We're in This Together (Nine Inch Nails song)
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"We're in This Together" is a song by industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails released in 1999. It is the 15th official Nine Inch Nails release and is a single for the album The Fragile. It was released as a three-disc single (also known as a "triple single").
Background
According to The Fragile contributor Keith Hillebrandt, "the whole song started from something [Reznor] actually played at the end of another track ... he wrote it up into an entirely new song".<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
The lyrics seem to be inspired by David Bowie's song "Heroes" from the same-named 1977 album,<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> such as with the line "You're the queen and I'm the king"<ref name="Burns_Halo 15">Template:Cite journal</ref> and describing two people trying to fight against an ominous and seemingly unstoppable force. Bowie, who is recognized as one of Reznor's greatest influences, is given a special thanks credit in the liner notes of The Fragile.
MTV's Gil Kaufman described the song as "a seven-minute-plus cathartic pop song with somewhat hopeful lyrics over a plodding hip-hop beat, walls of distorted guitars and an eerie slasher-film cricket sound".<ref name="MTV Fragile">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Both "10 Miles High" and "The New Flesh" originally appeared on the vinyl version of The Fragile.
The song was featured in the first official teaser trailer for Marvel Studios film The Avengers.<ref name="T-Rez is the Avenger Now">
The song peaked at #21 on the US Mainstream Rock Billboard. Despite being one of the band's most popular songs,<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> the band has only played it live five times, all during the Performance 2007 Tour.Template:Cn
Music video
The song's music video was directed by Mark Pellington and released on August 27, 1999.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> An extended version of the video has since surfaced. Trent Reznor and a large group of black-clothed men are seen running down empty streets, onto a train, and into a field. There are also shots of several elderly people, and a brief scene with a young woman.
The video was filmed in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico and in the dry lake of Sayula.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Release and reception
"We're in This Together" was released on a three-part single, which was only available in Europe and Japan; it was not released in the United States. Two radio promos (the first with the album mix and radio edit of the song, the second with just a unique short edit of the song) were released in America as Halo 15 as well.<ref name="MTV1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="MTV2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="MTV3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
AllMusic critic Christian Huey has reviewed the single release, describing the title track as a "strong song" and "different turn for [Reznor] emotionally" while stating that "this adrenaline-infused, white noise territory was mined to even better effect on "Wish." Huey also criticized the three part single release,<ref name="allmusic-single-review1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> particularly referring to the orange disk as "the least substantial and the most redundant of the bunch" and "a tired repackaging of material."<ref name="allmusic-single-review2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Spin reviewer Ann Powers referred to the song as "a sweet pop tune encased within the armor of industrial rock."<ref name="Powers">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
The track was listed as number 19 on SpinTemplate:'s list of the 69 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1999. Critic Christopher R. Weingarten has stated: "Though the anthemic chorus borders on 'hit single,' the song still grinds with crunchy noise, whining guitars and a trash-can-sounding snare drum."<ref name="spin-alternative">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Track listing
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Personnel
- Trent Reznor – writing, performance, and production
- Jerome Dillon - chorus drums
- Alan Moulder – production, engineering, mixing
- Porter Ricks – remixing
- Danny Lohner – remixing on "Complications of the Flesh"
- David Carson – design and photography
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1999–2000) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)<ref>Template:Cite Ryan</ref> Template:Small |
72 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2001) | Position | |
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| Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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114 |
| Chart | Position | |
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| Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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197 |
References
External links
- Template:Youtube
- Single "We're in This Together" Template:Webarchive at the NinWiki
- Song "We're in This Together" at the NinWiki
- Template:Usurped at NINCollector.com
- discogs.com: We're in This Together (disc 1) (CD5")
- discogs.com: We're in This Together (disc 2) (CD5")
- discogs.com: We're in This Together (disc 3) (CD5")