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| album=''[[Add Violence]]''
| length= 11:44
| BPM = 79| versions=The Background World<br>The Background World (Main)<br>The Background World (Instrumental)<br>The Background World (Acapella)| live=This song has not been performed live.[[I Can't Seem To Wake Up 2017]] through [[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]]
}}'''"The Background World"''' is the fifth track on the 2017 EP ''[[Add Violence]]''.
In 2020, a promotional CD from Capitol Records was put up for sale on eBay, containing [[multitracks]] for this song as well as "[[Less Than]]".
==Appearances==
==Versions==
===The Background World===
This is the only known original version. To date it The looping degradation that closes out the track is likely inspired by ambient musician William Basinski's ''The Disintegration Loops''. Basinski was mentioned by [[Trent Reznor]] in a 2019 interview with ''Revolver'' magazine.[https://www.revolvermag.com/music/revolutionary-vision-nine-inch-nails-studio-visit-trent-reznor] The snare drum is [[samples|sampled]] from "[[Closer]]".[https://www.discogs.com/release/21291574-Nine-Inch-Nails-The-Background-World-Master-Tracks] ===The Background World (Main)===Released on a three-track CD-R promo from Capitol Records. Slightly different, unmastered version of the longest original song final track. ===The Background World (Instrumental)===Released on a three-track CD-R promo from Capitol Records. Instrumental of the "main" version. ===The Background World (remixes not includedAcapella) ===Released on an official Nine Inch Nails releasea three-track CD-R promo from Capitol Records. Acapella of the "main" version.
==Live==
"The Background World" has made its live debut at the [[2017/09/15_Chicago,_IL|Riot Fest show]] of the [[I Can't Seem To Wake Up 2017]] tour, with the lengthy outro not been performed live. It was a frequent song throughout that tour, but rare afterwards. ==Trivia==The song was featured on Season 3, Episode 7 of TNT's ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Animal_Kingdom_episodes Animal Kingdom]'' on July 10, 2018. A portion of the lyrics are sung during a final scene, with the looped outro segueing into the credits.
==Lyrics==
Are you sure this is what you want?
As hard as you try not to see it
Further lyrics are printed on the physical component:
The Floating Shadow of Thought
all The Dead smell of perfume whispers
secrets surges maybe I will just stay awake
Red swine eyelids
You shut up, you saw him too, you see The Curse
The Mirror
If you could see inside
If you were here to see
My dreams are showing through
Maybe this is what it appears to be
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[[Category:NIN Songs]][[Category:Songs With Unused Lyrics]][[Category:NIN Songs Never Played LiveReleased as Multitracks]]