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}}'''"Pinion"''' is a very simplistic track that begins the ''[[Broken]]'' EP. This track is notable for being the shortest in length of all of Nine Inch Nails' catalog, along with "[[A Violet Fluid]]" being a mere two seconds longer. The song in the music video is a few seconds longer. It features a pulsing series of chords which eventually picks up and leads into "[[Wish (song)|Wish]]."
A pinion is a gear with a small number of teeth, often engaging a larger gear. It's also a bird's wing or flight feathers. To pinion someone is to bind their hands and feet in such a manner that they cannot be used. An example of this last definition can be seen in the music video to the song.
*''Broken''
*''[[Closure]]''
*''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'' (DVD/VHS)
===Seeds===
*''[[Collected]]''
===Other===
*''[[Broken Movie]]''
==Versions==
===Pinion===
This is the only version presently available, notable for being the shortest in length of all of Nine Inch Nails' catalog. It features a pulsing series of short, ascending, distorted power chords and a collage of atmospheric loops, including David Bowie samples, which eventually give way to the single guitar once more before leading into "[[Wish (song)|Wish]]." These last chords are looped several times to lengthen the music video soundtrack.
==Music Video==
Because of the disturbing nature of the video, MTV would only play it late at night before removing it altogether. However, part of the video's finale became an integral part of the opening sequence for the network's ''Alternative Nation.''
The same video is feature featured both on both ''Closure'' and the ''[[Broken Movie]].''
==Live==
Recordings of this song have been played as the introduction as the band takes the stage, sometimes with live vocals "FLUSH! FLUSH! FLUSH! FLUSH!" It was bent, distorted and combined with the opening beat of "[[Terrible Lie]]" to open [[Woodstock '94]] and many other dates on the [[Self Destruct Tour]]. It was combined with "[[The New Flesh]]" to open [[Fragility]] shows. A very short version began [[KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas]], presumably because they were behind schedule in setting up the stage.
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