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*Mix: [[Alan Moulder]]
*Engineering: [[Dave “Rave” Ogilvie|Dave "Rave" Ogilvie]]
*Assistance: [[Brian Pollack]]
==Appearances==
==Live==
"The Perfect Drug" was not played live until [[2018/09/18_Morrison,_CO|September 18, 2018]] at Red Rocks, Colorado, though it was attempted during rehearsals for a few previous tours. It was widely speculated that the complex drum solo in the song was responsible for this, although it was probably not out of the range of drummers [[Josh Freese]] or [[Ilan Rubin]]. It is also possible that Reznor does did not personally like the song very much, as he concedes that it was produced quickly for the ''Lost Highway'' soundtrack.
NIN fan Trollmanen was able to ask ex-drummer Josh Freese about the rehearsal process for the song:
==Music Video==
[[Image:TPDstill.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from the "The Perfect Drug" video]]
[[Mark Romanek]], who also directed "[[Closer]]," directed the [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music video]] for "The Perfect Drug" in 1997. It was one of the most expensive videos at the time, costing over $850,000 to make. Building the two main Two sets (a refrigerated set and a rooftop set) were built and commissioning the giant hand sculpture numerous props were some of the larger expensesinvolved.[http://www.nin-pages.de/perfect_drug_video_quelle.htm]
The concept of the video is widely interpreted as Trent Reznor portraying a man mourning the death of a child and detaching himself from reality through absinthe. [[Charlie Clouser]], [[Danny Lohner]], and [[Chris Vrenna]] appear in the video, most notably playing string instruments at the beginning of the video. The aesthetics were heavily influenced by the illustrations of 20th-century artist Edward Gorey (1925–2000), the most obvious reference coming from the girl sitting on the cushion in front of the painting.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDRYwULurGk Mark Romanek talking about the video]
*[https://aphroditerecordings.databeats.com/download/amix1 "The Perfect Drug" (Aphrodite Mix) as uploaded by DJ Aphrodite]
*[https://archive.org/details/remix-nin-com-audio-02412 "The Perfect Drug" (Instrumental) at archive.org]
*[http://theninhotline.net/archives/articles/manager/display_article.php?id=827 Interview] with VIVA 2 Magazine
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