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| versions=The Background World<br>The Background World (Main)<br>The Background World (Instrumental)<br>The Background World (Acapella)| live=[[I Can't Seem To Wake Up 2017]] through present[[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]]

This is the only known original version. To date it The looping degradation that closes out the track is likely inspired by ambient musician William Basinski's ''The Disintegration Loops''. Basinski was mentioned by [[Trent Reznor]] in a 2019 interview with ''Revolver'' magazine.[https://www.revolvermag.com/music/revolutionary-vision-nine-inch-nails-studio-visit-trent-reznor] The snare drum is the longest original song (remixes not included) on an official [[samples|sampled]] from "[[Closer]]".[https://www.discogs.com/release/21291574-Nine -Inch -Nails-The-Background-World-Master-Tracks]] release ===The Background World (Main)===Released on a three-track CD-R promo from Capitol Records. Slightly different, unmastered version of the final track. ===The Background World (Instrumental)===Released on a three-track CD-R promo from Capitol Records. Instrumental of the "main" version. ===The Background World (Acapella)===Released on a three-track CD-R promo from Capitol Records. Acapella of the "main" version.

"The Background World" made its live debut at the [[2017/09/15_Chicago,_IL|Riot Fest show]] of the [[I Can't Seem To Wake Up 2017]] tour, with the lengthy outro not performed. It was a frequent song throughout that tour, but rare afterwards. ==Trivia==The song was featured on Season 3, Episode 7 of TNT's ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Animal_Kingdom_episodes Animal Kingdom]'' on July 10, 2018. A portion of the lyrics are sung during a final scene, with the looped outro segueing into the credits.

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