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| 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 (live, ''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|AATCHBAnd All That Could Have Been]] '') DVD)<br>Liar (Reptile Demo)| live =[[Self-Destruct TourTouring 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.

==About==Reptile is the twelfth song from the 1994 release, The track "[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward SpiralShe's Gone Away]]. This " makes a reference to this song is characteristic and because of the bandfact that "She's early 90s Gone Away"industrial" soundwas written for ''Twin Peaks: The Return'', as it opens with an eerie, quiet machine-like sound collage is strongly speculated that transitions into a nearly identical-sounding musical composition. Allegedly, it "Reptile" is a sample inspired by the character of a machine that slaughters pigs, though no sources have been found that indicate thisLaura Palmer.

===Song Credits===*Production: Trent Reznor*Mixing Engineer: [[Alan Moulder]] ==Appearances=====Halos===*''[[March Of The Pigs (halo)|March Of The Pigs]]''*''The lyrics seem to be directed towards an old cohort of Downward Spiral''*''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'' (DVD) ===Seeds===*''[[Collected]]''*''[[Trent ReznorThe Definitive NIN - Deep Cuts]]'' ==Versions=====Reptile===This is the original album version. Characteristic of the band'smid-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, probably female repetitive in nature, contains three distinct but similar sections, all driven by machine-like percussion loops and probably undulating rhythm guitar and synthesized bass. The choruses reflect a romantic relationship turned sourbrighter mood with prominent melodic synthesizers and glimpses of guitar. The three sections are joined by two quiet instrumental breaks, or a prostitutetechnique used later on "[[Even Deeper]]." A reversed version of the track is hidden on side B of the ''[[Not The Actual Events]]'' vinyl.

A demo version of this song, entitled Liar ===Reptile (Reptile DemoInstrumental)===Released by Reznor via his [[remix.nin.com]] account, this unmastered instrumental version is identical to the album version, was included on save the 10th anniversary re-release lack of The Downward Spiralvocals and transitions to or from other songs.

This song was also featured in the [http===Reptilian==='''''Running Time://www.nin.com/current/radioshows/index.html Boston, MA radio performance], ([[Peter Murphy]], Reznor, [[Atticus Ross]], and [[Jeordie White]]) on June 23, 2006.8:40'''''

===Versions===*'''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 ''' ([[March Of Further Down The Pigs (halo)|March Of The PigsSpiral]], track 3)*'''Underneath The Skinand as a ''' ([[March Of The Pigs (halo)|March Of The Pigs]], track 5)*'''Liar (Reptile Demo)''' ([[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]] DE, disc 2 track 11)*'''Reptile''' (live, [[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]] DVD, disc 2 track 5 chapter 3)b-side.

====Song Credits====*ProductionRe-construction: Trent Reznor[[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====*Mixing EngineerRe-construction: Dave Ogilvie ===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 "[[Alan MoulderHead 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.

The song has always been performed with the beeps beep melody as an introduction, though sometimes without the machine loop collage. During the breakdownsecond quiet bridge, Trent Reznor often sings "please don't hurt me," followed by a desperate cry. Recently on On the [[Year Zero Warm-Up Tour]], the intro is was further extended with a more articulate sound and Trent Reznor whispering over it. 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]].

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