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| BPM = 87
| versions =The Good Soldier<br>The Good Soldier (Instrumental)<br>The Good Soldier: Sam Fog
| live =[[Performance 2007]] through [[Live 2013-2014|NIN 2013 Festival Tour]]<br>[[Europe + Asia 2018]] through present
}}'''"The Good Soldier"''' is the fourth track on the 2007 release ''[[Year Zero]]''. The chorus of this song includes the line "I Am Trying To Believe."
Alan Cross from 102.1 CFNYFM The Edge in Toronto had this song "mysteriously show up" in his office. His description of this song is "Moody, slower. Great grind-y bass synth groove. A natural pick for a single!"[http://www.edge102.com/station/blog_ongoing_history_of_new_music.cfm?bid=8236]
A similar drum sound set and beat were used in a live reworked performance of "[[Reptile#Live|Reptile]]" with [[Peter Murphy]] in Boston, Massachusetts on [[2006/06/23 Boston, MA (Radio show)|June 23, 2006]]. While this song appears on ''[[The Definitive NIN - The Singles]]'', it was never released as a single or promo.
===Theories===
*''[[Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D]]''
===SeedsOther===*''[[The Definitive NIN - The Singles]]'' - nin:access, SoundCloud versionsonline playlist(s); not on original Seed release
==Versions==
===The Good Soldier (Instrumental)===
'''''Running Time: 3:34'''''
This unmastered vocal-less mix was released by [[Trent Reznor]] through his [[remix.nin.com]] account.
===The Good Soldier—Sam Fog Mix (Friend Or Faux 001)===
'''''Running Time: 8:05'''''
This remix is on the vinyl edition of ''Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.'' A false intro begins this remix before the lyrics "And the bass goes/Bomb" formally start the track. At one point, it seems as though the song is brought a half-step higher in tone than on the ''Year Zero'' original. A three-minute outro ends the song, which finishes with percussion fading into the main riff, much like how the song started.