The Perfect Drug is the latest release from Nine Inch Nails, an experimental drum and bass song released on the soundtrack to David Lynch's movie Lost Highway. It can also be found on a promotional CD which contains two songs, the entire version of The Perfect Drug and a shorter radio edit. On May 13th, 1997 a Perfect Drug remix EP was released, titled "Perfect Drug Versions." On it are new remixes of TPD by NiN, The Orb, Plug, Meat Beat Manifesto, and Spacetime Continuum. This EP is the long-awaited Halo 11.
The track listings for Perfect Drug "Versions" are:
Before The Perfect Drug's official release, the song was linked to the world-famous KROQ in Los Angeles, where it was played on the air breifly. Someone recorded the song and sent it to Chris Schulte, who digitized it and made it available on his Original Perfect Drug Website. From here dozens of other radio stations, starting with Seattle's KNDD, began playing the song, until Nothing Records took action and ordered that it be removed from play, and from Schulte's site. Trent Reznor, meanwhile, was so upset that he remixed the song for its official release. The remixed version is the one most of us are familiar with. The original version, though almost identical, is still an excellent NiN collector's piece.
Click Here to download the original version of The Perfect Drug.
AUDIO SAMPLES:
Here are some RealAudio samples of the five remixes from Perfect Drug Versions. Each clip is about 40 seconds long. Because this is easily-available copywrited material, I will not post the entire songs.
From Meat Beat Manifesto's Remix:
From Plug's Remix:
From NiN's Remix:
From Spacetime Continuum's Recreation:
From The Orb's Remix:
The promotional vinyls for Halo 11, sent only to a few radio stations, contain an otherwise unavailable remix of TPD done by Aphrodite. That mix is available at Above The Trees right here.
Click Here for a large, high-quality cover shot of the Perfect Drug "Versions" EP, courtesy of Jason Patterson.
Click Here to see a cover shot of the Perfect Drug Promo CD (same art as "versions" ep), courtesy of Prophet's NiN Internet Site List.
Click Here for a large scan of the Perfect Drug promo sheet, which was issued with the promotional releases of Halo 11.
Click Here for the lyrics to The Perfect Drug, as well as some interesting facts about Halo 11.
Click Here for an excellently written Perfect Drug parody titled The Perfect Rug.
Click Here for a very well done Perfect Drug MIDI file.
Click Here for a Perfect Drug picture done by me, or Here for a "Perfect Drug Label," a unique piece of art by Halo07@aol.com.
An amazing video was made for The Perfect Drug, with Mark Romanek, the genius behind the Closer video, directing. You can download the video from my videos page. For some excellent insight into the inspirations for the video, check out Edward Gorey and The Perfect Drug (highly recommended!).
The Original Perfect Drug Website
The Original Perfect Drug Video Stills
Edward Gorey And The Perfect Drug
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