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| title =Reptile
| album =''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]''
| length =6:5152| BPM = 64
| versions =Reptile<br>Reptile (Instrumental)<br>Reptilian<br>Underneath The Skin<br>Reptile (''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'') DVD<br>Liar (Reptile Demo)
| live =[[Self Destruct Warm-upTouring Cycle]] through present}}'''"Reptile"''' is the twelfth track on 1994's ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]].'' At 6:52, it is the longest track on the album. In an [http://thetentosaga.com/theninwebpit/axcess.html interview], [[Trent Reznor]] stated that he would have liked the song to have been released as a single.
The track "[[She'''s Gone Away]]"Reptilemakes a reference to this song and because of the fact that "''' is the twelfth track on 1994She's Gone Away" was written for ''[[Twin Peaks: The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]].Return'' At 6:51, it is the longest track on the album. In an [http://thetentosaga.com/theninwebpit/axcess.html interview], Reznor stated strongly speculated that he would have liked "Reptile" is inspired by the song to have been released as a singlecharacter of Laura Palmer.
===Song Credits===
===Reptile===
This is the original album version. Characteristic of the band's mid-90s industrial rock sound, it opens with an eerie and quiet machine-like sound collage sampled from the film ''Leviathan'', which transitions into an imitative musical composition. The structure, repetitive in nature, contains three distinct but similar sections, all driven by machine-like percussion loops and undulating rhythm guitar and synthesized bass. The choruses reflect a brighter mood with prominent melodic synthesizers and glimpses of guitar. The three sections are joined by two quiet instrumental breaks, a technique used later on "[[Even Deeper]]."
A reversed version of the track is hidden on side B of the ''[[Not The Actual Events]]'' vinyl.
===Reptile (Instrumental)===
===Reptilian===
'''''Running Time: 8:40''''' This version has more loop layering, no intro, and instrumental choruses after the regular choruses."Reptilian" appeared as a bonus track on the Japanese release of ''[[Further Down The Spiral]]'' and as a ''March Of The Pigs'' b-side.
====Song Credits====
* Re-construction: [[Dave Ogilvie]]
===Underneath The Skin===
'''''Running Time: 7:13'''''
This version is a mostly instrumental mix that manipulates many of the rhythmic elements and synthesizers, also adding other layers of loops.
====Song Credits====
===Liar (Reptile Demo)===
'''''Running Time: 6:57'''''
This demo is relatively the same as the version that found its way onto ''The Downward Spiral'' throughout the intro and verses, but the chorus features a more danceable beat and different vocals layered over.
===Reptile (''And All That Could Have Been'')===
This live version is an Easter Egg on the DVD version of ''And All That Could Have Been'' and is generally more guitar-heavy than the studio version. Reznor is barely audibly whispering "pig" as the intro fades in, showing that the song's place in the tracklist is between "[[March Of The Pigs (song)|March of the Pigs]]" and "[[Piggy]]." He also adds lyrics during the quiet breaks. It and other hidden content can be found via the "Beneath The Surface" menu hidden on disc two, accessed during "[[Head Like A Hole(song)|Head Like A Hole]]" at the 11:20 mark by pressing 7 (or 6 for some copies) on the remote, then Enter.
==Live==
This song was also reworked and featured in the [http://www.nin.com/current/radioshows/index.html Boston, Massachusetts radio performance], ([[Peter Murphy]], Reznor, [[Atticus Ross]], and [[Jeordie White]]) on [[2006/06/23 Boston, MA (Radio show)|June 23, 2006]]. The drum loops used in this iteration seem to use the same sound set and a similar beat as those in "[[The Good Soldier]]."
During at least one show of the [[Tension 2013 Tour]], this song featured backing vocals by [[Lisa Fischer]] and [[Sharlotte Gibson]].
==Lyrics==
After the first chorus, extra words not in the lyrics are spoken. Reznor appears to be saying:
Give init. Oh, please don't hurt me.
==External Links==