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| album = ''[[Year Zero]]''
| length = 4:53
| BPM = 92| versions =Vessel<br>Vessel (Instrumental)<br>Vessel: Bill Laswell<br>Vessel (Mix 1): Bill Laswell<br>Vessel (Mix 2): Bill Laswell| live = [[Lights In The Sky Tour]]<br>[[NIN 2014 Japan Tour]] through [[NIN + QOTSA Tour]]}}'''"Vessel"''' is the fifth track on the 2007 release ''[[Year Zero]].''[[Multitracks]] for this song were released in [http://remix.nin.com raw WAV, GarageBand and Ableton Live formats] via [[remix.nin.com]].
===Theories===
===Seeds===
*''[[The Definitive NIN - Heavy Tracks]]''
===Other===
*''[[The Definitive NIN - Deep Cuts]]'' - online playlist(s); not on original Seed release
==Versions==
===Vessel===
This is the original album version. It consists of heavily distorted drum loops, a wall of percussive synthesized sound, and ending improvization using a set batch of synthesized loops that distort and glitch. Its danceable rhythms and highly synthesized nature are somewhat reminiscent of "[[Closer]]."
===Vessel (Instrumental)===
'''''Running Time: 4:59'''''
This unmastered vocal-less mix was released by [[Trent Reznor]] through his remix.nin.com account.
===Vessel: Bill Laswell===
'''''Running Time: 6:10'''''
This official remix appears on the CD and digital releases of ''Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.'' The intro mixes the glockenspiel melody and "alarm" sound with percussion elements found within the song. A guitar can be heard playing along to the percussion beat, along with an echo effect on the vocals, making it sound as though a voice is whispering underneath the vocal melody. A percussion breakdown comes in after the first chorus and other sound elements come in over the beat. Many of these elements drop out before the second verse, leaving only a rhythmic percussion loop. As the second verse progresses, sound elements from the original version are added. The outro is similar to the original version as well, with the exception of a couple of new noise elements added.
====Song Credits====
===Vessel (Mix 1): Bill Laswell===
'''''Running Time: 9:23'''''
This remix appears on the vinyl edition of ''Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.'' It begins with an extended instrumental introduction, incorporating many sound elements from the original ''Year Zero'' version. Lyrics are very sparse in the first half of this mix, making it seem more like a dub mix. At almost 4 minutes in, the regular lyrics enter into the mix as many of the sound elements drop out, before gradually coming back in. The vocals contain some distortion which makes them sound far less organic than those in the original version.
===Vessel (Mix 2): Bill Laswell===
'''''Running Time: 12:58'''''
This remix is on the vinyl edition of ''Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.'' It is exactly the same as the CD remix, but with an extended ending or "appendage" with a running time of about seven minutes, bringing the total length of this version to 13+ minutes.
I can see right through this whole façade
I am becoming something else
I am a turning into God
My God