|first show]] of the [[I Can't Seem To Wake Up 2017]] tour. It was a staple throughout that tour and [[Europe + Asia 2018]], and continued to appear at most shows of the [[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]].
==Music Video==
[[Image:lessthanstill.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from the "Less Than" video]]
On July 13, 2017 a [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music video ]] directed by Brook Linder was posted on the official Nine Inch Nails YouTube channel. It features a woman playing a video game that incorporates lyrical lines from the song. The game being played is a customized version of ''Polybius'', which was inspired by the subject of an urban gaming legend from the 1980s. The creator of the game was contacted by [[Trent Reznor]] and asked to create a special build for the video.
==Lyrics==
Yes this is about you
Further lyrics are printed on the physical component. The final line seems to reference "[[March Of The Pigs (song)|March Of The Pigs]]":
true believers
did it feel [''sic''] that hole
doesn't it make you feel better
==External Links==
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