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| − | '''A Drowning''' is the first release by [[How To Destroy Angels]], mixed by [[Alan Moulder]] and | + | | title=A Drowning |
| + | | album=''[[How To Destroy Angels (album)|How To Destroy Angels]]'' | ||
| + | | length=7:03 | ||
| + | | BPM = 60 | ||
| + | | versions=A Drowning<br>A Drowning (Instrumental) | ||
| + | | live=[[How To Destroy Angels Live 2013]] | ||
| + | }}[[Image:adrowning.jpg|thumb|Track Artwork by Mark Weaver]] | ||
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| + | '''"A Drowning"''' is the first release by [[How To Destroy Angels]], mixed by [[Alan Moulder]], and is available for download on [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003KS9B2W?ie=UTF8&tag=thniinnawi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003KS9B2W Amazon MP3]. While there is no official labeling calling it [[Sigil numbers|Sigil 01]], the number is reserved for it.[https://twitter.com/rob_sheridan/status/269946487688011777] It was [[Cover Songs|covered]] by [[Nine Inch Nails]] during the [[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]]. | ||
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| + | ==Release== | ||
| + | HTDA's site had gradually been updated with teaser images and videos, along with an image of [[Mariqueen Maandig]] gradually being revealed. Her face was fully revealed on May 4, 2010, and at the same time ''A Drowning'' was posted on Pitchfork.com, with a link from [[howtodestroyangels.com]] to the page. Later that day, the link was replaced with one to Amazon.com once the track was available for download at 99 cents<!--Mention the £/€ cost?-->. Soon after release, it reached number one on the Amazon download chart. | ||
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| + | It was [[Htda Questions|confirmed]] that other sites would also be selling the track soon after. The first to follow suit was iTunes. | ||
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| + | Two weeks later, the band released the [[multitracks]] for ''A Drowning'', along with the band's other release at the time, ''[[The Space In Between]]'', on [[remix.nin.com]]. | ||
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| + | ===Song Credits=== | ||
| + | *Music: [[Trent Reznor]] | ||
| + | *Lyrics: Mariqueen Maandig | ||
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| + | *Mixed by Alan Moulder | ||
| + | *Label: [[The Null Corporation]] | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
| − | *[[How To Destroy Angels (album)|How To Destroy Angels]] | + | *''[[How To Destroy Angels (album)|How To Destroy Angels]]'' |
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==Versions== | ==Versions== | ||
| − | ===A Drowning | + | ===A Drowning=== |
| − | This is the | + | This is the original version, primarily driven by a dark but relaxed synth bassline and beat loop, similar to the approach of the verses in "[[The Wretched]]." Piano provides the dominant melodic content behind the vocals, while heavily processed guitars provide atmosphere during the choruses, which also feature a different bassline. Dissonant horn samples form a bridge from the first chorus to the second verse, while the last three minutes of the song are dedicated to a distorted guitar riff joining the layered, processed guitars and chorus bassline. Maandig handles all of the vocals in the track, singing in quiet, reserved tones, and layering wordless melodies over the coda, which filters down the guitar layers to leave the piano line repeating the chorus chord progression as accompaniment to non-chordal notes. |
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| + | ===A Drowning (Instrumental)=== | ||
| + | From a CD-R promo of the EP, released by [[The Null Corporation]]. | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
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It's the glare from the reflection | It's the glare from the reflection | ||
| − | Making patterns in your | + | Making patterns in your eye |
It's the looking back in anger | It's the looking back in anger | ||
With every second slipping by | With every second slipping by | ||
Undertow has come to take me | Undertow has come to take me | ||
| − | + | Guided by the blazing sun | |
Look at everything around us | Look at everything around us | ||
| − | + | Well, look at everything we've done | |
Please, anyone | Please, anyone | ||
| − | I don't think I can | + | I don't think I can save myself |
| − | + | I'm drowning here | |
| − | I'm drowning here | + | Please, anyone |
| − | + | I don't think I can save myself | |
| − | I don't think I can | ||
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There's a tiny little window | There's a tiny little window | ||
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Please, anyone | Please, anyone | ||
| − | I don't think I can | + | I don't think I can save myself |
| − | + | I'm drowning here | |
| − | I'm drowning here | + | Please, anyone |
| − | + | I don't think I can save myself | |
| − | I don't think I can | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://archive.org/details/NineInchNailsRelatedMultitracks Multitracks on archive.org] |
| − | [[ | + | |
| + | {{Sigil | ||
| + | |number= 1 | ||
| + | |before= N/A | ||
| + | |after= [[How To Destroy Angels (album)|How to Destroy Angels]]}} | ||
| + | {{succession box | ||
| + | | title=[[How To Destroy Angels (album)#Track listing|How To Destroy Angels]] | ||
| + | | before= [[The Believers]] | ||
| + | | after= N/A: Final Track | ||
| + | | track= 6 | ||
| + | }}[[Category:Covers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:44, 18 October 2024
"A Drowning" is the first release by How To Destroy Angels, mixed by Alan Moulder, and is available for download on Amazon MP3. While there is no official labeling calling it Sigil 01, the number is reserved for it.[1] It was covered by Nine Inch Nails during the Cold And Black And Infinite Tour.
Contents
Release
HTDA's site had gradually been updated with teaser images and videos, along with an image of Mariqueen Maandig gradually being revealed. Her face was fully revealed on May 4, 2010, and at the same time A Drowning was posted on Pitchfork.com, with a link from howtodestroyangels.com to the page. Later that day, the link was replaced with one to Amazon.com once the track was available for download at 99 cents. Soon after release, it reached number one on the Amazon download chart.
It was confirmed that other sites would also be selling the track soon after. The first to follow suit was iTunes.
Two weeks later, the band released the multitracks for A Drowning, along with the band's other release at the time, The Space In Between, on remix.nin.com.
Song Credits
- Music: Trent Reznor
- Lyrics: Mariqueen Maandig
- Mixed by Alan Moulder
- Label: The Null Corporation
Appearances
Versions
A Drowning
This is the original version, primarily driven by a dark but relaxed synth bassline and beat loop, similar to the approach of the verses in "The Wretched." Piano provides the dominant melodic content behind the vocals, while heavily processed guitars provide atmosphere during the choruses, which also feature a different bassline. Dissonant horn samples form a bridge from the first chorus to the second verse, while the last three minutes of the song are dedicated to a distorted guitar riff joining the layered, processed guitars and chorus bassline. Maandig handles all of the vocals in the track, singing in quiet, reserved tones, and layering wordless melodies over the coda, which filters down the guitar layers to leave the piano line repeating the chorus chord progression as accompaniment to non-chordal notes.
A Drowning (Instrumental)
From a CD-R promo of the EP, released by The Null Corporation.
Lyrics
It's the glare from the reflection Making patterns in your eye It's the looking back in anger With every second slipping by Undertow has come to take me Guided by the blazing sun Look at everything around us Well, look at everything we've done Please, anyone I don't think I can save myself I'm drowning here Please, anyone I don't think I can save myself There's a tiny little window Swarms of locusts fill the sky Maybe I just disappear If I can keep my head above the tide Please, anyone I don't think I can save myself I'm drowning here Please, anyone I don't think I can save myself
External Links
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