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"'''Survivalism'''" is the third track and the first single from the 2007 album ''[[Year Zero]].''
Survivalism is the belief that one must be prepared to survive a major catastrophe by stocking up on food and weapons. A survivalist therefore is a person who anticipates and prepares for a future disruption in local, regional or worldwide social or political order. Survivalists often prepare for this anticipated disruption by learning skills (e.g., emergency medical training), stockpiling food and water, or building structures that will help them to survive (e.g., an underground shelter).
On March 13, the source files for the song were released in GarageBand format at ninNIN.com. According to the site, the source files of all songs from Year Zero will be made available to download, free of charge. Survivalism is the third NIN song to be officially released as source files - files—"[[Only (song)|Only]] " and "[[The Hand That Feeds (song)|The Hand That Feeds]] " were previously released.
==Appearances==
* ''Survivalism''
== Versions ==
===Survivalism===
Found on ''Year Zero'' as well as the ''Survivalism'' single and promo.
===Survivalism_Tardusted===
Included on the ''Survivalism'' single. Description coming soon.
===Survivalism_Opalheartclinic_Niggy_Tardust! (Escaped...===
Available on the UK 9" Vinyl ''Survivalism'' single. Description coming soon.
==Leak==
'''SPOILERS BEGIN'''<br>
A wall of surveillance monitors details the activities of several peoplein an apartment building. A group of rebels is creating stencils and spray-painting the "Art Is Resistance" logo on walls. In an apartment, a pair of gay lovers share an intimate moment. In another dwelling, a young asian woman stands topless at her mirror doing her hair and applying make-up. Elsewhere someone is high on drugs, while a couple just sits on their couch in their home. A man is seen on a [http://theninhotline.net/sets.jpg computer] with several photos and [http://www.ninwiki.com/Image:Exodus_721.JPG news clippings]behind him. Another man is seen on camera eating his dinner. Seen on several monitors is Nine Inch Nails playing the song in what is assumed to be their practice space. Intercut with these scenes is footage of armed soldiers, dressed like swat members, moving in on one of the buildings building and one of the places spaces in the video.
At the end of the video the people in the other monitors seem to respond to an ado in one of the spaces seen on the monitor wall. The space where NIN was playing has its door busted in and a pool of blood leading out, while all of the other cameras trained on the band have gone to static. At the very end a body is seen being dragged around a corner, leaving a trail of blood. Presumably the body is that of [[Trent Reznor]], as it wears the same scarf that he is seen wearing throughout the video.<br>