Nine Inch Nails - Closer (Director's Cut)

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  • @pluscarnalivero
    @pluscarnalivero 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15611

    this was my grandmother's favorite song, we played it at her funeral two weeks and the chorus had me in tears. Love you Gma.

  • @SweetJeopardy
    @SweetJeopardy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9975

    I remember when this video came out, it was huge! They had to censor it for MTV ofc, but the way they did it was brilliant: instead of blurring certain scenes or part of the images, they inserted a "SCENE MISSING" title card in that same grainy, antique film. It looked completely organic and indeed intentional, which IMO gave an even more disturbing effect because your mind had to fill in the blanks and - given the tone of the video, the song and the band - your imagination just went to really dark places to figure out what those images could possibly be.
    I've been looking for that cut for TV video and can't seem to find it anywhere. It's a great example of the video director's creativity!

    • @freezingcathedral
      @freezingcathedral 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      your imagination did.
      yours.
      don't project onto others, weirdo.

    • @anthonyr2654
      @anthonyr2654 3 ปีที่แล้ว +461

      @@freezingcathedral if your mind went to Sunshine, meadows and Sparrows chirping during the 'scene missing' bits of that video, you're definitely much more of a weirdo

    • @St0n3dPickI3
      @St0n3dPickI3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      awesomw D

    • @Kazilikaya
      @Kazilikaya 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      I also remember when this song came out. I was pretty turned off by 90s music until I hear this song.

    • @sarapatrick4027
      @sarapatrick4027 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Yeah I forgot about that! Cool

  • @BawlsMahoney
    @BawlsMahoney 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4946

    The instrumental gives such a perfect sense of instinctual fear, cause it's basically a tune you would hear in a club, but the tone that they use is so gooey and feels like pulsating ooze and the beat is like your heart beat. Then the chorus hits and it sounds almost carnival like.

    • @Model_Roe
      @Model_Roe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      I said the same thing it's a very catchy beat it's just a great song irrespective of the lyrics

    • @delanorrosey4730
      @delanorrosey4730 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      4:20 - The keys were PERFECT. Do you know what the hidden message is behind those keys? Listen to them again and think about this:
      "Time's up. Show's over. Good-Bye. See You In Hell."

    • @mhoppy6639
      @mhoppy6639 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Great synth modulation. It’s superb mesmerising sound.

    • @grandmasterautistwizard4291
      @grandmasterautistwizard4291 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Just say it gets you bricked up dude, that's okay now.

    • @roslynronald6568
      @roslynronald6568 ปีที่แล้ว +1

  • @danielcollins6268
    @danielcollins6268 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1892

    This song isn't necessarily about sex. It's about knowing you're unworthy and nothing and want to take something pure and beautiful and desecrate it. To bring that beauty down to your level, to soil it.

    • @blackmask5373
      @blackmask5373 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +83

      Something very deep... and your comment too.

    • @Takeiteasyinparadise
      @Takeiteasyinparadise 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      All I can think is of the stripper I watched dancing to this in Davie Florida and she would say otherwise hahaha

    • @cindye5285
      @cindye5285 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +103

      Interesting. I always took it as wanting to be with something pure and beautiful in the deepest hope that it might elevate you to feel worthy; if only briefly.

    • @dub7122
      @dub7122 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +56

      I mostly relate to the idea that this song isn't necessarily about the person or the act that he is desecrating but more so just about the pure lust to let out all your frustration, ugliness and violence in the most dehumanizing way possible. But I adore the way everyone sees music and art differently. Its why I find it so beautiful

    • @NSGrendel
      @NSGrendel 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      The lovely thing about art is it always works if makes you think.

  • @stefanogarbuglia
    @stefanogarbuglia ปีที่แล้ว +4808

    it's a miracle this is still on youtube

    • @JustaSprigofMint
      @JustaSprigofMint 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +60

      I know right!

    • @NoxernPL
      @NoxernPL 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

      Why do you think so?

    • @stefanogarbuglia
      @stefanogarbuglia 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@NoxernPL well, naked people, a crucified monkey, pig heads..

    • @noone-pg4lr
      @noone-pg4lr 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

      @@NoxernPLbecause there soft

    • @SergioBicerra
      @SergioBicerra 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +120

      @@NoxernPL cause talks about sex and rape and triggers many people. Personally I find it ridiculous, but is the world we live now.

  • @1manorgy
    @1manorgy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3372

    The unironically sexy undertone is what really sends the creepy factor over the edge.

    • @dawnpriest7814
      @dawnpriest7814 4 ปีที่แล้ว +125

      That's kind of the point.

    • @marioiacolucci
      @marioiacolucci 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      102.1 the edge used to play this song

    • @wyattc.4455
      @wyattc.4455 4 ปีที่แล้ว +199

      Undertone? It is the tone

    • @1manorgy
      @1manorgy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@wyattc.4455 Point.

    • @rinoluciani9731
      @rinoluciani9731 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      😂😂😂 Undertone

  • @aortaplatinum
    @aortaplatinum 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6942

    This video is a masterpiece of horror. It's like the director took everything that makes people uncomfortable and crushed it up all together into a lumpy, oozing and pulsating abomination of screaming disgust.

    • @jordanboyd5587
      @jordanboyd5587 3 ปีที่แล้ว +219

      Not sure why not enough people don't comment about how horrific this music video actually is apart from it being "sexy".

    • @MisterMcKnight
      @MisterMcKnight 3 ปีที่แล้ว +133

      that director is Mark Romanek, and he's responsible for so many ICONIC videos from the 90s. This dude also did Michael Jackson's-Scream, Madonna-Bedtime Stories and so many more

    • @constanzaprajouxarellano154
      @constanzaprajouxarellano154 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      also the asthethic is heavily inspired on the work of Joel-Peter witkin, you might want to check it up ;)

    • @itsjustme8947
      @itsjustme8947 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Try "Come to Daddy" by Aphex Twin for some creepy stuff.........

    • @handsomepsychopath.9012
      @handsomepsychopath.9012 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      About to watch it now. Love shit like that.

  • @ZeylinDragonzz
    @ZeylinDragonzz 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +447

    "It's a bird!"
    "Is a plane!"
    IS MY INNOCENT EYES FLYING AWAY

    • @maxpayne2137
      @maxpayne2137 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Yeah sure 😂

    • @trenchhj
      @trenchhj 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Mutalated pigs, Trent reznor in restraints, a monkey on the cross, and tiny boobs
      What where they thinking

  • @ugandanknuckles3900
    @ugandanknuckles3900 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3654

    I love the twist between disgust and sex and procreation and life and just this ensemble of what is reality but just in the most raw fashion. Not done in a way to pretty up anything but also not to dilute anything either. The creativity itself in this one is...remarkable. 100/10.

    • @cece8095
      @cece8095 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      Yea but people get so perverted with this song though 🙄. This is not the side of sexuality that I appreciate. And im a Scorpio lol. This is dark. This is just not an accurate representation of sexuality as its meant to be. I do like the sound of this song a lot though! Heck, ill even listen to the instrumental version of it bc its just sooo good! Ngl, it is fire 🔥

    • @ahhwe-any7434
      @ahhwe-any7434 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I remember sending this to my ex husband. He was just a crush then. But I just now remembered this. Yeah, I remember how I used to lust after him too. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I mean, it was funny at the time. I would send this to him.
      I heard this was actually supposed to be some spiritual thing tho. It's not really all that deep for me tho. Also, I'm not Trent Reznor. So I don't think like him. He knew wth he was doing behind these lyrics & it worked. I think u need to simma down now

    • @osiris4457
      @osiris4457 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      The song is not about sex, procreation, or life. It's about self-hatred, depression, and obsession. Listen to the whole album in one sitting, it will make sense. Especially the ending melody is important.

    • @ugandanknuckles3900
      @ugandanknuckles3900 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@osiris4457 I've heard TDS countless times.
      I was referring to the imagery in the video.
      It's symbolism within the context of the song- within the context of the album.
      Closer is effectively the formative and culminative release the protagonist of the album feels, the only time that he really feels alive.
      And what it means after; without.
      It's a specific form of descent into madness. One that is all about escaping who somebody is- to become somebody or something they're not.
      There's a reason The Ruiner is the next track on the list. It's the aftermath of this abstract notion taken to it's decay through the personification of the other- within the self. An inner representative entity that embodies the worst aspects of human nature. The ruiner is a collector he's an infector serving his sh*t to his flies.
      You want what the Ruiner is giving you but you know it's wrong, you know it's apart of you, and you know fighting it won't win.
      The moral is It's about coming to terms with your human nature, not fighting it.
      From thereon the album takes a psychotic dive into depersonalization and a dissociative inhumane drive towards self destruction as the concept itself. The protagonist does not "make it". Whether physically or psychologically is audibly left to the listener.

    • @user-sg4ov7ng4h
      @user-sg4ov7ng4h ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I heard it's about a dude who had a chronic illnesd that was extremely painful and bdsm helped him

  • @milliemaddern9109
    @milliemaddern9109 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4119

    i still haven’t found a song that makes me feel how this song does, it’s just incredible

    • @James-tg5nw
      @James-tg5nw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      How does it make you feel? Interested to hear a women's perspective

    • @jackhelm1796
      @jackhelm1796 2 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      Listen to Desire by Meg Myers. Different in many ways but similar in the dark lust feel

    • @Blueluise
      @Blueluise 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      yeah its the thor and odin vision perhaps...they even have an animal....

    • @thiramshetty3421
      @thiramshetty3421 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

    • @didyougetanyofthat
      @didyougetanyofthat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Try soft cell - sex dwarf. Closer is inspired by it

  • @PneumaNoose
    @PneumaNoose 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2179

    I was 9 when I first saw this on MTV. Seeing Trent lick that perfectly shaped microphone sent me straight into puberty 😂

    • @ShePassedAway
      @ShePassedAway 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +81

      You just killed me🤣

    • @greciaa8190
      @greciaa8190 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

      The same x me hahaha and send me to check about alt guys

    • @Blueluise
      @Blueluise 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      you little monster...energy dextrose T U rin is not alollowed in that age...Keanu

    • @SamanthaGJones
      @SamanthaGJones 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Puberty at 9?!?!

    • @PneumaNoose
      @PneumaNoose 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +81

      @@SamanthaGJones well I started my period at 10… so that’s not really so far fetched 🤷🏻‍♀️ LOL

  • @stuartcornwall2592
    @stuartcornwall2592 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    One of my favorite layers in this song is the percussive noise that comes in and bounces between the right and left channels at 4:10. I heard this song hundreds of times without even noticing it but ever since I picked up on it, I haven't been able to get it out of my head

  • @BuddhistZenDave
    @BuddhistZenDave 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21890

    everyone was harmed in the making of this video

    • @vegantattoo7292
      @vegantattoo7292 3 ปีที่แล้ว +359

      Especially vegans like me..........=l

    • @n.c.6211
      @n.c.6211 3 ปีที่แล้ว +617

      And they liked it lol

    • @ntdlll7707
      @ntdlll7707 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Lol no they weren't they even have a behind scenes of this video😂 your a sore person for reals

    • @1CrispyCracker
      @1CrispyCracker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +197

      @@ntdlll7707 Just went right over your head didn’t it?

    • @RJ-og3cu
      @RJ-og3cu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      @@1CrispyCracker lol I know, what a maroon, for reals

  • @Wildboy789789
    @Wildboy789789 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7570

    record company: Trent we need a love song
    Trent: here ya go dude

    • @Blueluise
      @Blueluise 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Scooter: Maria, I like it....

    • @modhipemo
      @modhipemo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      ha ha ha ha

    • @TheBLGL
      @TheBLGL 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Uh, it’s about H but go off...

    • @Blueluise
      @Blueluise 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      some things look like tools, like Werkzeug

    • @adamsmasher9769
      @adamsmasher9769 3 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      @@TheBLGL this is about a man turning to sex and drugs to try to feel something. As well as a sense of sexual frustration. Its part of the downward spiral. Of course a bunch of trents songs are at least partially about H.

  • @JackLiberty0
    @JackLiberty0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7223

    Just to clarify, the monkey in the video was not at all harmed, they gave him lots of bananas and love during the filming, the ASPCA was present during filming of the music video. The pig carcass was real, but it was purchased from a slaughterhouse and Trent Reznor regretted it because it smelled very bad.

    • @joshshrum2764
      @joshshrum2764 2 ปีที่แล้ว +500

      I know he has a heart, but it’s lovely to know the band helped him grow into a better person.

    • @user82938
      @user82938 2 ปีที่แล้ว +279

      One of the monkey trainers was arrested on false charges tho. You can find his comment on a behind the scenes video here on YT.

    • @alim.9801
      @alim.9801 2 ปีที่แล้ว +358

      Oh I'm glad you mentioned this thank you :) I wasn't too worried bc from what I hear it sounds like Trent is a good guy but it's also nice to specially know they were nice to the monkey and gave him treats lol

    • @LORDandslayer
      @LORDandslayer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Thank you

    • @lesliemelgosa8322
      @lesliemelgosa8322 2 ปีที่แล้ว +231

      thank you ive always wondered about that monkey and you just gave me sm peace 😅

  • @Jarfig
    @Jarfig 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +81

    I used to stand by the lake, in the pitch black night with this song blaring in my ears on repeat. Every time I hear it now I feel I'm by that lake again, cold wind and distant stars.

  • @PeteRoyJackson
    @PeteRoyJackson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1240

    This isn't a music video; it's a horror movie short documentary with an amazing sound track. It transcends the music video genre.

    • @marley0615
      @marley0615 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      im sorry but if you don't think this is music you're just wrong. if you think this is "transcendning what music is" then i'd love to see your reaction to avant-garde music

    • @PeteRoyJackson
      @PeteRoyJackson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@marley0615 I said "music video." This is brilliant music!

    • @marley0615
      @marley0615 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@PeteRoyJackson oh fair enough, then i agree

    • @Model_Roe
      @Model_Roe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Even without the video it's a great song the beat is very catchy

    • @jasonsphinx8461
      @jasonsphinx8461 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ~

  • @легушачьяжабка
    @легушачьяжабка ปีที่แล้ว +1203

    this song means a lot to me. as sad as it is the theme of self-hatred resulting in hypersexuality really resonates with me. I would even say that it became comforting since I haven't seen this topic being covered by other artists

    • @marissahipp5757
      @marissahipp5757 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      I haven’t heard or thought about this song in probably 2 years. My late bf and I listened to it and I told him how my parents would blast it when it was released to embarrass me… I was young and prude. This morning I saw a TikTok of a woman recreating the video and ran here to watch the original. The visceral reaction I had from the combination of the lyrics w/these visuals was 10000/10

    • @Oompty
      @Oompty ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I used to play this song when me and my late ex gf were together. Like together together and I just love the darkness and eccentricity of it.

    • @легушачьяжабка
      @легушачьяжабка 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      @ItsavileEarth I'm doing much better honestly. it's not easy to fight those thoughts buf I'm getting better at it. thank you for asking❤️

    • @JhonNye96
      @JhonNye96 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      "Your sex I can smell"

    • @amusliminusa
      @amusliminusa 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@ItsavileEarthCould you please explain what you mean by casted on? Thank-you for your comments.

  • @t.s.t.4085
    @t.s.t.4085 ปีที่แล้ว +1423

    I'm 56, and this is why I LOVE 90's grunge/rock.
    The genre turned self-loathing and depression on its head, acknowledged darkness in thought in all its sadness/horror, and then spit it out with sarcasm, wit, and defiance. And yes, there is hope in the music too.
    That is the essence of 90's grunge.

    • @GimmeJimmy23
      @GimmeJimmy23 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Fantastic assessment!

    • @3VAudioVideo
      @3VAudioVideo ปีที่แล้ว +104

      lol, this is not grunge music

    • @rusadulgokraka
      @rusadulgokraka ปีที่แล้ว +74

      @@3VAudioVideoI think NIN are industrial rock? But i agree they aren’t grunge lol

    • @awesomecool9260
      @awesomecool9260 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      this isnt even close to grunge, NIN is industrial rock and this song is like funk and electronic but the other stuff you said is true

    • @letgo84
      @letgo84 ปีที่แล้ว

      Reminds me of..."God was here, but he left early..."🎉❤

  • @vanessapanek9959
    @vanessapanek9959 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    This is by far the most brilliant video that anybody in the entire planet ever made for somebody on their music. This video. This music is brilliant.

  • @dsneblina
    @dsneblina 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1760

    My sister put me onto NIN back in 2004; I was 12years old. This was the perfect coming of age band for a strange child. R.I.P. to the dopest sister in this whole fuckin realm

    • @BriannaBow
      @BriannaBow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      I'm sorry for your loss. My mother passed recently, so I know it's not easy to deal with.

    • @paulcaravello
      @paulcaravello 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@BriannaBow omg im so sorry for u loss :(

    • @BriannaBow
      @BriannaBow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@paulcaravello thank you. I'm just taking it one day at a time. She would want me to keep going on with my life, so I'll do just that.

    • @HollywoodColt
      @HollywoodColt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      2004! You should have been there 1989 when NIN hit the mainstream. The 90s kicked ASS!!!

    • @BriannaBow
      @BriannaBow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@HollywoodColt read the room

  • @TeddyandBricke
    @TeddyandBricke 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +777

    It's crazy that this song is 30 years old now.

    • @Blueluise
      @Blueluise 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ah, Magneisium and arteria

    • @tranquero
      @tranquero 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Yet it feels absolutely timeless

    • @jenridge7768
      @jenridge7768 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      Right? Produced like it was released yesterday. It's truly an epic piece of artistry that will live on forever and never fade.

    • @noahmusicstuff
      @noahmusicstuff 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Sounds like it’s from 2027 lmao

    • @Lisahansen-ok4ml
      @Lisahansen-ok4ml 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TeddyandBricke OMG it's really been that long? That means that I was 10 when I started listening The nine inch nails and closer literally I played constantly I kind of still do and I also like the hand that feeds you there's just so many different kinds of songs that they've made and it's it's just art

  • @JustinDecrescenzo-po5jh
    @JustinDecrescenzo-po5jh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +373

    The version they put on MTV to be quite honest was creepier because the REALLY questionable parts were replaced with "Scene missing" giving it an even more old film feeling and the curiosity of how bad it actually was.

    • @babbaganush9659
      @babbaganush9659 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      they blurred out some stuff too, which was also creepy

    • @necrosunderground
      @necrosunderground 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      That's why horror writers will tell you to hold off revealing the monster for as long as you can; give little glimpses of it, and let the readers' minds fill in the blanks, and it's guaranteed to be scarier than whatever the actual monster turns out to be

    • @TheZoidberg312
      @TheZoidberg312 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      For the longest time, I thought Scene Missing was an intentional part of the video....I didn't know they were actual scenes cut!

    • @terryenglish7132
      @terryenglish7132 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Fuck Censorship

  • @mehakverma7043
    @mehakverma7043 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    The lyrics for this song are so poetic, so romantic.

  • @southernprideyankee
    @southernprideyankee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +715

    Pushing the boundaries of madness, sorrow, lust, hate, guilt, depression, atheism, innocence and beauty. Embracing his demons and watching the beauty of the world he knew fade into nothing is just mesmerizing. The industrial decay is matched only by his mental deterioration. This is the downward spiral, this is a masterpiece!

    • @michaeltokos1116
      @michaeltokos1116 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      A Masterpiece that rivals The Divinche Code

    • @michaeltokos1116
      @michaeltokos1116 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Whoops! I mean The last supper or that new one they found, with that perfect crystal ball that they thought was impossible n they called the new painting they found a fraud cut in it it's not reversed ( what u see in that crystal ball. I once had one that was that way also. Duh . Someone stole it n I just turned the other cheek. Rather than defend myself cuz that gets me in trouble. Divinche, I bet he art's in Heaven now!

    • @melissaciko824
      @melissaciko824 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Your words should be copywritten 💯👿🔥👅🤘🏼🫦

    • @melissaciko824
      @melissaciko824 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I want to know you, like friends or something

    • @southernprideyankee
      @southernprideyankee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@melissaciko824 in time.....

  • @skoorb132
    @skoorb132 ปีที่แล้ว +3052

    Trent Reznor is the only person who could write songs about some of the most vile shit ever and then go on to make the soundtrack for a pixar movie

    • @itzcarmenlol
      @itzcarmenlol 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      which song?

    • @skoorb132
      @skoorb132 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

      @@itzcarmenlol you literally just listened to it

    • @itzcarmenlol
      @itzcarmenlol 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +79

      @@skoorb132 i meant which pixar movie 😅

    • @skoorb132
      @skoorb132 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +84

      @@itzcarmenlol soul

    • @katieeldridge34
      @katieeldridge34 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +61

      And win a oscar for said movie

  • @Chaotix-fm1ts
    @Chaotix-fm1ts 7 ปีที่แล้ว +348

    I can imagine hearing this for the first time in 1994. According to my dad, this song was unlike anything he had ever heard before and he was completely blown away by the musical composition that Trent Reznor had going on. He is truly a genius.

    • @johnvalencia9927
      @johnvalencia9927 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hey I remember it. It wasn't just this. It was every mind blowing album released then! This just fit right in....

    • @jamienicolewyand9501
      @jamienicolewyand9501 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Chaotix4516 I was there

    • @flamingbabygames
      @flamingbabygames 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I was in jr high when this came out, and the whole album was so different than anything I'd ever heard. Far beyond hearing Nirvana for the first time during the hair band days, or even Metallica when they came around.
      Nothing came close to NIN back in the day. Manson kind of took some of that angst and ran with it, but a lot of what made him good was directly handed down from Trent or an effort to emulate him.

    • @gregorious9989
      @gregorious9989 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You have no idea, man. This whole record is stunning and it was like a bomb went off in my brain the first time I listened to it as a teenager.

    • @jjsmith706
      @jjsmith706 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You really can't imagine. This was a world breaker.

  • @theaquarian7988
    @theaquarian7988 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Closer was my intro to Industrial music. I first heard it on KROQ (Southern California) in late Summer / early Autumn of 1994. I was 15 at the time, a sophmore in high school. A young lady I was seeing at the time was really into nin, as well. Trent was so cool back then. I miss THIS Trent!
    Pretty Hate Machine
    Broken
    The Downward Spiral
    ...best NIN albums ever IMO.

  • @Unpopularopinion2024
    @Unpopularopinion2024 ปีที่แล้ว +2694

    *30 years later this song still sounds like it's from the future*

    • @jasonsphinx8461
      @jasonsphinx8461 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Peace Among Worlds time travellers smfrs~

    • @greatBLT
      @greatBLT ปีที่แล้ว +36

      shows how much innovation has happened in popular music over the past few decades...

    • @groobs
      @groobs 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      ​@@greatBLTi just appreciate the raw tallent it takes to make something this, scratchy in me feels and brain

    • @dinokristianto
      @dinokristianto 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      Definitely the album, i still can’t believe it released in 1994

    • @KufLMAO
      @KufLMAO 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It’s been 35 years what do you mean

  • @littlepoodle316
    @littlepoodle316 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3355

    Imagine being like oh yeah my child was in a music video and people ask which one lol

    • @leisliemunoz4876
      @leisliemunoz4876 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      💀👍🏽

    • @minuatri2565
      @minuatri2565 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      My thoughts exactly

    • @vampirexion
      @vampirexion 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      I'd be proud.

    • @PickleRicksFATASSCOUSIN
      @PickleRicksFATASSCOUSIN 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Or your grandparents lol

    • @the2ndcoming135
      @the2ndcoming135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      When you successfully put the lotion on your skin, and Billy actually allowed you to leave without subjecting you to his buffalo sauce, because he realized how important your mom is😅

  • @joannaalvino9958
    @joannaalvino9958 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4768

    Me and my girl were paid to dance in cages to this song in the underground after hour clubs. Best time of my life.

    • @jordeneyermann
      @jordeneyermann 3 ปีที่แล้ว +207

      Woah! Sounds exciting

    • @LOVER.c0m
      @LOVER.c0m 3 ปีที่แล้ว +142

      I wish I were you-

    • @KrashyKharma
      @KrashyKharma 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      Limelight?
      Not underground or after hours, but I ask cuz people were always dancing in cages to this at Limelight.

    • @LOSTINMAIA
      @LOSTINMAIA 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/di4xRc0xyhw/w-d-xo.html

    • @Grubbydub
      @Grubbydub 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Your club straight up played a song about a rapists obsession with there victim

  •  8 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    I have seen Nin live more than once and Trent is my favorite artist of all time.

  • @manningbartlett522
    @manningbartlett522 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5408

    I'm trying to get my head around the fact that the director of this video also directed Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off".

    • @gabireolon
      @gabireolon 9 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      She was Born in the year of This vídeo clip

    • @rokaanalzeer
      @rokaanalzeer 9 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      Closer came out in 94

    • @MrRattushungarikus
      @MrRattushungarikus 9 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      R.A.s Reviews so she was five then :)

    • @manningbartlett522
      @manningbartlett522 9 ปีที่แล้ว +141

      LOL, my point was more that I find it astonishing that the director (Mark Romanek) of something as original and striking as this and who also directed the Johnny Cash "Hurt" video, would go on to do a cutesy-cutesy Taylor Swift clip.

    • @elliotjames1392
      @elliotjames1392 9 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Manning Bartlett Holy shit, that's really fucking disturbing and on my list of stuff i didn't want to know

  • @brapel9818
    @brapel9818 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5642

    Ladies and gentlemen, an Oscar nominated composer for a children’s movie

    • @micajohansson1138
      @micajohansson1138 3 ปีที่แล้ว +387

      A two time Oscar winner.

    • @TheOnlySiggi
      @TheOnlySiggi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +161

      Wow! Did not know he worked on the Soul OST 0.0 I love that movie

    • @Jlyblylvr
      @Jlyblylvr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +287

      And the only Grammy winner for a song with the words "fist fuck"

    • @sassynin
      @sassynin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      You do realise he doesn’t F and blind in it right 🤣

    • @neveroddoreven6597
      @neveroddoreven6597 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      It isn’t a children’s movie, by the by.

  • @Maddswashere037
    @Maddswashere037 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    this makes me a little sad and extremely disturbed and i love it.

    • @DavePerry-h5r
      @DavePerry-h5r หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      They recorded this album in the Manson murder house. I always thought it had something really dark and sinister within it, then I found out about that.

  • @SammyM00782
    @SammyM00782 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +466

    Imagine being 12 and watching this debut on MTV....it was EPIC. They aired it again at midnight that night "minorly" censored. The good ol days....

    • @asher_wolfstein
      @asher_wolfstein 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I don't have to imagine. THAT WAS MY LIFE! AND IT WAS EPIC!

    • @JuancadeRamos
      @JuancadeRamos 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      its epic right now, 2024

    • @simonfeil1412
      @simonfeil1412 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The first time I saw it, I *may* have been tripping balls.

  • @peterp2153
    @peterp2153 6 ปีที่แล้ว +325

    I love that this shit was mainstream, even in the video’s edited/censored form. There was still a little bit of adventure in the music industry back then.

    • @creekandseminole
      @creekandseminole 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I saw this video so many times on TV back then. It was just something that you watched because what else was going on? Took it for granted. Music hasn't been as good since...

    • @PaulOLearyRebelMartialArts
      @PaulOLearyRebelMartialArts 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      We done life so much better back then 😏

    • @thesilentsiren
      @thesilentsiren 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is the most morbid and primal way to describe the urge to breed.. I love it.

  • @hernanbruno4178
    @hernanbruno4178 3 ปีที่แล้ว +377

    Trent floating and spinning in the air and when he plays the piano at the end always impressed me so much since 1994.
    Ahead of his time.

    • @-joe90
      @-joe90 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mk ultra

    • @gabe_s_videos
      @gabe_s_videos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That was the best thing about music videos from the 90s and 2000s: they made being a musician seem like a kind of superpower and the musicians themselves were like superheroes!

    • @Model_Roe
      @Model_Roe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He definitely deserves his flowers while he's still here a lot of people don't know NIN technically wasn't a band Trent played all the instruments for the all the records dude is a genius a white version of Prince 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @pemdas927
    @pemdas927 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

    I miss the 90's. When music videos were so simple and so pure.

    • @koyaaanisquatsi
      @koyaaanisquatsi 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I wouldn’t call Closer simple by any stretch of the imagination lmao

    • @octopusyogurt1883
      @octopusyogurt1883 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Hmm… I wouldn’t call this music video either of those things…
      Edit: I just realised that this comment is probably ironic. But tbf can u blame me… u get so many old heads reminiscing about “the good old days” haha

  • @andrewtodaro2874
    @andrewtodaro2874 ปีที่แล้ว +956

    This song is almost 30 years old and it still has an effect of shock and awe !

    • @jasondean88888
      @jasondean88888 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I find it odd...
      the lack of comments on how the mic had a nipple shadow.

    • @SssagaBenches4U
      @SssagaBenches4U ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Math, mohterfukcer... do you know it!?

    • @charlotte-mg9wj
      @charlotte-mg9wj ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I recently heard it again on Netflix’s fall of the house of Usher, brilliant scene and picking this song for it was the chef’s kiss!

    • @stefanogarbuglia
      @stefanogarbuglia ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think that nowadays it's easier to get shocked. Everything can get someone offended lol

    • @bigjermini
      @bigjermini ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jasondean88888 because its the first thing everyone noticed. but also just so relatively tame.
      Its like the word "ass" in the midst of an erotic shock horror novel.

  • @mannschaftvonarschloch1214
    @mannschaftvonarschloch1214 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +494

    HAPPY 30TH ANNIVERSARY! RELEASED 08 MARCH 1994.

    • @ohar7237
      @ohar7237 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Faaaaaahk I feel old now. 😕

    • @ParadoxicalSerenity
      @ParadoxicalSerenity 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I was 4 years old and my bday is 8th March ❤🥲

    • @CraigKeyes-x3c
      @CraigKeyes-x3c 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

  • @lilianhansen6657
    @lilianhansen6657 4 ปีที่แล้ว +502

    I was sixteen when I heard this was the first time I listen to NIN and boy I felt things next thing you know I convinced my parents to buy me tickets and my aunt came to keep and eye on me and her face when she heard this song and saw me sing the lyrics I was grounded for a year and a half

  • @Jay-mi5dg
    @Jay-mi5dg 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    First time I’ve ever heard this track after binging limp bizkit vids and it brought me here! At 1:25… all I can hear is My Way 😮… and that acid bass is something special 🔥

  • @scottd1903
    @scottd1903 ปีที่แล้ว +350

    This song was a cultural phenomenon. It was so different than anything else mainstream, grunge was on the way out and before techno got big Trent came along and blew people's minds. It was literally everywhere.

  • @craigrussell3062
    @craigrussell3062 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1957

    The director of this video, Mark Romanek, is a certified genius. Watch some of his other music videos - like Taylor Swift's "Shake it Off" or Jay Z's "99 Problems" - and you see how versatile he is at matching the tone of the song and the artist while always being high quality and interesting.

    • @chevand8
      @chevand8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      And also, I would highly recommend checking out the film One Hour Photo, starring Robin Williams. Not only did Williams deliver one of his most intense dramatic performances, but Romanek directed the film, and the cinematography definitely bears many of the hallmarks of his music videos.

    • @furnitureconsortium
      @furnitureconsortium 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Beck’s “Devil’s Haircut” was also a Romanek video…..awesome stuff

    • @Mtv-get-off-thee-air
      @Mtv-get-off-thee-air 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      The fact that he did this video and those two definitely shows how versatile he is

    • @peterroberts7684
      @peterroberts7684 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed

    • @MsFuzzipoo
      @MsFuzzipoo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@chevand8 Yes! One Hour Photo is an incredible movie! Disturbing, sad, and AMAZINGLY well done all around. Such a great movie, and Robin Williams gave a stellar performance... I wish it had more recognition, it definitely deserves more than it's received.

  • @Greasy_Gigaballs382
    @Greasy_Gigaballs382 ปีที่แล้ว +863

    "how much symbolism can we cram into a 5 minute long music video"

    • @Skrunkly_Velvet_Worm
      @Skrunkly_Velvet_Worm 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      Actshually 🤓 its 4 minutes and 42 seconds long 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓

    • @YaoEspirito
      @YaoEspirito 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

      Thank you for NOT ending that comment with "Yes". 🙏🏾

    • @Obsidiana_99
      @Obsidiana_99 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Yes

    • @havi.1197
      @havi.1197 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      YES
      @@YaoEspirito

    • @kellysmith7357
      @kellysmith7357 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      no

  • @isaiahvoss
    @isaiahvoss 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    FLYNN LIVES again with this one. From Daft Punk to NIN. TR3N after the announcement.

  • @ronanjenkins2323
    @ronanjenkins2323 2 ปีที่แล้ว +374

    Trent is a super talented dude, “Pretty hate machine, The downward spiral, the fragile, with teeth and broken” are all such good records. Absolutely mind boggling.

    • @treyebillups8602
      @treyebillups8602 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      He also wrote the soundtrack to the documentary series “The Vietnam War” by Ken Burns, which is really good

  • @chrisPAT03
    @chrisPAT03 ปีที่แล้ว +468

    Man Trent is such a bad ass composer. I love how he blended this with a backing music track and live instruments. The breaks, hooks and bass line is totally unforgettable.

  • @killbot_factory
    @killbot_factory ปีที่แล้ว +132

    hard to explain how groundbreaking this was at the time...as a 14 year old kid, seeing this on MTV...not only had I never heard anything like this, but the imagery was even more powerful. nightmare fuel, but also incredibly intriguing. still stands up

    • @jamieperkins5323
      @jamieperkins5323 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I was also 14 when this album & video came out. Raddest shit I'd seen....had all the creepy, sexy feels. Plus Trent tied up....totally warped my fragile little mind. 😂

    • @katherinewilson1853
      @katherinewilson1853 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@jamieperkins5323 I think we were 12 or 13. We were all agog.

    • @asher_wolfstein
      @asher_wolfstein 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I was 12. I took in everything. Changed my life. Set my course. I thought to myself, "Finally, someone who speaks to me!"

  • @WesternKillCompany
    @WesternKillCompany หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Top five greatest songs ever

  • @berniprinci3523
    @berniprinci3523 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10907

    Thank god my mom doesn't understand English so I can play this at full volume

    • @bloody.halloween
      @bloody.halloween 4 ปีที่แล้ว +408

      My mom was the one they kinda showed me NIN

    • @רועישכטר-ה2ר
      @רועישכטר-ה2ר 4 ปีที่แล้ว +256

      @@bloody.halloween you have a cool mom

    • @carlosbrown_33
      @carlosbrown_33 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      same

    • @blancaspnw
      @blancaspnw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      I had a friend who's 60+ year old mother loved this song, and would sing it whenever it came on, not fully understanding the lyrics... until she finally explained them her mother, and told her that she wasn't allowed to sing this (around her) anymore.

    • @isabellmuller7161
      @isabellmuller7161 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Same

  • @18dcallaway
    @18dcallaway 3 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    I was 21 when this song first came out, first time out at clubs and when this song would start up EVERYONE ran to the dance floor! I miss those days! LOVE NIN!!!

  • @antzman710
    @antzman710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    So we’re just not gonna talk about how Trent is getting into the rock and roll hall of fame?!?! How am I the only one so hyped about that. A visionary of his own mind. Can’t wait for the ceremony , it is well deserved 👌🏽

    • @angelashinner
      @angelashinner 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      When?

    • @reesespieces22
      @reesespieces22 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@angelashinner This year

    • @tothesky8799
      @tothesky8799 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It already happened and there was no ceremony.

    • @ivanbraidi
      @ivanbraidi 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Trent is an absolute Art God.

  • @DavidTodora-e2i
    @DavidTodora-e2i หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I don't know why but I absolutely love this song. It just makes me turn around 360. I've always loved this group. I know it's eerie, but it's also greatness and I didn't know so many people got harmed making this video I heard but it's just awesome and red and dark and fantastic thank you and God bless and peace out

  • @ryantres85
    @ryantres85 4 ปีที่แล้ว +790

    You can tell the influence Trent had on Marilyn Manson, he practically taught him how to use shock to sell records.

    • @polinam9546
      @polinam9546 4 ปีที่แล้ว +151

      I've always found Trent's brand of shock so much more... tasteful.

    • @DW-vd9mp
      @DW-vd9mp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      @@polinam9546 manson is just grotesque purely for shock.

    • @TipTheScales27
      @TipTheScales27 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Marilyn was shocking before he even met Reznor. I think Trent has had more of an influence over the production of Marilyn’s music than anything. They both are extremely talented in their own rights.

    • @SuperNitpicker
      @SuperNitpicker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Not just that, the level of grime and filth on the frame seems to have really influenced Fincher (hence it being in the opening credits).

    • @ZachHixsonTutorials
      @ZachHixsonTutorials 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@polinam9546 Couldn't agree more. I've tried repeatedly to get into Manson, but his songs almost feel like he's trying too hard to be edgy. The guy definitely has musical talent, but it's just too up front and in your face in that almost silly, haunted house attraction kind of way.

  • @amazingamer360
    @amazingamer360 4 ปีที่แล้ว +460

    2:47 Scrolling through the character selection screen

    • @ximkai8794
      @ximkai8794 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      "A new challenger has entered the fight."

    • @jordanboyd5587
      @jordanboyd5587 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      It more looks like a Smash Bros trophy collection to me.

    • @cedieleoncio1181
      @cedieleoncio1181 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Or cars in every car game

    • @mehimself3936
      @mehimself3936 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'd like to choose jim crow

    • @hemprope4326
      @hemprope4326 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cedieleoncio1181 *Hot wheels game nostalgia*

  • @archaeologistsband584
    @archaeologistsband584 6 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    Most miss the fact that this song is not about glorifying sex. It's actually about the lowest type of person who loses their humanity by being addicted to self gratification. The person in the song is crying out for help. He is swimming in shame and self disgust. He has lost his very existence. We all know plenty who are addicted to pleasure the flesh that leads to self destruction.

    • @jordanf.4876
      @jordanf.4876 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Correct.

    • @rezuka96
      @rezuka96 6 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Considering the fact that the whole album is about the downward spiral to suicide.

    • @ZDanimations
      @ZDanimations 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@rezuka96 yup, NIN/Trent has been my obsession since I was 13. Brilliant album, the fragile was also excellent. They just dont make em like this anymore.

    • @josehernandez7946
      @josehernandez7946 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pretty much masochism?

    • @pincmin
      @pincmin 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      not at all.

  • @andreamy7663
    @andreamy7663 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The only harm I hear and see is that Trent and his band has not had the credit and awards that should have been given for this masterpiece....Thank you Nine Inch Nails❤

  • @pompii3402
    @pompii3402 4 ปีที่แล้ว +994

    This guy Is so talented. He should do the music to a Disney movie someday.
    Edit: Yall bitches gave me over 700 likes. Yall need a therapist

    • @Hydrolysis_Moment
      @Hydrolysis_Moment 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      This is a great one for the kids, I played it at chuck e cheese, and they liked it so much they told me to never come back

    • @DerLiesl
      @DerLiesl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      ♥ Soul ♥

    • @Currrby
      @Currrby 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      if he ever does do the music for a disney film, he should definitely get an oscar for it

    • @Currrby
      @Currrby 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@DerLiesl yes that's what we were all hinting at

    • @audz8219
      @audz8219 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I love the fact that I know he did!! ❤️🖤♥️#ReznorForever

  • @str8416
    @str8416 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    This song is what I imagine it could have happened if Depeche Mode and David Bowie ever composed a song together. I can't believe this song is already 30 years old and it still sounds so contemporary. Thanks for creating this masterpiece Nine Inch Nails.

  • @literallytrash1869
    @literallytrash1869 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1001

    My mom let me pick the music when we were driving recently and that song played and by the look she gave me I think she wondered if an abortion 18 years after giving birth is an option

    • @brittanybutts6521
      @brittanybutts6521 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Don't ever let her read "Unwind" by Neal Schusterman. If you haven't heard of it, you should google it and even read it. There were three books.

    • @susufray3601
      @susufray3601 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@brittanybutts6521 Omg so random but I am glad someone else appreciates the book it's so underrated

    • @1staidgirl
      @1staidgirl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Good thing she didn't see the video. 🤣😂

    • @tarajones9675
      @tarajones9675 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      No biggie. I grew up on this and have a kid your age. Lol if they play this that's good music!

    • @kingnothing3523
      @kingnothing3523 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Your mom is lame. My mom got me hooked on NIN

  • @patriciailges6213
    @patriciailges6213 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I’m a huge keyboard/synthesizer fan because my brother plays them so I grew up with them and fell in love with them. This is one of my favorite songs ever and every time my kids hear it on the radio they’ll say “Hey mom, your favorite song is on!” 😂 Such an awesome song!

  • @lamarimonda3483
    @lamarimonda3483 5 ปีที่แล้ว +566

    Best Valentine's Day Song of All Time

  • @UntitledKirk
    @UntitledKirk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    The only song titled "Closer" that should appear first when searching on TH-cam. No exceptions.

    • @GabrielRodriguez-gf3pr
      @GabrielRodriguez-gf3pr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Travis and Ne Yo appear LOL

    • @cinaralin
      @cinaralin 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's not nearly as profound but I like the Lacuna Coil song as well.

    • @JetJockey87
      @JetJockey87 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hmmm what about RollerCloser by Neil Cicierega. Definitely worth a listen

  • @adamblea5803
    @adamblea5803 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +111

    30 years later and this song STILL slaps. Still as brilliant. Still a masterpiece. Still disturbing yet oddly erotic. Reznor is an absolute artistic genius.

  • @no0ne3lse
    @no0ne3lse 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Yesterday I listened to this for the first time. Forever scarred.

    • @zepharephic5381
      @zepharephic5381 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      You'll get over it
      You might even come back to it

    • @no0ne3lse
      @no0ne3lse 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@zepharephic5381 I'm back

  • @gjrloiouyfchicfhhudrgky3470
    @gjrloiouyfchicfhhudrgky3470 7 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    I like how the song shows extreme emotion without hard shouts or screams with rather quiet music. Not showing emotion bursting but rather emotion ready to burst? Not sure how to explain this. It's a very interesting approach for someone who likes death and thrash.

    • @ericaespinosa4030
      @ericaespinosa4030 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Rkdiosmsj Odmcncnsh I totally get what you mean! Great comment.

    • @Corey-tp2eo
      @Corey-tp2eo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Instead of raw anger, it's a anger slowly bubbling up to the surface in waves. More painful.

  • @brittthomas33
    @brittthomas33 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2804

    Watching this in high school: This is creepy and hot.
    Watching this as an adult after studying art: I see the influence of Francis Bacon, Joel Peter Witkin, the Brothers Quay, David Wojnarowicz's A Fire in My Belly, Man Ray's An Object to be Destroyed is actually in the video... so many art references and influences!

    • @thegline
      @thegline 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Did you also catch the George Tooker reference?

    • @adriandiaz497
      @adriandiaz497 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      I felt this had Bacon's and Ray's references. The video is too much to not to have lots of influences.
      I actually like finding these things in music videos, so thanks for sharing

    • @marinskyjones1108
      @marinskyjones1108 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Ok. Enough of your pretentious crap.Perhaps too uncomfortable to actually just sit and really LISTEN and get a natural, visceral reaction to things we know aren't good for us, yet can't/don't want to stop doing. The song is obviously about chocolate!

    • @badlaamaurukehu
      @badlaamaurukehu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No William Blake in there somewhere?

    • @badlaamaurukehu
      @badlaamaurukehu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@marinskyjones1108 So shut up and listen.

  • @moneywelder
    @moneywelder ปีที่แล้ว +176

    When this song came out....... I was working in a nightclub. The owner wasn't in the building so I decided that I would check this song out on the sound system. Let's just say that it was lucky the windows, mirrors on the stage and speakers all throughout the club didn't fail. Awesome song

    • @angelkisses19771
      @angelkisses19771 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I did dance to this song it was a wild moment 🤟

    • @johndaniels7609
      @johndaniels7609 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@angelkisses19771me too. With a girl I worked with I had a crush on. She was singing it as we danced........

  • @JohhnMontgomery
    @JohhnMontgomery 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    This song is taken so superficially its actually amusing....its really a thing of beauty

  • @charlespage8692
    @charlespage8692 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2731

    Seriously... can we all agree; Goth or no Goth, that this is one of the most iconic music videos ever conceived, idealized, or made?
    SERIOUSLY!?

    • @acdesegurgels8663
      @acdesegurgels8663 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Bohemian rhapsody disagrees

    • @bws1971
      @bws1971 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I was thinking this the other day. It's one of the very best

    • @justinnelson6552
      @justinnelson6552 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@acdesegurgels8663 *devil in I entered the chat*

    • @ichadc
      @ichadc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Yes, few people have the balls to be honest, no matter how dark it is. Will always respect Trent for that.

    • @tammylafleur9699
      @tammylafleur9699 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Seriously! It is just so unique and creative that it's mind blowing, but at the moment 12k plus other people think different. How can you thumb down this?!

  • @SpookyKid_SpaceAce
    @SpookyKid_SpaceAce 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +178

    For anyone who's watching this for the first time - enjoy it. You only get to experience it for the first time once.

    • @mmeza664
      @mmeza664 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I popped my cherry today. This was visually stunning.

    • @davidunderwood1773
      @davidunderwood1773 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Watching the “Happiness in Slavery” music video once was enough

    • @senku1396
      @senku1396 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      i watched this full svreen on the bus all the way theough and like HOLYYYYYY SHIIII i was like scared the whole time but like props to the music video director because it definitely achieved its goal
      onlysmallbites sent me here LOL

  • @SirAnimosity
    @SirAnimosity 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2127

    My favorite part in the video is when he’s just floating there and spinning

    • @Sand-Walker13
      @Sand-Walker13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      It's really cool... to say the least.

    • @DamianVega00
      @DamianVega00 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Hi I'm Trash super trippy and just fucking creepy

    • @TheEsdaniel
      @TheEsdaniel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Looks pretty neat

    • @danceswithmetroids162
      @danceswithmetroids162 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      I like it a lot. To me it represents how giving in to sexual urges can leave us disoriented and spinning out of control. Without self control we just run around in circles. Kind of reminds me of the 2nd circle in Dante's Inferno, where the punishment for Lust was beating you back and forth in an endless, violent wind symbolizing how we can be carried away by our passions.

    • @illuminaticonfirmed1389
      @illuminaticonfirmed1389 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      DancesWithMetroids
      That’s a really nice interpretation

  • @ticafrau1765
    @ticafrau1765 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This song was TOO much for the 90's!!! And the video too of course, but it became a legend, thanks for this master piece.

  • @reubenrozeyt5716
    @reubenrozeyt5716 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +144

    The G Force scene at 4:11 is one of the most perfect pieces of cinematography history

    • @tatianamayorova4640
      @tatianamayorova4640 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      It's me driven in a car with no air conditioning to my summer house

  • @Underscorezeus
    @Underscorezeus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5308

    This guy did the score for Pixar's Soul

    • @jordanboyd5587
      @jordanboyd5587 4 ปีที่แล้ว +763

      Disney: So you're responsible for making some of the most bleak and at times, vulgar songs?
      Trent Reznor: Yes.
      Disney: Go make music for a Pixar movie!
      Trent: Ok.

    • @MichelleZhou
      @MichelleZhou 4 ปีที่แล้ว +481

      That’s what I love about Trent. He can write some of the dirtiest, most obscene and masochistic songs I’ve ever heard and then do a full 180 and compose music for a kids’ movie

    • @begoneforgood3001
      @begoneforgood3001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@MichelleZhou do a full 360°?

    • @kittykittybangbang9367
      @kittykittybangbang9367 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      @@jordanboyd5587 Well Disney did get Panic! at the Disco and Weezer to work on the Frozen 2 soundtrack so

    • @Underscorezeus
      @Underscorezeus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@TheMark1999 it wasn't a complaint my guy, just a funny observation

  • @annoyedok321
    @annoyedok321 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +268

    Seeing this at Woodstock 94' was one of my favorite concert experiences.

    • @sonicepiphany
      @sonicepiphany 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      You bastard😂

    • @xoxoXero
      @xoxoXero 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      living the dream

    • @JessicaMoss-r7l
      @JessicaMoss-r7l 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      TIA řugs

    • @AbsenceOfLogic
      @AbsenceOfLogic 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      How long did it take to get all the mud off? 😝

    • @annoyedok321
      @annoyedok321 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@AbsenceOfLogic Reststop on the way out of town had a RV faucet we all used. Sick for days afterwards.

  • @anthonypra8899
    @anthonypra8899 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Man, I miss the 90s The contrast of what was popular music at the time This and No Doubt all the other stuff that was playing at the time

  • @rajvader
    @rajvader 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5352

    Trent was probably like... "Okay... Did we offend absolutely everyone? Don't want to leave anyone out. That would be rude!"

    • @Rasetsunyo
      @Rasetsunyo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +103

      rajvader awwwww, were you triggered by the mean old music video? Poor little snowflake, just show me on the doll where it touched you, then you can go to your safe space, complete with puppies and coloring books.

    • @rajvader
      @rajvader 8 ปีที่แล้ว +207

      Ha! I was just impressed that they did such a thorough job.

    • @thisisexile66
      @thisisexile66 8 ปีที่แล้ว +327

      Guy raking you over the coals for thinking you were offended is offended.

    • @rodericklenz5030
      @rodericklenz5030 8 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      there's a difference between trying to offend and challenging the status quo

    • @nathannapier229
      @nathannapier229 7 ปีที่แล้ว +189

      Rasetsunyo
      He was obviously joking, you fuck.

  • @Japo006
    @Japo006 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Tbh this is probably up there as one of the best music videos of all time. Not even being edgy, it's just so memorable. I love those lil clips of Trent levitating and spinning in a circle.

  • @ZachyR
    @ZachyR 3 ปีที่แล้ว +374

    There’s two kind of people who sees this video:
    The ones who think wtf the video but it sounds good.
    The other ones this is truly a masterpiece

    • @norpriest521
      @norpriest521 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Nah I was like "the hell is this?"
      Then went back to watch Spongebob

    • @jordanboyd5587
      @jordanboyd5587 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      First time watching: "WTF AM I EVEN LOOKING AT?!?! Sounds catchy though."
      Second time watching: "This is still terrifying, but I like the terrifyingness of this."
      Third time watching: "This is art."

    • @RetroReminiscing
      @RetroReminiscing 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@norpriest521 🤣🤣🤣

  • @controlfreak1963
    @controlfreak1963 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    This was my boomer primal scream music in my late 20's. It still holds up many moons later although I enjoy the music more than the video. The video is more nightmare fuel than I need.

  • @jordanboyd5587
    @jordanboyd5587 4 ปีที่แล้ว +345

    Trent looks like a mix of Snape from Harry Potter and Kylo Ren from Star Wars. He's pretty handsome, not gonna lie.

    • @mardus_ee
      @mardus_ee 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He now looks like an older version of Pablo Schreiber, the lead actor in the "Halo" tv series (based on the computer game).

    • @christymazzagatti7939
      @christymazzagatti7939 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I always thought he looked like Jay Mohr.

  • @DiggitySlice
    @DiggitySlice 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2498

    Sex shop worker: "Wow you got a lot. Fun night planned?"
    Trent Reznor: "Yeah making a music video."

    • @crystaleunoia3974
      @crystaleunoia3974 5 ปีที่แล้ว +185

      Sex shop: "We got some kinky shit up in here."
      Trent Reznor: *_I'LL TAKE YOUR WHOLE STOCK_*

    • @M4NC3R_420
      @M4NC3R_420 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      thats hilarious dude

    • @mortdewerewolfe691
      @mortdewerewolfe691 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@crystaleunoia3974 Trent five minutes later ''That all?''

    • @PickleSurpriseVEVO
      @PickleSurpriseVEVO 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      This is nothing compared to Happiness in Slavery

    • @taumpytears6999
      @taumpytears6999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ok , THATS funny

  • @fluentinsilence
    @fluentinsilence ปีที่แล้ว +109

    I discovered this album in 6th grade; some kid was passing his big brother's album around class and I was like, 'WHAT IS THIS.... O_O" and my life changed after that. One of the best albums of the '90s.

  • @keertipatkarkiki4337
    @keertipatkarkiki4337 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    this music video is a MASTERPIECE

  • @infinitekreacher99
    @infinitekreacher99 6 ปีที่แล้ว +301

    Through the forest
    Above the trees
    Within my stomach
    Scrapped off my knees
    I drink the Honey
    Inside your hive
    You are the reason
    I STAY ALIVE

    • @saymyname2618
      @saymyname2618 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      infinite kreacher
      "I drink the HONEY,inside your HIVE" looks like a video title coming from Redtube

    • @charlottelake4965
      @charlottelake4965 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Been searching the comments for this bit thanks 🙏🏻🧡

    • @chriscole4879
      @chriscole4879 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Such poetry

    • @angelv0mit50
      @angelv0mit50 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can recall the whispered lyrics . Nice

    • @brookegoslin
      @brookegoslin 5 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Wohhhhhhhhhhh wow

  • @keelanbennett3430
    @keelanbennett3430 2 ปีที่แล้ว +340

    13 years later and I still remember falling in love with this song as a young kid. My mum and I would blast Nine while we would clean our apartment. House cleaning music I call this but that doesn't mean it's not incredible

    • @johnwilliams-dg6qx
      @johnwilliams-dg6qx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I did some spring cleaning blasting with teeth earlier lol

    • @notmoldypizza1314
      @notmoldypizza1314 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      My mon would clean to this when i was younger too

    • @david7384
      @david7384 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      That ain't right

    • @lisaoldham974
      @lisaoldham974 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That's why I'm here lol I'm scrubbing the kitchen floor!

    • @blending_in
      @blending_in ปีที่แล้ว +20

      How can y'all listen to this with a family member 😭

  • @brokentanktread
    @brokentanktread 5 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    1:25 with no context this part is amazing

    • @Vitorio582
      @Vitorio582 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Even better th-cam.com/video/swX0HODnjwQ/w-d-xo.htmlm16s

    • @majkou
      @majkou ปีที่แล้ว +1

      EXACTLYY

    • @ratbatart
      @ratbatart 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      There is context?

  • @imdoneplus
    @imdoneplus หลายเดือนก่อน

    As a kid from Michigan who was a young teen when this came out, I was all in on The Verve Pipe. I saw them twice in Kalamazoo, and there really was a feeling of likeminded people being in the audience with one another. It felt cool having a band to support like this, local but famous, and I remember running into the drummer, who was the nicest guy ever. It really felt like such a positive and chill thing, something that could never exist now (given how celebs and musicians are treated).

  • @tothesky8799
    @tothesky8799 4 ปีที่แล้ว +684

    To those of you stating that Trent looks/looked like Snape..
    Trent had that image long before the character of Snape was created. So if anything, Snape looks like Trent and NOT the other way around..

    • @dopey473
      @dopey473 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      This

    • @maxwellmarciniak7623
      @maxwellmarciniak7623 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Severus Reznor

    • @TheBLGL
      @TheBLGL 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Jk Rowling’s transphobic *ss wrote snape’s character thinking about Trent, I guess.,.. 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @funnyepicgamer5058
      @funnyepicgamer5058 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@TheBLGL i didn't know jk rowling was based??? wtf?

    • @Cobra_Scythe
      @Cobra_Scythe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@TheBLGL woah based JK Rowling

  • @dylanfranklin5000
    @dylanfranklin5000 7 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    There is something about Trent Reznor's voice that's so soothing, I can't lay a finger on it.

  • @evan8tor21
    @evan8tor21 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12767

    100% sex
    100% nudity
    100% talent

  • @larrybrooks9763
    @larrybrooks9763 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    this and the box video set on VHS was so iconic and ahead of its time. I remember when it came out and it was like you knew at that time you were experiencing something that could never be repeated. Like you were in that moment everyone would reminisce about forever.♥♥♥♥

  • @313drepeso313
    @313drepeso313 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    A black guy from the D heard this song on the radio when he was a kid (edited version) and till this day it's still my ish. The power of music no matter the genre is a beautiful thing. 💯

  • @egaliterrevolt
    @egaliterrevolt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    Another 90's masterpiece

  • @jonathanespinozamazariegos5542
    @jonathanespinozamazariegos5542 6 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    Taken from wikipedia : The music video was directed by Mark Romanek and first aired on May 12, 1994, having been filmed in April of that year. It was cut down from its original length to 4:36. The video was popular and helped bolster the success of the band. Set in what appears to be a 19th-century mad scientist's laboratory, the video's imagery involves religion, sexuality, animal cruelty, politics, and terror, including:
    A heart connected to some sort of device; the beat of the heart corresponds to the beat of the song A nude, bald woman with a crucifix mask.A monkey tied to a cross.A severed pig's head spinning on some type of machine.A diagram of the vulva/vagina.Reznor wearing various fetish gear, such as an S&M mask, ball gag, and long leather gloves while swinging in shackles.
    Several times, Reznor, wearing leather pants, floats and rotates through the air, suspended by invisible wires. There are also scenes of Reznor being blown back by a wind machine while wearing aviator goggles.
    These images seem to be inspired by the work of Joel-Peter Witkin, as well as by the Brothers Quay's animated short film Street of Crocodiles.For the television version, certain removed scenes were replaced with a title card that read "Scene Missing," and the instances of the word fuck being edited out were accompanied by a stop in the video motion, making it appear as if the stop was a result of defective film (this was supposedly done to make sure the flow of the song was not affected). According to Romanek, the video was filmed using "a slightly out of date film stock but it was still a contemporary film stock.". This video is considered a Master piece of art and is permanently on the MOMA audiovisual collection as a world heritage.

    • @omelas8375
      @omelas8375 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Please tell me your not actually using wikipedia for reliable information

    • @765respect
      @765respect 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As it should be! A masterpiece.

    • @nikkihiner1661
      @nikkihiner1661 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @mark david truth is based on the fact of the moment. Fact is the moment; is the truth and their is no other!? Can't yet be redone.. you ll know when it does, then who will you trust. Thanks man. Encourageable.

    • @Shadow-bq6rf
      @Shadow-bq6rf 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Um ok.

    • @spacedude5208
      @spacedude5208 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@omelas8375Wikipedia is as accurate as you can get with other sources used as a basis they are very good at keeping trolls out to

  • @vvien5163
    @vvien5163 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    2:48 someone should make microwave edit

  • @MrBlonde1703
    @MrBlonde1703 8 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    This is the greatest song ever created. I could write a university thesis to support it. I challenge anyone to come up with a track that speaks to the human condition better than this fucking masterpiece.

    • @MrBlonde1703
      @MrBlonde1703 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I liked Marilyn back in the day. I still have all his albums somewhere...
      I just think that this song presents us at our our most primitive and that after satisfying hunger and thirst, sexual release is the greatest motivator for all human behaviour, like it is for animals.

    • @Laughinopoulous
      @Laughinopoulous 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      This really is a musical masterpiece

    • @stewmatter4954
      @stewmatter4954 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      its good but so far from the greatest

    • @justinhenry5323
      @justinhenry5323 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love religious diversity and sex! Sexy rebellion is Christ like!!

    • @malvienlihan8826
      @malvienlihan8826 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Im sorry sir have you ever heard of Tool?Their song is such a masterpiece it makes the decision harder on whitch album to buy