Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug

[@kayt1052]

I used to use this music video to teach students the characteristics of Gothic literature. It's still one of the best music videos out there.

[@spahncamper]

I'm an English lit major, and this is amazing!

[@tinnitusattacks]

Love it! If I was one of your students, I would mention that in my evaluation! "This literature course rocks!!"

[@andrewc6620]

You would immediately become a legendary teacher if I was your student. That’s really cool!

[@Joannalauralanglight]

[] whorizonta l😊

[@charlesbradshaw5183]

honestly, Edgar Allen Poe would totally fw nine inch nails if he was alive in the modern world.

[@Maestema666]

Can’t believe that Trent was ever ashamed of this video, as it is one of my favorites. “Turn off the sun, pull the stars from the sky, The more I do to you, The more I die”

He doesn't like the song itself too..........................he said he was having all kinds of.....................well, drug problems and was struggling with major depression (he's said "I had no idea which way was up around this time") so most likely that's the main reason. I personally LOVE both the song and video! Rivals anything on The Downward Spiral.

[@Coastal_Cruzer]

Trent was at the worst point in his life when this was made, i don't blame him for not liking this

[@skfhdsjknldgfv]

Oh wow I didn’t know he felt that way. It’s perfection. Was this for the lost highway soundtrack?

[@BrittCastsFireballs]

It’s been my favorite NIN song since I first heard it back in the day. It’s also hard not to fall in love with the Gary Oldman as Dracula vibe he gives off in the video.

[@Lisahansen-ok4ml]

I cannot believe I didn't know that? I love Trent reznor love love love love love love so if you can give me info on that I would really appreciate it thank you

[@waynesworld4372]

For me personally the last minute of this song is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever.

[@nige12]

Yeah from 3:05 onwards is beautiful. Its almost like a slow but satisfying release of stress and tension after a frantic or stressful period knowing you survived, but with a pinch of melancholy thrown in but not in a bad way. Like laying on a comfy bed in a darkened room after feeling absolutely spent or knackered. That's about the best way I can describe that sensation.

[@alexeygumenyuk8510]

For me, it don't, but I really like it. The part of "rain down" in paranoid android by Radiohead is more beautiful for me:)

[@blacknight2149]

It’s actually a song about a person trying to find the next fix of H. It’s driving him crazy all day and then he gets his fix and it almost kills him. He’s ok with it at that moment, he’s ok with dying because he’s completely addicted and doesn’t want to chase the dragon anymore.

[@jungoogie]

@@blacknight2149 "chase the dragon" - I haven't heard that for a while and thanks for the metaphor refresher👍. Got me thinking about the metaphysics of that one. Thank you.

[@MrSharrent]

reminds me of Filter

[@skfhdsjknldgfv]

Why is the last minute of this song the most perfect thing ever

[@jcmc9378]

​@Trentreznorofficialnice

[@jcmc9378]

The song & the video are pretty much a masterpiece

[@CruelPizza213]

First time I heard it, it came out of no where and it really hits that emotional chord and lingers on until the end. It’s a calm way to end the song despite the desperation in his voice, and it’s amazing.

[@izzydeadyet7336]

Yes, was just thinking that

[@coffeeidleness1652]

It was 90s baby!

[@singingelectric]

They performed this when I saw them a few weeks ago. Was NOT expecting it since they never played it live at all until around 2018. The stage was bathed in green light. It was incredible.

[@bertdevries3127]

Talk to much... listen hai

[@tomhyde1138]

I was at the Red Rocks show back in 2018 when they played it in the encore for the very first time. I completely lost my shit as soon as I heard the opening notes. To this day, one of the greatest moments of my life. I've always loved both the song and the video.

[@bravo075]

Yo! For real?! They're playing it live again?! I saw them in 2015 and this song was still out of their repertoire.

[@Cavirex]

​@@bravo075 they have a drummer that can play It now

[@singingelectric]

@@Cavirex No that was never the issue. The drum solo isn’t THAT hard for a competent player to play. The main reason is that it’s one of Trent’s least favorite songs. He’s said so several times.

[@mcsibs]

The chaos of the drum solo into the melodic "without you" part is one of my favorite parts of any song ever written. Just brilliant

[@starryeyedtarot8876]

I was CONVINCED that it was a sample from like, a crazy jazz song sped up insanely but NO. I went off of them after my teen years but holy shit...that drum-line is impressive.

[@DiscologyReno]

@@starryeyedtarot8876 The drum break is indeed sampled from The Winstons song "Amen, Brother". It is the most sampled drum break ever and simply known as the Amen Break. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amen_break

[@starryeyedtarot8876]

David Calkins Ahh yes, a friend of mine told me about this. Thank you!!! 🙏🏻

[@marshallholland3070]

@@DiscologyReno You sure? It sounds a bit different than the Amen Break. Sounds similar, but rerecorded.

[@DaynaMatthews1]

100%

[@Kravis63]

I used to rush home right after school to catch this video. There was a period of time where MTV would play this video right around 3pm everyday

[@purenkool2024]

Kravis63 I REMEMBER THE FIRST DAY OF MTV!!!😉🤓🤪

[@Ruffnek310]

Yes! And if your lucky into beautiful people then black hole sun or white zombie lol

[@nessadavis-henry9710]

@Mad Phyn There was a time that is all they played! YEah I am that old LOL!

[@lifemusic1980]

They played popular videos every hour on the hour. Black Hole Sun was probably twice an hour. I could describe every part from memory after that Summer. Lol

[@SarahSakura]

YES!!! 😊 Me too!! What a time to be alive. And then even better when I could record it on VHS!

[@SunsetAlgorithm]

I absolutely love Trents performance in this video. He just encapsulates this mad count in his victorian mansion. His movements, his acting, the feeling of madness he oozes, something about it is hypnotizing.

[@Liam123-r8o]

This is not a music video. This was his life back then. They filmed him in his house for mtv cribs.😂

[@NihilQuest]

Directed by Mark Romanek. It's been a while since NIN had a video of this visual quality. I miss people like Romanek or Floria Sigismondi doing these crazy, dark videos.

[@Nosleep5937]

Nihil Quest yeah NIN and the cure’s music videos are the best

[@juliandocarmo1203]

I lived in Victorian london and left before it became more modern, more bolshevized

[@AndreaZanni]

W O R D.

[@joeescobar360]

He directed Scream too! Many others(Michael n Janet)

[@PjPerez]

Every shot is a gorgeous still photograph.

[@pipsasqeak820]

Hi-Fi rush gamers where you at, come indulge and the amazement that is NIN

[@baise-demitri]

I liked them before hi fi but it helped me get back into them

[@frankynovotny2030]

This is my favourite music video ever. I love the imagery, the blue/dark green/black colours, the Edgar Allen Poe type gothic visual flair x Victorian aesthetic. The smoky water shots, especially when he's half in it looks incredible especially towards the end; those two women wearing the oversized hats and how it drapes over them on the hill, the maze. Everything!

[@violastyx]

Your comment is more brilliant than others...

[@miguelpereira9859]

Everything about this video is perfect. Such a beautiful work of art

[@NeteraPratt]

This is still one of my favorite songs by this band.

[@walihall5957]

I got my head but my head is unraveling Can't keep control can't keep track of where it's traveling I got my heart but my heart's no good You're the only one that's understood I come along but I don't know where you're taking me I shouldn't go but you're wrenching, dragging, shaking me Turn off the sun pull the stars from the sky The more I give to you the more I die And I want you You are the perfect drug You make me hard when I'm all soft inside I see the truth when I'm all stupid-eyed The arrow goes straight through my heart Without you everything just falls apart My blood just wants to say hello to you My soul is so afraid to realize How very little there is left of me And I want you You are the perfect drug (Take me with you) Without you everything just falls apart It's not as much fun to pick up the pieces

[@yutt]

I know it is trendy to criticize JK Rowling right now, but no one can deny Severus Snape was one of the most talented musicians of our time.

[@GoryRory]

And gay.

[@derekm424]

Pfffff lol I just died. Honestly though, senior Snape was probably modelled after Trent Reznor. The essentially good bad guy with a tortured past.

[@constantinexie8484]

Nope, asshole. JK Rowling stole Trent's image for Snape.

[@phantomechelon3628]

Eh...I was thinking more Keanu Reeves - as he is today, with a touch of Neo Anderson.

[@dharvell]

Im'ma let you finish, but Sirius Black had the best video of all time.

[@phillipgrace8190]

The perfect rug man. Really ties the room together.

[@iara_svm]

big lebawski

[@blondiexox]

I laughed a little too hard at this comment... lol thank u

[@arvinbrinas8732]

Your bullshit

[@Nyctophora]

Nice marmot

[@chriscraven9335]

Phones ringin, Dude.

[@fiendwoutaface]

To all the hi fi rush gamers: explore the rest of the NIN music catalog you won't regret it

[@chrishd659]

Booted up Pretty Hate Machine and loved it a lot! I'm excited to hear the other albums, I heard it only gets better

[@biteof78]

Context?

[@DandyDNA]

@@biteof78 This song was used for the final boss of Hi-Fi RUSH, a game that came out recently. It's one of the best games I've ever played and I made a review of it on my channel

[@lukaszzylik4437]

@@biteof78 The Perfect Drug is the song that plays during the last boss of HI Fi Rush

[@zero_the_source]

@@chrishd659 it absolutely only gets better! Welcome to the rabbit hole...

[@alanrogers989]

The production on this still sounds incredible. It could be released today and you would never know it is 24 years old.

[@BirdOfHermes83]

If this doesn't make you feel old I dont know what does.

[@theredheadsaidNYC]

BAM now i’m old

[@artlacruz]

Music that is ahead of it's time that is usually the case.

[@dirkhamilton2709]

Jesus, where did the time go!?!?

[@jungoogie]

@@dirkhamilton2709 Rhythm of movement.

[@korey1576]

I recall being 11 years old, recording this song from the radio onto a cassette and playing it nonstop. Good times.

[@DreamWriterDKS]

Young ones will never understand listening to a station with the fingers on play/record then the utter frustration when the DJs talk over half the into/fade out. LOL

[@NeuroticNightmares07]

Oof. I know this one

[@AkashaRayneBow13]

And recording the extended version of the video and watching it over and over until my tape deck screamed use your DVD player!!!

[@AkashaRayneBow13]

@@DreamWriterDKS heck no they won’t I still have my own do cassette mixes from when I had my fisher price tape recorder and would say stuff in between songs lol

[@korey1576]

@@AkashaRayneBow13 the 90’s was such a wonderful time!

[@matthewferbrache8860]

The end of the song always hurts. I feel it to my core. When I'm really down, it makes me weep.

[@kristandagley7089]

I'm right there with you. It hits the soul hard🖤

[@julietv3863]

It’s about my boyfriends suicide ♥️

[@geet77777]

get your shit together

[@somethingspecialgothdark]

🖤

[@seraphale]

Interesting, it always makes me feel better. Just after the absinthe episode, when he's sitting in the chair and heaves a big sigh, that's exactly what I feel like coming down from a psilocybin trip, watching the sun come up. Exhausted, unsettled, but finally at peace.

[@Kango234]

I imagine John Johannes watching as a teen and thinking "Man it'd be so cool to fight this guy in as a final boss."

[@PeepersT]

I clearly remember when this first came out and was playing on MTV. I know Trent doesn't like this song but I love it. And the visuals! Like some kind of Victorian Edgar Allan Poe x Edward Gorey x Wuthering Heights, green fairy induced nightmare, it was perfect.

[@scrossman27]

I remember when it was rarely played. I used to try to explain the song to friends and the looked at me like I had 3 heads

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

Yes, and the plucking of the violins give this video a medieval look.

[@puppylove126]

It's about Absinthe

[@np9145]

@@puppylove126 Axctually..i don't know what its about, but to me its about being able to focus on something and the chaos that is my mind any other time.

[@puppylove126]

@@np9145 I was just assuming, because the Victorian Goth, and Absinthe that was popular during that era. There is some significant Nikola Tesla themes in the too. Very cool visually ☺

[@ellamierrose1812]

I thought the video was about a father who has lost his child and begins a descent into madness due to grief, guilt, and addiction. In any case art is up to interpretation and this is a beautiful piece of art.

[@np9145]

that could totally be an interpretation, and actually, it's an amazing one. I wouldn't have thought of it, and right now my mind is going a mile a minute. I agree that art is up to interpretation, personally, as I have grown older, this has become more about my own internal state, and how happiness itself is a drug that I just can't seem to find

[@the2ndcoming135]

Can’t believe how much this video resembles my first Halloween in North America. Not to mention the world I left behind before coming to America😅

[@ahhwe-any7434]

W/ that being said, this makes me think of savage gardens chicky cheery cola 😁🤣

[@geet77777]

hes in the afterlife, the kid is him. he haunts the family property. the aunts poisoned him. Now he knows.

[@monsterofeastfelton]

Probably one of the most impressively produced, exciting impactful songs I've ever heard. A great inspiration to me.

[@Justin-nj4gs]

3:00 Is the most beautiful part and its basically like crashing from your addiction and realizing that you need whatever it is that you are addicted to…..

[@PuppetMasterIX]

Me in 2008 playing Rock Band: "Hey this song's really fun on drums!" Me 15 years later hearing this song in Hi-Fi Rush: *"YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"*

[@jmiyabi]

So glad I found this song before Hi-Fi Rush came out, because when I heard it in the final boss I was like YOOOO LETS GOOOO!! Makes me more hyped up to fight the boss. Sadly I don't have a Xbox but when I do I'm buying Hi-Fi Rush for sure.

[@Colecionador7162]

@@jmiyabi I mean, if you're buying a Xbox you're probably going to subscribe to gamepass anyway, so unless the game releases DLC until then, you won't need to buy anything

[@jmiyabi]

​@@Colecionador7162 Well I can't get an Xbox rn anyway so I will see if they even do release dlc for it.

[@captainchuppachup]

My daughter was sitting on my knee when playing and as soon as we got to this bit I threw her off as I knew shit was about to get real.

[@Maddyislicious]

@@captainchuppachup everyone knows hot jams and epic gamer moments are more important than your children

[@powerlinemisfortune]

I remember almost 20 years ago watching this for the first time on the Closure VHS and being blown away. Always loved the effects and aesthetic of this video.

[@thesnagglewolf]

I can't believe the game ended with one of my favorite NIN songs.

[@LetoAtreides]

What game

[@qurupecco3864]

@@LetoAtreides high fi rush. Its a rythm action game.

[@MakarovO4Real]

@@LetoAtreides hi-fi rush

[@Cobdabeastman]

For reals I love how Chai summons the guitar while Trent screams" and I want you!"

[@kyllo05]

i imagine they approached Trent for one song and he was like, hey you can have another one on the house.

[@allixandra]

I remember when the local radio said they would play a new NIN song from the Lost Highway soundtrack. I waited for hours for the song to play, then hit record on my tape deck. I played this song over and over for hours.

[@nataliealtemose9191]

Ahhh!! When that dude in the movie drove all scary! Time to watch lost highway again. "call me" 😂

[@LeaveAhNah]

SAME!!!

[@Liam123-r8o]

Wow. You were really excited😳

[@danielruizmunoz]

Mark Romanek made a BRILLIANT work on this video, it’s as timeless as the own song.

[@devilbunny99100]

I love that the video is not about a "lost lover", but a "lost" child. A dead child and the pain and insanity of the memory; or a visitation? VERY Gothic. Amazing.

[@robinsalario4372]

i think it is more about losing his inner child.

[@ahhwe-any7434]

It's a horror/ghost movie and he just found out his great great great great great gpa is the killer. And that little girl is actually the wife. & He had time travel & around the world to pick up his inheritance.. but after dodging some bullets first. Bc his wife looked like the housekeeper... & Now he's by his lonesome. & Now he hates his existence 🌠

[@charliefoxtrot3980]

Trent may hate this video, but I think it is a sublime work of art.

[@qtandem]

I didn't know he hated it... :O But... why?! It's one of the best music videos I've ever seen!

[@CameronMulder]

@@qtandem The wikipedia on the song goes into it but basically, they had limited time to make the song and he wasn't happy with the results. Since it was attached to a major hollywood film they ended up needing to also make a music video fairly quickly and ended up with something "bloated andover-budget".

[@NOTDeezy.]

@@CameronMulder I believed Trent hated this song/music video because the song is about craving and taking drugs. (especially evident when the music builds up while Trent sings the chorus) and that Trent regretted doing such a personal song in retrospect since he's known for being a former drug addict

[@ellamierrose1812]

I thought it was because of the sheer amount of money he felt was wasteful for a video. Have to disagree on that though, it's one of the best music videos to me so money well spent in my opinion.

[@missmurphy342]

Trent hates everything. it's the trendy way to be.

[@deeolsson8081]

a young Severus Snape singing about Lilly Potter 😭 there's no denying it. seriously though my fav song and vid from NIN. I know he hated it but so many loved this video ❤ its perfect.

[@starfirem45]

I read somewhere that Trent hated this. I just don't understand. This is the most beautiful video and song. I have always loved this.

[@railgap]

It was from a period of his life he later considered to be a bad period - substance abuse, ego problems. I suspect he considers this trite compared to some of his other work. I think it's fine, and I think this video is rather gorgeous. But artist's are usually much harder on themselves than fans. :)

[@nessadavis-henry9710]

@@railgap Amen

[@mrwhopee]

He rushed it under a tight deadline for The Lost Highway film and was uncomfortable this high budget music video came with something he wasn't very satisfied with

[@joetrost8467]

Yeah this song is awesome

[@patronsaintofpoison]

@@mina_loi thats like saying "Its inappropriate to have a child in the same movie as sexual activity" How, then, are we to tell a story which features children and sex?? Are we going to overprotect those who need no protection? At no point in this music film was a child harmed or subjected to any inappropriate treatment. When a child is used as a symbol they might be paired with any subject. We can't be oversensitive or we are going to ruin storytelling as a medium. Please don't be oversensitive. Nobody is getting abused in this video.

[@QuickLern818]

Finally!! thank you for posting the entire video on KZbin!

[@conin.v]

Well, technically, it is actually incomplete. :(

[@hFOURxONE]

@@conin.v how so?

[@saturnus2112]

@@hFOURxONE The ending part bro.

[@hFOURxONE]

@@saturnus2112 It's like that in the original. It cuts off. There is no "complete" version.

[@mr_nemo24]

Yep. Where is the tecno solo before the drum solo?

[@missymissymiss5192]

I love the whole look of this video and feel of this song. Perfect. It has an Edgar Allen Poe/horror imagery to it.

[@the2ndcoming135]

*See Came Back Haunted👀

[@Acoustic-Rabbit-Hole]

If you've seen the video to "Sour Girl." kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6m2ZZ-npdWNbLs

[@branscam9421]

Yeah,it's nice.

[@miguelpereira9859]

Amazing video

[@小中華は朝鮮半島は日本]

中国人の不細工な女が斬首されている🤣

[@SSgtChitEPanz]

This is by far the best "What We Do In The Shadows" episode. Laszlo's vocal ranges are impressive.

[@flippero4918]

What range my guy

[@SSgtChitEPanz]

@@flippero4918 Laszlo's. They're impressive, my friend.

[@flippero4918]

@@SSgtChitEPanz not really tho. In the chorus he needed to put 2 audio tracks of his voice because he couldnt hit then note. If thats impressive then i guess people have to also stop hating on mgk when he does it

[@jojijoestar7233]

@@flippero4918Bro was Just playing

[@r0zemary]

​@@flippero4918that's called harmonization?????????😭 some ppl rly just know nothing

[@josepmariamarin4912]

Cloudy skies + last chorus "take me with you" are so unreal... Big Love 🖤

[@redskies4530]

Hi I recommend a song and video called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix

[@blurelic4]

The production design and visuals for this video are awesome. Still one of my favorite alternative tracks and videos from the 1990s.

[@auburn7697]

True!!!

[@dbouda]

I remember not liking this song the first time I heard it. Now it's one of my all-time favourite songs. Great lyrics, high energy, incredible drums, seariing vocals. And the ending. Wow.

[@julietv3863]

♥️💖

[@MishaBADR]

The more we get older, the more it will be relatable and in fact it isn't merely a depiction of drug addiction but any kind of bad habits

[@Caesar_Online]

Glad I finally started listening to NIN, every song is so good

[@mygodmanm3008]

I've always loved this song. I'm older now and revisiting some of my old shit. This hits so close now. Still amazing but feels more real now.

[@sundaygo1978]

I've got my head, but my head is unraveling Can't keep control; can't keep track of where it's traveling I've got my heart, but my heart is no good And you're the only one that's understood I come along, but I don't know where you're taking me I shouldn't go, but you're wrenching, dragging, shaking me Turn off the sun; pull the stars from the sky The more I give to you, the more I die And I want you And I want you And I want you And I want you You are the perfect drug, the perfect drug, the perfect drug You are the perfect drug, the perfect drug, the perfect drug You make me hard when I'm all soft inside I see the truth when I'm all stupid-eyed The arrow goes straight through my heart Without you everything just falls apart My blood, it wants to say hello to you My fears, they want to get inside of you My soul, it's so afraid to realize How very little there is left of me And I want you And I want you And I want you And I want you You are the perfect drug, the perfect drug, the perfect drug You are the perfect drug, the perfect drug, the perfect drug You are the perfect drug, the perfect drug, the perfect drug You are the perfect drug, the perfect drug, the perfect drug You are the perfect drug, the perfect drug, the perfect drug You are the perfect drug, the perfect drug, the perfect drug You are the perfect drug, the perfect drug, the perfect drug You are the perfect drug, the perfect drug, the perfect drug You are the perfect drug, the perfect drug, the perfect drug Take me with you Take me with you Take me with you Take me with you Without you, without you everything falls apart (Take me with you) Without you, it's not as much fun to pick up the pieces (Take me with you) Without you, without you everything falls apart (Take me with you) Without you, it's not as much fun to pick up the pieces (Take me with you) It's not as much fun to pick up the pieces (Take me with you) It's not as much fun to pick up the pieces Without you, without you everything falls apart Without you, it's not as much fun to pick up the pieces

[@antonkazhuro8856]

Damn didnt expect to ever see this on KZbin What a day

[@DarkDisc1]

Was then thinking the same thing..couldn't get hold of it for ages

[@l.k.1111]

🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@hededcdn]

Why not?

[@Monika-bc3dq]

I have no idea where these comments are coming from. I've never had a problem with this song on KZbin. And I'm talking 10 years ago even. Tho I know there are some that don't have the ending (or some that have it patched in from the audio) but still. It was always here.

[@jestermindcrime1773]

@@Monika-bc3dq was wondering the same , I thot they were always here,,, but now I dunno,,,did I just hallucinate this or is this a hallucination hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[@MakarovO4Real]

I was shocked Tengo Gameworks added this masterpiece to hi-fi Rush for the final Bossfight what an absolute great song to add to a wonderful game 🤟🏻🤟🏻

[@Horror_N_M3tal]

The Line 'Without you, everything falls apart reminds me of a relationship I was in during my twenties that ended unpleasantly.

[@asligar3887]

the end of this song is absolutely beautiful..

[@TheAnhedonicOne]

Feel like this song perfectly encapsulates the feeling of indulging a bad habit or addiction, riding the high of it, then the depression that follows.

[@Gibsoncustom89]

Fools you into thinking it's a song about loving someone so bad you can't live without them. But anyone with addiction experience will say this is a love song to something like opiates. I guess love addiction works too, but there's no reading behind the lines here in a song called "The Perfect Drug"

[@Snake.coyote666]

Je comprends cette chanson ...avec une femme qui me procure cet effet...si fort, dangereux,fou, passionné...je peux mourir sans crainte à présent car j'ai vécu cela...

[@joshuabelles4978]

Precisely in the video notice he's drinking absinthe a very strong drink

[@SneakerBiscut]

So my toxic ex gf, got it!🙃

[@heardofrvb]

Feels more like a showdown with a CEO with crazy cyborg enhancements.

[@tractorbeamz2743]

I love the whole song, and I'm not a drum player by any means (piano player), but the last drum solo part is just MASTERFUL. Especially with all the lighting choreography. This video is wicked. NIN FOREVER.

[@ebbhead20]

One of the most beautiful music videos ever made..

[@ombra711]

one of my all time favorite music videos. To actually have a story, impeccable makeup, custom and set design set to a ridiculously savage track, is an unbeatable combination.

[@childishstarnino7748]

2:28 = the start of some of the most incredible music ever made.

[@SawomirBiaek-ww8up]

Greetings from Poland!. The best music video of the 90s, maybe even of all time. I have loved it for 25 years.

[@SarahSakura]

What an unexpected and delightful surprise. I haven’t seen this full video since it aired on MTV years ago. I’m so glad Trent finally decided to share it here despite it not being a song that he has historically liked. It’s a masterpiece of raw emotion meticulously articulated.

[@Jendaminnx]

Facts. This video was super hard to find. I think i have it on vhs somewhere. I was happy it was posted!

[@sachamiffy9774]

He likes the song I think just not the video. I love both lol

[@NoN4m3161]

@@sachamiffy9774 Its the song. He felt like it was rushed. He only had so much time to write it since he was commissioned to do it for Lost Highway. And he was never satisfied with the end result. For the longest time he was embarrassed by it. But he's come to like it in recent years. In fact I believe he's finally played it a few shows.

[@lishr4536]

this is not the full video :( its cut off at the end, does anyone have the full video please?! @jendaminnx maybe? :(

[@kickapooCam]

My wife just brought home the perfect rug and I played this song for her

[@codtraper9819]

That's cute 😊

[@lilyofthevalley5586]

😄😄😄😄😄😄

[@BigSausageTits]

man,i needed that XD

[@riderx951]

It really brings the room together man

[@te9591]

I'm sure it really ties the room together.

[@patriciaulloahernandez6202]

This is a MASTERPIECE, both musically and visually. love it.

[@patriciaulloahernandez6202]

@OofImDeadInside :/ it probably doesn't meet his standards...

[@a1b1c184]

I agree. The best percussion I've ever heard in a Rock Song.

[@kablamoman]

I come back to watch this one again from time to time. Still with you. We need some remastered video, Trent.

[@nathanshyminsky1263]

As a Nine Inch Nails fan and an Edward Gorey fan, this was basically my absolute perfect video

[@affabio71]

When music was all about, now stupid collaborations are killing all. Collaboration like s*it. Why need collaborations? Forgot. To make money. Shi* again.

[@jkerwin604]

When music was all about (ABOUT WHAT GOD DAMMIT) There are a lot of great collaborations out there you just gotta look (Trent & Atticus for example)

[@Amandamwalker]

I think it’s hands down my favorite

[@jaja-cg9yd]

Are you me? Are you my long lost twin?

[@the2ndcoming135]

Fun Fact: Goth originates from German culture😎

[@brmevans]

30 years later. This is still the perfect song...the perfect song... the perfect song....

[@chrisc8821]

17 years on and this is still the best music video I've ever watched.

[@RadicalGuy2Good]

The Perfect Song.

[@arthurs4964]

The NIN marketing tactics is to upload 2 videos. One video that will quickly be banned by YT and another for comments about the banned video. It got people interested and hooked..It's the perfect drug.

[@johnacove]

Spot on I recon....Bowie mind tricks ;)

[@JimTheCurator]

The perfect drug

[@MalaklypsetheElder]

You forgot the endless antinomian satanic landscape and visuals.

[@scottishcheese13]

@@MalaklypsetheElderlol what?

[@alexanderfaust4192]

Aaaaaand I'm back in the late 90's. Damn I've missed you SO MUCH.

[@mbflips8460]

I decided I'll exist in the 90's until this epidemic is over.

[@thirdstrike4u]

I just got a new coffee mug and i love it. You are the perfect mug, the perfect mug, the perfect mug.🎵

[@Ja_jna]

Hall of fame comment

[@davidhunt7865]

That is why...when speaking about Trent Reznor or Nine Inch Nails, there is no comparison or contrast.

[@NotSoGenesiz]

words can’t describe how happy i am that more people are discovering this song through hifi rush

[@miguelpereira9859]

What's hifi rush

[@thrillingtremors]

@@miguelpereira9859 a game

[@NesifoX]

Can't describe how happy I am that my drug is to listen this God tier sounds every fucking day cause I played a random game day one that I doesn't know.

[@the2ndcoming135]

I try to revisit this gem often as someone with a special relationship with Germany.

[@Lucaax4]

@@miguelpereira9859 Rythm video game

[@betterthantheavgbare]

As a long time fan I feel the ‘shotgun’ sound and that absolutely beautifully EQ’d guitar riff along with the haunting piano was THE high tide of the sound of NIN.

[@sarahs.9292]

My 13 year old self was obsessed with song back in 96. Still such a great song!

[@adarkgothicforest8508]

i was obsessed with the song in around 2000 when i was 10 lol. i miss those days when mainstream music wasn;t trash

[@the2ndcoming135]

That bear rug was brilliantly hidden just right. Kinda get the entendres that’s meant😎

[@ahhwe-any7434]

Damn didn't think to send this to my youngen. Shes the same age I was when this came out,. Fr, fr 1996? But bc I play wif words

[@skybishopmusic]

A thumbs up just isn’t enough sometimes. This is perfection. Every single frame is like a master’s painting. Mark Romanek directed this video, he also did the remarkable Closer video and the beautiful movie One Hour Photo with Robin Williams. The Perfect Drug video budget was some insane figure in excess of $800,000. The rooftop set, the ‘freezer room’ set and the large hand sculpture all ate large portions of the budget. But sometimes large budgets are given to the right people who create greatness. For the video Romanek was inspired by the artists Edward Gorey and Gustav Klimt. The large painting somewhat resembles ‘The Kiss’ by Klimt. The video’s narrative (presumably) follows a grieving man’s descent into madness haunted by a child’s specter. Together with vampiric themes and the Absinthe trip reminiscent of Francis Coppola’s Dracula which was still strong in peoples consciousness at the time. I was around sixteen when this was released. It struck a strong chord for me. I couldn’t believe the beauty and power of the song/video combination. Still feel the same all these years later. Today I’m thankful to have been growing up when this timeless piece was new. Every so often I come back and re-watch this video. Always look forward to the scene at the end with Trent gazing mournfully out the window with a greyhound resting on his knee and the child figure looming above. Accompanied by the song’s gorgeous outro. That image is so strong for me. I know Trent wasn’t thrilled about having a video with a bloated budget, and I think he had a certain disdain for the song at that time too. But I hope he can look back now and see/hear this with a fresh perspective. I can’t believe anyone could see/hear this and not appreciate its beauty. Big kudos to all involved!

[@chuckliterally9373]

Absolutely right!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jonwoolhiser9427]

Thank You for this informative review, I thought they were going for a Poe vibe.

[@kimberleecatena]

This video is sooo beautiful! The visuals are stunning. I love the frantic plucking and sensual chorus.

[@ahhwe-any7434]

Im not sure whats going on in the vid but I feel like lordes team is the step child of this vid. I just wanted to be quirky. Im still not understanding whats going on. Do they got some comatose thing going on

[@the2ndcoming135]

I also realize that kid’s pic has some other well hidden meaning behind. I knew there was something familiar about that.

[@hehunches]

I will 2nd that

[@julietv3863]

Thanks 💖

[@poobit_pespillo]

nine inch nails knows that ive been listening to them for hours these weeks and finally posted the complete video

[@katpanet]

i'm so glad nin is slowly re-acknowledging this song

[@cameronrazavi5532]

So many great times growing up with MTV in the 90s. My best friends would come over and spend the whole night watching music videos, Beavis and Butthead, and Aeon Flux.

[@VapeSafe]

Quite arguably the BEST NIN song Trent ever wrote and the Video compliments it perfectly.

[@TheUnreal01]

I was literally refreshing every couple of hours, waiting for this to be published, soon as I saw it was being uploaded just to see that beautiful ending. NIN is G.O.A.T.

[@princessjime]

It was my favorite NIN video when it came out. It still is.

[@OroborusFMA]

Should have been video of the year. He was robbed.

[@TheGamingHarbinger]

princessjime yes....it brings back memories.

[@skfhdsjknldgfv]

⁠@@OroborusFMAthose MTV awards? What won instead?

[@skfhdsjknldgfv]

What other NIN videos were made? I can only think of this and Closer.

[@SolitudeStarer]

I was 10 years old and we just had gotten Satellite TV. I was excited to finally see a music video on MTV. 5am in the morning before school and this was the first Rock music video I ever saw. I was fucking mesmerized and terrified at the same time. Changed my fucking life and never looked back since.

[@sheritapresley6345]

First NIN song i heard was Closer.... The first video i saw was this. I love the vision in all NIN work.

[@NonsensicalReality]

I love the outro so much that I wish it was it's own track in itself that was more fleshed out.

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

I love this song, the video I had never seen, very beautiful. 🎶🎥🎶

[@davidgburek5995]

Hands down the best song by NiN. So many different movements

[@dracoargentum9783]

This is my absolute all time favorite song, and I will tell you why: One time I was looking down at the street in front of my house from the second story, one day, and along came this individual who was shuffling along, dancing down the street; my first thought was “I would love to have what has made him so high, without a care, that he could dance”; it was a few minutes later that I saw the earbuds, and realized that it was just pure emotion from music: music is literally the perfect drug. And what better than the song about the perfect drug? [and I fucking love Trent]

[@nayr8607]

Gotta thank Hifi Rush for making me discover NIN, what an amazing song for a final boss.

[@jamesdickson6622]

This is all 3 types of NIN songs in one travel-sized package.

[@chrislong2807]

I remember meeting trent reznor once.. in manchester.. he was with a guy called "beer man", he took a picture of me outside the triangle (I had a manson top on) didnt know who he was as i had a one track mind back then haha, big fan of NIN these days (i know he helped greatly with antichrist superstar but didnt know they fell out after.. a passage in mansons biography i believe..and never knew he owned nothing interscope at the time..) long time ago.. wish i knew what i did now haha trent was very "under radar" back then for kids my age..

[@pincmin]

Finally the entire video on YT. I've been watching the incomplete version for years.

[@lishr4536]

This is more complete than the rest but its still not the complete one lol. there is more than goes on after

[@9382jjjd]

This video makes me want to write a gothic romance novel.

[@thirdstrike4u]

Funny thing that you say that, Nine Inch Nails was never a goth band.

[@fulldisclosureiamamonster2786]

@@thirdstrike4u lmao, he didn't mean the 1980s musical subculture, he meant the architectural style that originated in the middle ages. This video is highly reminiscent of the latter.

[@AuthorLHollingsworth]

It gives me "Queen of the Damned" Vibes. Love the video, and you need to start that novel. Blessings 🙏

[@cognatefriend]

go write it!!!

[@rhejdirogth]

Hey Brian.. How's that novel coming along..? *troll face*

[@damianarciniegas2337]

Impresionante ya 20 años de esta album, su sonido y hasta el video suenan y lucen muy actuales. Alto Arte.

[@laurenlewis1294]

Best concert I ever attended was Nine Inch Nails 2000. Trent Reznor is one of the most amazing artists.

[@Akiruu]

Love this song and so perfect to heard this in Hi-Fi Rush. Wonderful game, wonderful song, wonderful boss. Tango Gamework make a true love letter to music.

[@Slyguy846]

I already loved this song but I was floored by how well it worked as a final boss theme!

[@alltheorynopractice5467]

I commented out loud "oh, Kale's dressed like the music video, too" when it came up.

[@porquetimas]

And gaming.

[@jdtcreative8602]

this video is like an edgar allen poe poem brought to musical life.

[@biggwigg]

Remember being in high school in 1994 when The Downward Spiral came out. Listened to it on infinite repeat on my CD player. 3 years later this amazing song came out. After the Downward Spiral, this was the only new NIN song for the next 5 years, which back then felt like an eternity for new material by Trent. I payed extra cash for the Rusty Nails bootleg compilations and interview CDs with Trent just to hear something new, but the Perfect Drug was still the only “new” original material I had from 1994 until The Fragile came out in 1999. I wore out The Lost Highway Soundtrack-Track 3, playing it over and over. In September 2018 I got to see him play this great song live for the first time ever at Red Rocks. Thanks for this one song Trent that kept me going during that long stretch as a teenager between albums.

[@ambroseneville5453]

This!

[@ГуляУразгалиева-ш5т]

Юб

[@McWorf]

Ugh this video is still so fucking cool nearly 30 years later. It just drips in industrial-decadence, the color schemes are brilliantly striking, and the ending is so dramatic lol. Good stuff.

[@bobbeckishere]

I know he doesn't really like this video, or the song for that matter, but it will always be one of my favorites.

[@alleycat616]

Same

[@sandapaperdaisyart]

I like the absinthe imagery and I suspect he also might be going for a "chasing the dragon" / opium connotation as well, both serious Victorian era addictions. So to me this all seems very consistent and well conceived. My friends did the soundtrack for my wedding and played this for us as a surprise (I had always wanted "Closer" to play at my wedding but...well...grandparents were there...) SO I will always treasure this song anyway...

[@todayyesterday]

mark Romanek worked his magic with this music video. He was awarded Video vanguard in the 1997 MTV video music awards

[@milaxyila]

this music video is so atmospheric and beatiful..besides, it's my favorite. I won't stop admiring Trent and NIИ. LOVE AND ADORE

[@shannonmakes9334]

This is gothic perfection! Lord Byron, Edward Gorey, Dracula, Death, Absinthe

[@thirdstrike4u]

Nine Inch Nails isn't a goth band.

[@ovtheabyss84]

The aesthetic of this video… I just want to live inside of it.

[@duchessofhell85]

After 3:05 always makes me tear up the tone feels so desperately lonely...

[@blacknight2149]

I’m surprised hardly anyone touches on this. It’s about an H addict frantically trying to find his next fix then he found it and it takes him to the brink of death and he doesn’t care. His life is spent searching for it so it’s over. Very sad. Haunting tune at the end

[@良い名前が思い付かない-n9b]

ありとあらゆる　快楽を感じる事への答えではないだろうか すばらしくてほしくてたまらない。それがほしくていきている 作曲者だかなにかは、この曲の完成度のようなものにふまんがあったらしいというウワサをみたきがする ゴッホとかおもいだす。何だゴッホのひまわりってへんだなぁというか、でもすばらしさをかんじるようなというか。