Songs misattributed to NIN
This is a list of songs falsely attributed to Nine Inch Nails (or related projects), through deliberate fraud, poor track marking or honest mistake.
Contents
- 1 ACIDDANCE.MIDI
- 2 Angel by Vinyl Sun
- 3 At The Heart Of It All
- 4 Black Bomb (Jerry In The Bag) by Josh Wink
- 5 Comfortably Numb live by David Gilmour and David Bowie
- 6 Digital
- 7 Fading
- 8 It All Fades
- 9 Live In Me
- 10 The Life You Didn't Lead
- 11 One (Ardisson Remix)
- 12 Theme for Legend of Zelda
- 13 Potions (Deliverance Mix) by Puscifer
- 14 Something Blue
- 15 Supernaut by 1000 Homo DJs
ACIDDANCE.MIDI
The backing music on the website for Strobe Light, this is simply a sample beat from music software.
Angel by Vinyl Sun
Claimed since the early 2000s due to a mislabelled Napster download. Official music video
At The Heart Of It All
"At The Heart Of It All" is commonly believed to be a NIN track due to its inclusion on Further Down The Spiral, actually an entirely original composition by Aphex Twin.
Black Bomb (Jerry In The Bag) by Josh Wink
"Black Bomb (Jerry In The Bag)" is an original song for which Trent Reznor provided guest vocals.
Comfortably Numb live by David Gilmour and David Bowie
Frequently mislabelled as a live cover with Gilmour, Bowie and Reznor, this track doesn't have Reznor on it.
Digital
Mislabeled and circulating on Napster as "Digital" by Nine Inch Nails, this song was actually "Push Eject" by Boom Boom Satellites.
Fading
Claimed to be by Tapeworm, actual artist is currently unknown.
It All Fades
Original work misattributed to NIN.
Live In Me
Appears on the Rusty Nails II bootleg. Created by the person who made the bootleg, Mike Hitman Wilson.
The Life You Didn't Lead
Unknown, listed in compilations on YouTube and is claimed to be the demo of "The Life You Didn't Lead".
One (Ardisson Remix)
A 65-second teaser snippet of "The Way Out Is Through" was posted as background music to nin.com at http://nin.com/one.swf [1]. This later circulated on Napster as "One (Ardisson Remix)". It is not a remix, and no one named Ardisson had anything to do with it.
Theme for Legend of Zelda
Performed by a Nintendo music cover band, this was one of the earliest songs misattributed to NIN.
Potions (Deliverance Mix) by Puscifer
"Potions" is a song by Puscifer, written by Tapeworm, and is frequently claimed to have Trent Reznor on it. He actually is simply given a writing credit, due to his work on it with Tapeworm.
Something Blue
Appears on the Rusty Nails II bootleg. Created by the person who made the bootleg, Mike Hitman Wilson.
Supernaut by 1000 Homo DJs
"Supernaut" is a cover of Black Sabbath, performed by 1000 Homo DJs with Reznor on guest vocals, mislabelled as NIN on some bootlegs.
More to come