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| album =''[[Broken]]''
| length =5:07
| BPM = 91| versions =Suck<br>Throw This Away<br>Suck (Pigface version)<br>Suck (Live)<br>Suck (''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'')<br>Suck (Pigface version)| live =[[Hate Tour]] through [[Performance 2007NIN 2013 Festival Tour]],<br>[[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]]
}}'''"Suck"''' is the second hidden track on 1992's ''[[Broken]]'' EP. Originally packaged with "[[Physical]]" on a Mini CD sold with the EP, it was later incorporated onto the EP as a hidden track after allegations that some music stores were removing the Mini CD and selling it separately. "Suck" is track 99 on ''Broken'' while "Physical" is track 98.
"Suck" was originally written and performed by [[Pigface]], a band lead by [[Martin Atkins]] and featuring [[Trent Reznor]] as well as many other notable Industrial industrial musicians. Other notable singers of the song within Pigface include [[Nivek Ogre]] of [[Skinny Puppy]], who even shared the song as a duet with Reznor. Since 1994, it has become one of the regular songs played by [[Nine Inch Nails]].
According to a previously unreleased interview Reznor did with ''Melody Maker'' magazine, "Suck" was supposed to be a "tongue-in-cheek" cover. The [[multitracks]] for the original Pigface version of the song were released for a remix contest. While this song appears on ''[[The Definitive NIN - The Singles]]'', it was never released as a single or promo.
===Song Credits===
*''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'' (CD/DVD/VHS)
===Seeds===
*''[[The Definitive NIN - The Singles]]''
*''[[The Definitive NIN - Heavy Tracks]]''
==Versions==
===Suck===
This is the version found on the ''Broken'' EP. A loud and guitar-driven, screamed chorus contrasts with a danceable and funky verse throughout the song, mediated by a quiet, bass-led bridge that eventually builds into a loud synthesizer solo before the final chorus. Afterward, the song returns to the funky verse, but remains instrumental. The beat stops, then is cut up and spliced as Reznor whispers the final lyrics, ending the song.
===Throw This Away===
'''''Running Time: 4:13'''''
This minimalist remix, on ''Fixed,'' contains elements from both "[[Last]]" and "Suck." Opening with bubbling synthesizer loops, it mostly consists of the bass riff from the middle of "Suck," which is repeated throughout the track. Layered below it are various quiet vocal samples from both songs. Eventually, the drum beat featured at the very end of the original bridge in "Suck" is looped and fades in, eventually segueing directly into the ending of Butch Vig's mix of "Last."
====Song Credits====
*Remixed by Trent Reznor and Chris Vrenna (section A), Butch Vig (section B)
===Suck (Pigface version)===
This original recording features Reznor on guest vocals. Musically, the song is nothing like the Nine Inch Nails recordings of the song, characterized instead by drums and bass. Its multitracks were those released for a remix contest by Pigface.
===Suck (Live)===
This live soundboard recording is from a Nine Inch Nails performance at an unknown date, likely from the [[Sin_Tour|Sin]] or [[Hate_Tour|Hate]] tours. It was originally released on the [http://www.discogs.com/Various-TVT-Sampler-Summer-1991/release/1563615 TVT Sampler Summer 1991] cassette, but as that was a promo with limited distribution, it was popularized in the NIN fanbase by its inclusion on the [[Halo 00]] and, later, [[Demos and Remixes]] bootlegs.
===Suck (''And All That Could Have Been'')===
This live version is similar to the album version, but the ending is very differentshortened, with Reznor shouting "Suck!" repeatedly rather than singing the song's final lyricsor returning to the verse beat and bassline. Also, the line "I'm Jesus Christ on ecstasy", Trent changes to "I'm Jesus fuck on ecstasy".
==Live==
"Suck" was played occasionally during the [[Pretty Hate Machine]] era, and has become a regular in the set since the [[Self Destruct Touring Cycle|Self DestructTour]] tour.It is most consistently played the way it appears on ''And All That Could Have Been.''
==Lyrics==
Once I could see now I am blind
Don't want the dreams you try to sell
This disease I give it to myself
How does it feel?
I get too tight I come undone
I bow my head to confess
Runs up my arm till I'm on track
Itches the skin right off my back
Suck suck suck
I feel am so dirty on the inside
I am so dirty on the inside
==Links==
*[http://ninremixes.com/multitracks.php Pigface's "Suck" multi-tracks]
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