Cover Songs

This is a list of songs covered by Nine Inch Nails, or Trent Reznor in another capacity. A list of NIN covers by other artists is here.

Studio Covers


Track	Original Artist	Appearances	Release year	Notes
Get Down, Make Love	Queen	Sin, Pretty Hate Machine (Remaster)	1990
Suck	Pigface	Broken	1992	Reznor performed and co-wrote the Pigface version
Physical	Adam And The Ants	Broken	1992	Song is also known as "Physical (You're So)" on the Adam And The Ants version
Memorabilia	Soft Cell	Closer To God, The Downward Spiral Deluxe	1994
Dead Souls	Joy Division	The Crow Soundtrack, The Downward Spiral Deluxe, The Downward Spiral (Japanese Edition)	1994
Metal	Gary Numan	Things Falling Apart	2000	The extended instrumental outro uses elements from other Numan tracks, "M.E." and "Remember I Was Vapour"
Zoo Station	U2	AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered	2011	The only NIN cover not available on a NIN release

Live Covers


Track	Original Artist	Year first performed	Performed with original artist?	Notes
Sex Dwarf	Soft Cell	1988	No	A studio version was being worked on, but never released
Red Scab	Adam Ant	1995	Yes
Beat My Guest	Adam And The Ants	1995	Yes
Hallo Spaceboy	David Bowie	1995	Yes
Scary Monsters	David Bowie	1995	Yes
Subterraneans	David Bowie	1995	Yes	When performed on the Cold And Black And Infinite Tour, lyrics from "God Break Down The Door" and "Over And Out" were interspersed with the song
Animal	Prick	1996	Partially, Kevin McMahon plays guitar
Tough	Prick	1996	Partially, Kevin McMahon plays guitar
R.S.V.P.	Pop Will Eat Itself	1996	Partially, Clint Mansell on guest vocals
Wise Up! Sucker	Pop Will Eat Itself	1996	Partially, Clint Mansell on guest vocals
The Beautiful People	Marilyn Manson	2000	Yes	Reznor produced Antichrist Superstar, which this track originally appears on
African Student Movement	Saul Williams	2005	Yes
List Of Demands	Saul Williams	2005	Yes
Sanity Assassin	Bauhaus	2006	Partially, Peter Murphy on guest vocals	Part of With Teeth: Summer Tour 2006 Radio Collaboration
Dreams	TV On The Radio	2006	Yes	Part of With Teeth: Summer Tour 2006 Radio Collaboration
Final Solution	Pere Ubu	2006	No	Part of With Teeth: Summer Tour 2006 Radio Collaboration
Bela Lugosi's Dead	Bauhaus	2006	Partially, Peter Murphy on guest vocals	Part of With Teeth: Summer Tour 2006 Radio Collaboration
Warm Leatherette	The Normal	2006	No	Part of With Teeth: Summer Tour 2006 Radio Collaboration
A Strange Kind Of Love	Peter Murphy	2006	Yes	Part of With Teeth: Summer Tour 2006 Radio Collaboration
Nightclubbing	Iggy Pop	2006	No	Part of With Teeth: Summer Tour 2006 Radio Collaboration. NIN sampled the original of this song for "Closer".
Twenty Four Hours	Joy Division	2006	No	Part of With Teeth: Summer Tour 2006 Radio Collaboration
Warsaw	Joy Division	2006	No	Part of With Teeth: Summer Tour 2006 Radio Collaboration
Atmosphere	Joy Division	2006	No	Part of With Teeth: Summer Tour 2006 Radio Collaboration
I'm Afraid Of Americans	David Bowie	2009	No	Reznor features in the music video and multiple remixes and versions
Banged And Blown Through	Saul Williams	2009	Yes	Reznor produced and appeared on The Inevitable Rise And Liberation Of NiggyTardust!, which this track originally appears on
Cars	Gary Numan	2009	Yes
Kick In The Eye	Bauhaus	2009	Partially, Peter Murphy on guest vocals
I Die: You Die	Gary Numan	2009	Yes
Love Like Anthrax	Gang Of Four	2009	No
Down In The Park	Tubeway Army	2009	Yes	Reznor also produced Marilyn Manson's cover of the song in 1995, featured on the single for "Lunchbox"
What If We Could?	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross	2013	Yes
We Take Mystery (To Bed)	Gary Numan	2013	Yes	Pino Palladino, who was NIN's bassist for this tour, played on the original version of this track
Hand Covers Bruise	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross	2014	Yes
BBB	How To Destroy Angels	2014	Yes	Reznor is also a member of HTDA
Ice Age	How To Destroy Angels	2014	Yes	Reznor is also a member of HTDA
On The Wing	How To Destroy Angels	2014	Yes	Reznor is also a member of HTDA
Parasite	How To Destroy Angels	2014	Yes	Reznor is also a member of HTDA
I Can't Give Everything Away	David Bowie	2017	No	NIN performed the "Farewell Mix" of the song, a remix made by Reznor and Atticus Ross
The Loop Closes	How To Destroy Angels	2017	Yes	Reznor and Ross are also members of HTDA
Digital	Joy Division	2018	No
Welcome Oblivion	How To Destroy Angels	2018	Yes	Reznor and Ross are also members of HTDA
A Drowning	How To Destroy Angels	2018	Yes	Reznor and Ross are also members of HTDA
Greensleeves	Traditional	2018	No	This was performed instrumentally by Mike Garson, and flowed directly into "Just Like You Imagined"
Fashion	David Bowie	2022	No
Hey Man Nice Shot	Filter	2022	Partially, Richard Patrick on guest vocals

Covers outside of NIN


Track	Original Artist	Performing Artist	Year	Notes
Der Kommissar	Falco	Option 30	1983	Covered in English
Icehouse	Icehouse	Option 30	1983
Lies	Thompson Twins	Option 30	1983
Escalator Of Life	Robert Hazard	The Urge	Mid-1980s
Eyes Without A Face	Billy Idol	The Urge	Mid-1980s	Live performance [1]
Look Sharp!	Joe Jackson	The Urge	Mid-1980s
Something To Grab For	Ric Ocasek	The Urge	Mid-1980s
Supernaut	Black Sabbath	1000 Homo DJs	1989	Reznor on guest vocals, there are also versions of this song by the band without Reznor
Supernaut	1000 Homo DJs	Revolting Cocks	1990	Live cover with Reznor on vocals
Sunday Bloody Sunday	U2	Saul Williams	2007	Reznor and Ross credited musically and for production
Kick Out The Jams	MC5	Street Sweeper Social Club	2009	Reznor guests live on vocals
In The Hall Of The Mountain King	Edvard Grieg	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross	2010	Recorded for The Social Network Soundtrack
Immigrant Song	Led Zeppelin	Karen O with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross	2011	Recorded for The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Soundtrack
Is Your Love Strong Enough?	Bryan Ferry	How To Destroy Angels	2011	Recorded for The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Soundtrack
John Carpenter's Halloween	John Carpenter	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross	2017
Life On Mars?	David Bowie	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross	2019	Recorded for Watchmen (Music From The HBO Series)
Fantastic Voyage	David Bowie	Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross w/ The Alumni Band	2021	Performed for A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day!
Fashion	David Bowie	Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Mariqueen Maandig w/ The Alumni Band	2021	Performed for A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day!

Notes

NIN has covered How To Destroy Angels seven times thus far. Considering that Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are both studio members of the band, and Alessandro Cortini is a live member of both bands, this is not surprising.
NIN/Reznor has covered David Bowie eight times, the most for any non-related artist.
"Suck" is frequently debated as a cover song, as Reznor both co-wrote and appeared on the original release.
Contrary to popular belief, NIN has never covered "Supernaut".
And All That Could Have Been's DVD release comes with bonus footage of NIN covering "The Beautiful People" with Marilyn Manson.
Closure's digital download comes with footage of the unreleased "Sex Dwarf" studio sessions.
The version of "Reptile" performed by Peter Murphy and NIN during the 2006 Radio Collaboration incorporates elements of Love And Rockets' "Haunted When The Minutes Drag".

External Links

NINlive fan recording hub, with recordings of all live covers available

Cover Songs

Contents

Studio Covers

Live Covers

Covers outside of NIN

Notes

External Links

Official live recordings