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| − | [[Mark Romanek]], who also directed "[[ | + | [[Mark Romanek]], who also directed "[[Closer]]," directed "The Perfect Drug" in 1997. It was one of the most expensive videos at the time as the costs of building a refrigerated set, renting period costumes, and securing use of Gustav Klimt's ''The Kiss'' painting were all factors in the almost $1 million cost. |
The concept of the video is widely interpreted as [[Trent Reznor]] portraying a man mourning the death of a child and detaching himself from reality through absinthe. [[Charlie Clouser]], [[Danny Lohner]], and [[Chris Vrenna]] appear in the video, most notably playing string instruments at the beginning of the video. The aesthetics were heavily influenced by the illustrations of 20th-century artist Edward Gorey (1925–2000), the most obvious reference coming from the boy sitting on the cushion in front of the painting. | The concept of the video is widely interpreted as [[Trent Reznor]] portraying a man mourning the death of a child and detaching himself from reality through absinthe. [[Charlie Clouser]], [[Danny Lohner]], and [[Chris Vrenna]] appear in the video, most notably playing string instruments at the beginning of the video. The aesthetics were heavily influenced by the illustrations of 20th-century artist Edward Gorey (1925–2000), the most obvious reference coming from the boy sitting on the cushion in front of the painting. | ||
Revision as of 16:44, 28 February 2007
The Perfect Drug (Meat Beat Manifesto)
The Perfect Drug (Plug)
The Perfect Drug (Nine Inch Nails)
The Perfect Drug (Spacetime Continuum)
The Perfect Drug (The Orb)
About
The Perfect Drug was written and recorded for the Lost Highway Soundtrack in 1997.
Song Credits
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Appearances
Halos
Other
- Lost Highway soundtrack
Versions
The Perfect Drug
This is the original version that can be found on the Lost Highway soundtrack as well as some verisons of The Perfect Drug Versions and the We're In This Together single.
The Perfect Drug (Meat Beat Manifesto)
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The Perfect Drug (Plug)
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The Perfect Drug (Nine Inch Nails)
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The Perfect Drug (Spacetime Continuum)
Coming soon.
The Perfect Drug (The Orb)
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Live
"The Perfect Drug" has never been played live.
Music Video
Mark Romanek, who also directed "Closer," directed "The Perfect Drug" in 1997. It was one of the most expensive videos at the time as the costs of building a refrigerated set, renting period costumes, and securing use of Gustav Klimt's The Kiss painting were all factors in the almost $1 million cost.
The concept of the video is widely interpreted as Trent Reznor portraying a man mourning the death of a child and detaching himself from reality through absinthe. Charlie Clouser, Danny Lohner, and Chris Vrenna appear in the video, most notably playing string instruments at the beginning of the video. The aesthetics were heavily influenced by the illustrations of 20th-century artist Edward Gorey (1925–2000), the most obvious reference coming from the boy sitting on the cushion in front of the painting.
The entire video was filmed with a blue tint with the expection of the drum breakdown, which uses flashing green light instead, representing Reznor losing himself in the absinthe. The refrigerated set was used for only part of the video, but the scenes using it really add to the emotion that the video is trying to convey. Reznor becomes a figure who vertainly gains our sympathy.
Lyrics
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