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| album = ''[[Year Zero]]''
| length = 4:23
| BPM = 130| versions = Survivalism<br>Survivalism (Instrumental)<br>Survivalism (Radio Edit)<br>Survivalism_Tardusted<br>Survivalism_OpalHeartClinic_Niggy_Tardust!(Escaped... <br>Survivalism (David Sitek Remix)<br>Survivalism (deadmau5 Remix)| live = [[Performance 2007]] through Present[[NIN 2014 Europe/UK Tour]]<br>[[I Can't Seem To Wake Up 2017]] through present
}}'''"Survivalism"''' is the third track and the first single from the 2007 album ''[[Year Zero]].''
Survivalism is the belief that one must be prepared to survive a major catastrophe by stocking up on food and weapons. A survivalist therefore is a person who anticipates and prepares for a future disruption in local, regional or worldwide social or political order. Survivalists often prepare for this anticipated disruption by learning skills (e.g., emergency medical training), stockpiling food and water, or building structures that will help them to survive (e.g., an underground shelter).
On March 13, the source files for the song were released in GarageBand format at NIN[[nin.com. According to the site, the source files of all songs from Year Zero will be made available to download, free of charge]]. "Survivalism" is the third NIN song to be officially released as source files—"[[Only (song)|Only]]" and "[[The Hand That Feeds (song)|The Hand That Feeds]]" were previously released.
===Song Credits===
===Seeds===
*''[[The Definitive NIN - Heavy Tracks]]''
===Promos===
===Other===
*''[[The Definitive NIN - The Singles]]'' - online playlist(s); not on original Seed release
* ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'': Season 7 : Living Doll (05/17/07)[http://www.tunefind.com/artist/Nine+Inch+Nails]
==Versions==
===Survivalism===
Found on ''Year Zero'' as well as the ''Survivalism'' single and promo. Characterized by much synthetic layering and a consistent eighth note drum machine pulse, matched by a single note bass riff that begins on the second eighth and ends on the eighth before repeating. This gives the song an apparent metric shift one eighth note forward, though the first downbeat of each measure is actually in the space between the stop and start of the bass and guitar riff. The chorus features many layers of group vocals, including some by Saul Williams. After the final chorus, a new guitar riff leads off a coda that builds in layers of drones until suddenly stopping and leading into "[[The Good Soldier]]." ===Survivalism (Instrumental)==='''''Running Time: 4:30''''' This unmastered vocal-less mix was released by Reznor through his [[remix.nin.com]] account.
===Survivalism (Radio Edit)===
===Survivalism_Tardusted===
'''''Running Time: 4:19''''' Included on the ''Survivalism'' single and ''Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D,'' this remix was created by Williams and [[Thavius Beck]]. The music isn't as guitar-driven as the album version and the chorus consists of Reznor's vocals with Williams' vocal contributions reduced significantly. The breakdown repeats the lyric "All a part of this great nation." There is also hand-clap percussion over pulsating beats and some distortion on Reznor's vocals at some points in the song. Although it may not seem as heavy as the original, it's still heavy in terms of percussion.
====Song Credits====
Available on the UK 9" Vinyl ''Survivalism'' single. This remix, also by Williams, features him incorporating new lyrics into the verses and delivering them with more of a spoken word/hip-hop flow. Reznor's vocals become backing vocals on this track, allowing Williams to come to the front. The music is very similar to that used in the "Tardusted" version. The new lyrics sung by Williams are as follows:
Wanted to cap somebody
Wanted to buck them em' down
Wanted to pull the trigger
Just to hear the fucking sound
I hang it from my neck
And go to work from tree to tree
It's got to gotta be the poison
They're putting in my food
It takes me by the brain
And marks me to my every move
I try to change the channel
The channel is 's changing me
I take the cup and prop it up
Before I start to pee
I'm stumble from the toilet
I'm sprawled across the floor
I feel my head expand
Beyond the room
Beyond the door
I'm in the an oval office
In an electric chair
I sign my name
That I don't really care
I got survivalism
You 've got my claim to fame
I got the right to say
I'm fighting under Jesus' name
And found myself believing your lies
===Survivalism (David Dave Sitek Remix)==='''''Running Time: 4:32''''' David Andrew Sitek is member of [[TV On The Radio]], who opened for [[Nine Inch Nails]] during the [[Live: With Teeth]] tour. This remix was originally available as a UK-only iTunes download. It came as a free bonus track packaged with the full album download of ''[[Year Zero]].'' It is alternatively available on the ''[[Capital G (halo)|''Capital G]]'' single]]. It is akin to the original song sound-wise, but features a heavier and more plodding drum line. Additionally, it enhances Williams' back up vocals and makes them more prominent than in the original. The structure and length of the song remains relatively unchanged. ===Survivalism (deadmau5 Remix)==='''''Running Time: 3:37''''' This is a remix by deadmau5, originally released through his official SoundCloud account in 2012, then commercially on his album ''while(1<2)''.
==Garage Band Files==
On 3/13/07 Garage Band files for Survivalism were released on [http://nin.com nin.com]. Along with Survivalism, there was another file called Survivalism Our End Trip with some weird sounds. After rearranging the file trough through a spectogram, [http://www.zshare.net/audio/test-wav-fs8.html this] was found. The following case number for [[Judson Ogram Correctional Facility|Judson Ogram]] was found:
Case number 6455da04
==Music Video==
[[Image:Survivalismstill.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from the "Survivalism" video]]
[[Image:Survivalscreens.png|thumbnail|Layout of the video screens]]
Filming for the "Survivalism" [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music video ]] began on February 5, 2007. It was directed by [[Alex Lieu]], [[Rob Sheridan]], and Reznor, and produced by [[Susan Bonds]]. The video was "leaked" to the internet via flash drives found dotted around the venue by people attending the Nine Inch Nails concert in London on March 7, 2007.
'''SPOILERS BEGIN'''<br>
* "II Kings 3:22" is visible in the room with the man on the computer. The biblical verse for this is: "And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood."
* The door knocked in has "Rev 18.3.4" painted on its exterior. The biblical verses Revelation 18:3 and 18:4 are: "For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies," and "And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues."
* One room shows a couple injecting [[opal]]
* The letters hidden in time counter at the monitors T H E T U R N E D T O lead to webside [ http://www.thewaterturnedtoblood.net/ ]
* New code in the cd-single track list RSWTB in the credits of track 2 - survivalism_tardusted [http://farm1.static.flickr.com/231/448174774_0360234f30.jpg?v=0]
==Live==
"Survivalism " was played live for the first time at the Razzmatazz in Barcelona, Spain, on [[2007/02/19|February 19, 2007]], and since then became a staple song for 2007 performance. [http://www.echoingthesound.org/phpbbx/viewtopic.php?t=20511](video [http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid507904948?bctid=512940575 here]), and has been a setlist staple for all tours since except the [[NIN + Soundgarden Tour]] in 2014.
During the [[Tension 2013 Tour]], this song featured backing vocals by [[Lisa Fischer]] and [[http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid507904948?bctid=512940575 HereSharlotte Gibson]] is a video of the performance in Barcelona.
== Lyrics ==
I got my fist I got my plan I got survivalism
I turn just keep on walking
What you'd do the same thing in the circumstance I'm sure you'll understand
*[http://vimeo.com/2707962 "Survivalism" music video (Brief NSFW)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgnxw1vYdZk "Survivalism" music video (edited)]
*[http://vimeo.com/5031029 "Survivalism" with Williams, live from on stage, Atlanta, 5.10.09]
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