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| album = [[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]]
| length = 4:33
| versions = The Day The World Went Away<br>[[The Day the World Went Away (Quiet)]]<br>[[The Day The World Went Away (Porter Ricks mix)]]<br>The Day The World Went Away ([[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]])<br>The Day The World Went Away([[Still]])| live = 1999 - Fragility through present<br>
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== About ==
''''''The Day The World Went Away'''''' is the second song track on the Left disc of [[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]]. It was released as a single preceding the release of ''''The Fragile '''' and received the designation of Halo 13.
===Meaning===
The song's lyrics are rumored to be about the death of [[Trent Reznor|Trent's]] grandmother's deathmaternal grandmother, which occured before ''''The Fragile '''' was recorded. Analysis of the lyrics do support the theory of this song being about death, but no one can say with any certainty what TrentReznor's inspiration was.
===Structure===
TDTWWA follows the percussive and aggressive [[Somewhat Damaged]]. It is one of [[Nine Inch Nails]]' most uniquely structured songs and it is musically the opposite of Somewhat Damaged in almost every way, actually lacking the use of any percussion. It also features the use of a mandolin, another first for NIN.
===Appearances===*[[The Day The World Went Away (halo)|The Day The World Went Away]]*The Fragile*[[We're In This Together (halo)|We're In This Together]]*[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]] (CD/DVD {Easter egg on the DVD})*[[Still]] ===Versions===*The Day The World Went Away*[[The Day The World Went Away (Quiet)]]*[[The Day The World Went Away (Porter Ricks mix)]]*[[The Day The World Went Away (And All That Could Have Been)]]*[[The Day The World Went Away (Still)]] ===Song Credits===*Backing chants by the [[Buddha Debutante Choir]]: Melissa Daigle, Judy Miller, Christine Parrish, M. Gabriela Rivas, Heather Bennett, Fae Young and Martha Wood*Additional vocals on “Quiet:” [[Kim Prevost]] ==Music Video==This song is among the many Nine Inch Nails songs that have had a video scrapped. The video, which was partially finished, apparently showed images of a funeral. Parts of the video appeared as a bonus an Easter Egg on the live DVD [[And All That Could Have Been]]. The footage contains black-and-white footage of Reznor in a forest, and color images of a black kingsnake slithering in sand. It also includes Reznor standing in a room with his back to the camera and shows flowers, as well as a feather blowing in the wind. The second half of the video contains live performance footage of the band.
==Lyrics==
[[Category:NIN Songs]]