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| album = ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crow_%28album%29 The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]Crow Soundtrack]''

| BPM = 100| versions = n/aDead Souls<br>Dead Souls (Instrumental)| live = [[Self DestructTouring Cycle]]<br>[[Live: With Teeth]] through [[Performance 2007]]<br>[[Wave Goodbye Tour]] through present[[NIN 2013 Festival Tour]]<br>[[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]]}}"'''"Dead Souls"'''" is a [[Cover Songs|cover ]] of a [[Joy Division ]] song, frequently played live. It appeared in the 1994 film "''The Crow" '' and was released on ''[[The Crow Soundtrack]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crow_%28album%29 its soundtrack]''. Apparently, it It was also the tenth track (before "[[A Warm Place]]") on the Japanese version of ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]].''. In 2004, it was included as the fifth track on the second disc of the 10th anniversary ''The Downward Spiral Deluxe Edition.'' While this song appears on ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|Definitive NIN - The Downward SpiralSingles]]'' Deluxe Edition, it was never released as a single or promo.

The Joy Division original was recorded in 1979 and released on their compilation album ''Still.'' In a 1993 post by [[Trent Reznor]] to the Prodigy internet service[http://www.nin-pages.de/chat_prodigy_1992.htm], he stated that [[Nine Inch Nails]] would probably be contributing two songs for ''The Crow'', one being "Dead Souls" and the other being unspecified. It is unknown if this song would have been a pre-existing track or something newly recorded. In commentary for ''The Crow'' with producer and musical supervisor Jeff Most, it is revealed that Nine Inch Nails were originally supposed to perform in the film instead of My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult. ===Song Credits===*Performed, produced and engineered by Trent Reznor*Assisted by [[Chris Vrenna]] ==Meaning=="Dead Souls" is often considered to be about a schizophrenic man, as evidenced by the lyric "a duel of personalities" and the other lyric "they keep calling me". == Appearances =====Halos===* ''The Downward Spiral'' (Japanese edition and 2-disc Deluxe Edition) ===Seeds===*''The Definitive NIN - The Singles'' ===Soundtracks===

==Versions= Halos ====Dead Souls===* This version is on ''The Crow'' soundtrack and both the 2-disc Deluxe and Japanese editions of ''The Downward Spiral.'' == Versions ==It is reasonably faithful to the original, though it uses a slower tempo and has a much moodier feel.

=== Dead Souls (Instrumental)===The Joy Division original This unmastered vocal-less mix was recorded in 1979 for their album ''Still''released by Trent Reznor through his [[remix.nin.com]] account.

== Live =="Dead Souls" is a regular in setlists. In On the [[With Teeth: Summer Amphitheater Tour]], [[Peter Murphy]] joined NIN on stage to sing this song at the live radio show on [[2006/07/01Chicago, IL (Radio show)|July 1, 2006]], and at the last show of the tour on [[2006/07/08|July 8, 2006]]. On the [[Self Destruct Tour]], Reznor would sing a line from "[[The Becoming]]", "god damn this noise inside my head," at the end of this song.

== Lyrics ==

that That point me to another day

and And mocking voices ring the hall

Calling me, calling me [x2] They keep calling me==External Links== Keep on calling me They keep calling me Keep on calling me*[https://archive.org/details/remix-nin-com-audio-02411 "Dead Souls" (Instrumental) at archive.org]

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