| live=N/A[[Lights In The Sky Tour]]}}[[Image:999999.jpg|thumb|200px|Artwork accompanying the MP3 file]]'''"999,999"''' is the first track from the [[Nine Inch Nails]] album ''[[The Slip]].'' The song's title and instrumental nature may suggest a reference to the ''[[Ghosts I–IV]]'', and the transition with the song "[[1,000,000]]" into the new style of ''The Slip.''
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==Appearances==
===Halos===
*''[[The Slip]]''
==Versions==
===999,999===
This is the original album version.Consisting solely of synthesizers and a manipulated sample of [[Trent Reznor]]'s voice, it builds slowly in volume and layering until cutting out and leaving Reznor's voice to transition into "1,000,000." In this way, its structure is similar to "[[Pinion]]."
==Live==
This song was used as the pre-recorded introduction song on 2008's [[Lights In The Sky Tour]], appearing at almost every show, but has not been performed liveplayed since.
==Lyrics==
While the song is an instrumental, the following a short vocal can be heard being spoken at the end of the song: How did I slip into (this)? <BR>{{succession box | title=[[The Slip#Track Listing|The Slip]] | before= N/A: First Track | after= [[1,000,000]] | track= 1}}
[[Category:NIN Songs]][[Category:NIN Instrumentals]][[Category:NIN Songs Released as Multitracks]]