Difference between revisions of "Everything"

Latest revision as of 21:39, 7 April 2024

Album:Hesitation Marks

Length:3:20

Tempo:155 BPM

Versions:Everything
Everything (Instrumental)
Everything (Autolux Remix)

Live:NIN 2022

MP3 and promo CD artwork

"Everything" is the seventh track on the 2013 release Hesitation Marks. On August 19, 2013, the track officially premiered via an NPR blog.[1] The following day, it was released as a commercial digital single on iTunes and Amazon. A one-track promotional CD acetate was also released. "Everything", along with "Satellite", was originally written and recorded for a forthcoming greatest hits package for Interscope Records, but instead provided inspiration towards a new album.[2]

Appearances

Halos

Hesitation Marks

Seeds

Remix 2014 EP

Other

The Definitive NIN - The Singles - online playlist(s); not on original Seed release

Meaning

From an interview with The Sun, Trent Reznor said the following about the track:

I was trying to make something that leapt out of the speakers in a very unfamiliar way. At first listen, it might seem to be in praise of life but it's supposed to come off as an arrogant, "Fuck you. I've survived!" It also gets less triumphant and more reflective and melancholy towards the end.[3]

Reznor went on to state, in another interview:

There were a few moments of this album where I expected eyebrows to raise. But that actually was not one of them. To me, "Everything" is a descendant of Fear and Joy Division and New Order. Somehow, that song has become representative of this as my "happy album," although I don't hear it as such. It's certainly not meant to make you feel like, "Look at how great everything is!" But it seems to be the shocking moment of the record. We've not played it onstage, only in rehearsals. It's become an irritant to me.[4]

Versions

Everything

This is the original album version. Opening with a simple drum loop, the first verse enters with poppy guitars and big vocal harmonies throughout. In contrast, the song's choruses are darker, with noisier guitars playing much less poppy progressions and with shouted vocals. Entering the coda, the song seems to restart exactly the way it begins, but without the vocal layering. Various distorted pads and guitars build the coda towards its climax and sudden ending. The descending guitar melody during the verses is very similar to that during the bridge of "You Know What You Are?".

Everything (Instrumental)

Running Time: 3:19

Available as part of a digital promo, though only a 30 second sample surfaced initially. On May 3, 2016, the full instrumental was made available via Reddit. Also included on an internal Columbia Records promo released under the name "Taxi Driver".[5]

Everything (Autolux Remix)

Running Time: 4:29

Available on the Japanese import of Hesitation Marks and the Remix 2014 EP.

Music Video

Screenshot from video snippet

There were plans to release a music video directed by Shynola, who had also done the video for "How Long?" by How To Destroy Angels, but it was scrapped. A press release from Sony stated that the video would premiere on the same week that Hesitation Marks was released.[6] Nothing materialized and a post to Shynola's Twitter account seemed to confirm that it wasn't going to happen.[7] Reznor eventually addressed the video in a response on a Reddit AMA session, stating that, "we made a video for 'Everything' with Shynola. I love those dudes, but for whatever reason it just didn't turn out that great and I shelved it. This is not an uncommon occurrence in my world."[8]

Snippets of the video eventually appeared in reels posted to shynola.com, showing Reznor wearing a gray suit and glasses, and being chased or terrorized by an unseen entity.

Live

"Everything" made its live debut on June 15, 2022. It had been rehearsed as mentioned in the above interview snippet. It can also be heard being rehearsed live in the background of the first Tension 2013 Tour behind-the-scenes video put up on the Nine Inch Nails VEVO YouTube account.

Lyrics

    I survived everything
    I have tried everything
    Everything
    And anything
    
    All the walls begin to dissolve away
    Feel your hands begin to shake
    And just who you think you used to be
    All begins to bend and break
    
    Wave goodbye
    Wish me well
    I've become something else
    Something else
    (Just as well, really)
    
    But this thing that lives inside of me
    Will surely rise and wake
    And his seed that bleeds right through to me
    As it comes to grab and take
    
    I am home
    I believe
    I am home
    I am free
    I am home
    I can see
    Always here
    Finally

Previous track - "Disappointed"

Track 7 from Hesitation Marks

Next track - "Satellite"

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-[[Image:Everything_art.jpg|thumb|175px|Artwork accompanying the MP3 file]]
+[[Image:Everything_art.jpg|thumb|MP3 and promo CD artwork]]
-'''"Everything"''' is the seventh track on the 2013 release ''[[Hesitation Marks]]''.  On August 19, 2013, the track officially premiered via an npr blog.[http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/08/19/213497724/new-music-nine-inch-nails-earl-sweatshirt-juana-molina-more] "Everything", along with "[[Satellite]]", were both originally written and recorded for a forthcoming greatest hits package for [[Interscope Records]], but instead provided inspiration towards a new album.[http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/aug/08/the-nine-lives-of-trent-reznor]
+'''"Everything"''' is the seventh track on the 2013 release ''[[Hesitation Marks]]''.  On August 19, 2013, the track officially premiered via an NPR blog.[http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/08/19/213497724/new-music-nine-inch-nails-earl-sweatshirt-juana-molina-more] The following day, it was released as a commercial digital single on iTunes and Amazon. A one-track promotional CD acetate was also released. "Everything", along with "[[Satellite]]", was originally written and recorded for a forthcoming greatest hits package for [[Interscope Records]], but instead provided inspiration towards a new album.[http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/aug/08/the-nine-lives-of-trent-reznor]
+===Song Credits===
+*[[Adrian Belew]]: Additional Backing Vocals and Outro Electronics
+*[[Trent Reznor]]: Vocals, Electronics, Percussion, Guitar, Bass
+*Daniel Rowland: Additional Sound Design, Electronics and Guitar
 ==Appearances==
+===Halos===
 *''Hesitation Marks''
+===Seeds===
+*''[[Remix 2014 EP]]''
+===Other===
+*''[[The Definitive NIN - The Singles]]'' - online playlist(s); not on original Seed release
+==Meaning==
+From an interview with ''The Sun'', Trent Reznor said the following about the track:
+<blockquote>I was trying to make something that leapt out of the speakers in a very unfamiliar way. At first listen, it might seem to be in praise of life but it's supposed to come off as an arrogant, "Fuck you. I've survived!" It also gets less triumphant and more reflective and melancholy towards the end.[http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/5091007/nine-inch-nails-interview.html]</blockquote>
+Reznor went on to state, in another interview:
+<blockquote>There were a few moments of this album where I expected eyebrows to raise. But that actually was not one of them. To me, "Everything" is a descendant of Fear and [[Joy Division]] and New Order. Somehow, that song has become representative of this as my "happy album," although I don't hear it as such. It's certainly not meant to make you feel like, "Look at how great everything is!" But it seems to be the shocking moment of the record. We've not played it onstage, only in rehearsals. It's become an irritant to me.[http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/10/17/3286273/nine-inch-nails-are-back-and-its.html]</blockquote>
 ==Versions==
 ===Everything===
-This is the original album version.
+This is the original album version. Opening with a simple drum loop, the first verse enters with poppy guitars and big vocal harmonies throughout. In contrast, the song's choruses are darker, with noisier guitars playing much less poppy progressions and with shouted vocals. Entering the coda, the song seems to restart exactly the way it begins, but without the vocal layering. Various distorted pads and guitars build the coda towards its climax and sudden ending. The descending guitar melody during the verses is very similar to that during the bridge of "[[You Know What You Are?]]".
+===Everything (Instrumental)===
+'''''Running Time: 3:19'''''
+Available as part of a [http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Nine+Inch+Nails&titel=Everything&cat=s digital promo], though only a 30 second sample surfaced initially. On May 3, 2016, the full instrumental was made available via [https://www.reddit.com/r/SongStems/comments/4hmuef/request_nine_inch_nails_everything_came_back/ Reddit]. Also included on an internal [[Columbia Records]] promo released under the name "Taxi Driver".[https://www.discogs.com/release/20508487-Taxi-Driver-Untitled]
 ===Everything (Autolux Remix)===
-Coming soon.
+'''''Running Time: 4:29'''''
+Available on the Japanese import of ''Hesitation Marks'' and the ''Remix 2014 EP''.
+==Music Video==
+[[Image:Everythingvideo1.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from video snippet]]
+[[Image:Everythingvideo2.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from video snippet]]
+There were plans to release a [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music video]] directed by Shynola, who had also done the video for "[[How Long?]]" by [[How To Destroy Angels]], but it was scrapped. A press release from Sony stated that the video would premiere on the same week that ''Hesitation Marks'' was released.[https://www.sony.com/content/sony/en/en_us/SCA/company-news/press-releases/sony-music-entertainment/2013/everything-the-new-single-from-nine-inch-nails-is-streaming-now-on-npr-musics-all-songs-considered.html] Nothing materialized and a post to Shynola's Twitter account seemed to confirm that it wasn't going to happen.[https://twitter.com/SHYNOLAfilms/status/369015916102549504] Reznor eventually addressed the video in a response on a Reddit AMA session, stating that, "we made a video for 'Everything' with Shynola. I love those dudes, but for whatever reason it just didn't turn out that great and I shelved it. This is not an uncommon occurrence in my world."[http://en-us.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1s6mi5/im_trent_reznor_of_nine_inch_nails_ask_me_anything/]
+Snippets of the video eventually appeared in reels posted to shynola.com, showing Reznor wearing a gray suit and glasses, and being chased or terrorized by an unseen entity.
+==Live==
+"Everything" made its live debut on [[2022/06/15_Glasgow,_Scotland|June 15, 2022]]. It had been rehearsed as mentioned in the above interview snippet. It can also be heard being rehearsed live in the background of the first [[Tension 2013 Tour]] behind-the-scenes video put up on the [[Nine Inch Nails]] VEVO YouTube account.
+==Lyrics==
+     I survived everything
+     I have tried everything
+     Everything
+     And anything
+     All the walls begin to dissolve away
+     Feel your hands begin to shake
+     And just who you think you used to be
+     All begins to bend and break
+     Wave goodbye
+     Wish me well
+     I've become something else
+     Something else
+     (Just as well, really)
+     But this thing that lives inside of me
+     Will surely rise and wake
+     And his seed that bleeds right through to me
+     As it comes to grab and take
+     I am home
+     I believe
+     I am home
+     I am free
+     I am home
+     I can see
+     Always here
+     Finally
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