Difference between revisions of "Came Back Haunted (song)"

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Album:Hesitation Marks

Length:5:17

Tempo:130 BPM

Versions:Came Back Haunted
Came Back Haunted (Instrumental)
Came Back Haunted (Radio Edit)
Came Back Haunted (Video Edit)
Came Back Haunted (Live 2013 EP)

Live:NIN 2013 Festival Tour through Cold And Black And Infinite Tour

"Came Back Haunted" is the third track on the 2013 release Hesitation Marks, and is the first single from that album. Trent Reznor stated in an interview that the song uses one of the same synths that was used on Pretty Hate Machine.[1]

Appearances

Versions

Came Back Haunted

This is the original album version. It begins uniquely with a lone, quiet vocal singing "hau-hau-haunted" as in the chorus. The song then opens proper with the main drum loop, soon joined by a bizarre bassline to begin the first verse. Noise and guitar layers enter for the choruses, while percussion layers augment each verse.

Came Back Haunted (Instrumental)

Running Time: 5:14

Available as part of a digital promo, though only a 30 second sample has surfaced so far. Also included on an internal Columbia Records promo released under the name "Taxi Driver".[2]

Came Back Haunted (Radio Edit)

Running Time: 3:56

The track begins with the "hau-hau-haunted" vocal, but then goes straight into the first verse. Many other portions of the track are shortened, and there is very little time between each verse and each chorus.

Came Back Haunted (Video Edit)

Running Time: 4:17

Similar to the radio edit.

Came Back Haunted (Live 2013 EP)

Recorded live at Lollapalooza Festival 2013.

Live

This song debuted live on the first night of the NIN 2013 Festival Tour, and was played at most shows in 2013 and 2014. During the Tension 2013 Tour, this song featured backing vocals by Lisa Fischer and Sharlotte Gibson.

"Came Back Haunted" was a rarity for the 2017-2018 touring cycle, appearing just three times.

Music Videos

Screenshot from the "Came Back Haunted" video

The "Came Back Haunted" music video was directed by David Lynch and was released on June 28, 2013. It uses a shortened version of the song that is exclusive to the video.

The video has been flagged as potentially seizure-inducing for viewers with photosensitive epilepsy, due to its use of strobe effects. It features herky-jerky shots of Trent Reznor, wearing pancake makeup and lipstick, interspersed with other bizarre images. These typically Lynchian visuals include an image of a tick overlaid onto an image of a young ballerina, a seemingly disembodied and vaguely humanoid face reminiscent of something out of Lynch's Eraserhead, a trio of glowing zoomed-in images of mouths sitting atop little dancing bodies, and an expanding cloud of dark gray smoke in the corner of a dark room.

The fully-produced video was preceded by an audio video that was released by Vevo on June 6, 2013. It features a reel-to-reel tape deck playing the song, filmed from multiple angles. It was listed as "Came Back Haunted (Audio)". It was made for the purpose of providing internet video outlets with an official source of the audio.

Lyrics

   The throat is deep and the mouth is wide
   Saw some things on the other side
   Made me promise to never tell
   You know me I can't help myself, no
   Now I got something you have to see
   They put something inside of me
   Its smile is red and its eyes are black
   I don't think I'll be coming back
   
   I don't believe and I
   I had to see
   Came back haunted
   Came back haunted
   I said goodbye and I
   I had to try and I
   Came back haunted
   Came back haunted
   
   Everywhere now reminding me
   I am not who I used to be
   I'm afraid this has just begun
   Consequences for what I've done
   
   I don't believe and I
   I had to see
   Came back haunted
   Came back haunted
   I said goodbye and I
   I had to try and I
   Came back haunted
   Came back haunted
   You tried to tell me but I
   I couldn't stop myself now I
   Came back haunted
   Came back haunted
   
   Just can't stop
   Came back haunted

External Links

Previous track - "Copy Of A"

Track 3 from Hesitation Marks

Next track - "Find My Way"

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 | album = ''[[Hesitation Marks]]''
 | length = 5:17
-| BPM =
+| BPM = 130
-| versions =Came Back Haunted<br>Came Back Haunted (Radio Edit)
+| versions =Came Back Haunted<br>Came Back Haunted (Instrumental)<br>Came Back Haunted (Radio Edit)<br>Came Back Haunted (Video Edit)<br>Came Back Haunted (''[[Live 2013 EP]]'')
-| live = N/A
+| live=[[NIN 2013 Festival Tour]] through [[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]]
-}}'''Came Back Haunted''' is the third track on the 2013 release ''[[Hesitation Marks]]'', and is the first single from that album.
+}}'''"Came Back Haunted"''' is the third track on the 2013 release ''[[Hesitation Marks]]'', and is the first single from that album. [[Trent Reznor]] stated in an interview that the song uses one of the same synths that was used on ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]''.[https://www.thefader.com/2013/09/24/interview-trent-reznor]
+===Song Credits===
+*[[Alessandro Cortini]]: Additional Electronics
+*Trent Reznor: Vocals, Electronics, Percussion, Bass, Guitar
+*[[Ilan Rubin]]: Toms
 ==Appearances==
 ===Halos===
 *''[[Hesitation Marks]]''
 ===Seeds===
-*''[[The Definitive NIN - The Singles]]''
+*''[[Live 2013 EP]]''
 ===Other===
@@ Line 20: / Line 23: @@
 ==Versions==
 ===Came Back Haunted===
-This is the original album version.
+This is the original album version. It begins uniquely with a lone, quiet vocal singing "hau-hau-haunted" as in the chorus. The song then opens proper with the main drum loop, soon joined by a bizarre bassline to begin the first verse. Noise and guitar layers enter for the choruses, while percussion layers augment each verse.
+===Came Back Haunted (Instrumental)===
+'''''Running Time: 5:14'''''
+Available as part of a [http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Nine+Inch+Nails&titel=Came+Back+Haunted&cat=s digital promo], though only a 30 second sample has surfaced so far. Also included on an internal [[Columbia Records]] promo released under the name "Taxi Driver".[https://www.discogs.com/release/20508487-Taxi-Driver-Untitled]
 ===Came Back Haunted (Radio Edit)===
-This is the radio edit. It is shortened to 3:56.
+'''''Running Time: 3:56'''''
-==Music Video==
+The track begins with the "hau-hau-haunted" vocal, but then goes straight into the first verse. Many other portions of the track are shortened, and there is very little time between each verse and each chorus.
-A music video for the song was released by Vevo on June 6th 2013, and featured a tape deck playing the song, filmed from multiple angles. It was listed as "Came Back Haunted (Audio)," and so a full music video may be released in the future.
+===Came Back Haunted (Video Edit)===
+'''''Running Time: 4:17'''''
+Similar to the radio edit.
+===Came Back Haunted (''Live 2013 EP'')===
+Recorded live at [[2013/08/02 Chicago, IL|Lollapalooza Festival 2013]].
+==Live==
+This song debuted live on the [[2013/07/26 Naeba, Japan|first night]] of the [[NIN 2013 Festival Tour]], and was played at most shows in 2013 and 2014. During the [[Tension 2013 Tour]], this song featured backing vocals by [[Lisa Fischer]] and [[Sharlotte Gibson]].
+"Came Back Haunted" was a rarity for the [[NIN 2017-2018|2017-2018 touring cycle]], appearing just three times.
+==Music Videos==
+[[Image:CBHstill.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from the "Came Back Haunted" video]]
+The "Came Back Haunted" [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music video]] was directed by [[David Lynch]] and was released on June 28, 2013. It uses a shortened version of the song that is exclusive to the video.
+The video has been flagged as potentially seizure-inducing for viewers with photosensitive epilepsy, due to its use of strobe effects. It features herky-jerky shots of Trent Reznor, wearing pancake makeup and lipstick, interspersed with other bizarre images. These typically Lynchian visuals include an image of a tick overlaid onto an image of a young ballerina, a seemingly disembodied and vaguely humanoid face reminiscent of something out of Lynch's ''Eraserhead'', a trio of glowing zoomed-in images of mouths sitting atop little dancing bodies, and an expanding cloud of dark gray smoke in the corner of a dark room.
+The fully-produced video was preceded by an audio video that was released by Vevo on June 6, 2013. It features a reel-to-reel tape deck playing the song, filmed from multiple angles. It was listed as "Came Back Haunted (Audio)". It was made for the purpose of providing internet video outlets with an official source of the audio.
 ==Lyrics==
@@ Line 33: / Line 61: @@
      Made me promise to never tell
      You know me I can't help myself, no
-     I got something you have to see
+     Now I got something you have to see
      They put something inside of me
-     The smile is red and its eyes are black
+     Its smile is red and its eyes are black
      I don't think I'll be coming back
      I don't believe and I
-     I had to see am I
+     I had to see
-     I came back haunted
+     Came back haunted
-     I said goodbye but I
+    Came back haunted
+     I said goodbye and I
      I had to try and I
-     I came back haunted
+     Came back haunted
-     I came back haunted
+     Came back haunted
-     Everywhere now remembering me
+     Everywhere now reminding me
      I am not who I used to be
      I'm afraid this has just begun
      Consequences for what I've done
      I don't believe and I
-     I had to see am I
+     I had to see
-     I came back haunted
+     Came back haunted
-     I said goodbye but I
+    Came back haunted
+     I said goodbye and I
      I had to try and I
-     I came back haunted
+     Came back haunted
-     I came back haunted
+     Came back haunted
+     You tried to tell me but I
-     They tried to tell me but I
+     I couldn't stop myself now I
-     I couldn't stop myself
+     Came back haunted
-     I came back
+     Came back haunted
-     I came back haunted
      Just can't stop
      Came back haunted
 ==External Links==
-*[http://youtu.be/TgwrxcO48N8 Music Video (Audio)]
+*[https://youtu.be/1RN6pT3zL44 "Came Back Haunted" music video]
-[[Category:NIN Songs]]
+*[https://youtu.be/TgwrxcO48N8 "Came Back Haunted" music video (Audio)]
+[[Category:NIN Songs]][[Category:Music Videos]]
+{{succession box
+| title=[[Hesitation Marks]]
+| before= [[Copy Of A]]
+| after= [[Find My Way]]
+| track= 3
+}}