Nine Inch Nails: The Perfect Drug (1997)

[spectralmerc]

One of the most artistic musical videos in history.

It's up there in the same tier with Tarsem Singh's movies.

[Varzio]

I love that song so much..first time I saw the video I was like:What IS That?O.o

But now I´m thinking it´s awesome!Can´t get it out of my head.

[0nknees]

fucking weird... butt...cool

[kayden123]

lol^at is it just me but does anyone else find 0:06 to be hilarious?

[devey28]

yah NIN!

[thmz78]

NIN sind wie Schmidts Katze,beide gehen ab wie die Sau!!!(3Ausrufezeichen)

[blackkillingmoon]

Da Stimme ich mal voll und ganz zu!!!

[Imladris96]

wären 4 ausrufezeichen nicht viel tiefgründiger? xD

[Dracanon]

man, the 1990's was a awesome decade! : )

[SamAndrew27]

Damn, this is so fucking beautiful and awesome! I read that budget for this was over a million dollars. They simply do not make videos like this anymore!

[HobbitDD]

so ein geiles video! einfach nur : DER HAMMER!

[MiStiQueT]

My Fave <3

[CrossCentaur]

YA! Those Aisian gals r veerry niece! MMMMM!

[Peteburnsmania]

is he Poe or something?

[Urshkaaa]

This video sooo reminds me of Poes work! :)

[voicians]

awesome vid

[zombiebarricade71]

hell , the Absinth work´s

[sahandaman]

man I love this song. The video is a bit too "goth" for me but at the same time I like the dark Victorian angle so it's not too bad, heh.

[magikman79]

Damn, I had forgotten how much I liked that one

[th0rvald]

still one of my favorite music videos of all time, just plain brilliant

[furtkamp]

U are the perfect drug........without you everything falls appart

[diablo29]

I signed in just to say, I think this song is awesome.

[legnasin]

no it wasnt? it was his last bit of goodness before he went down you moron. until he disappeared only to return with a big bang!

[Skio25]

watch this shit stoned.

[PauliiiB]

So epic! Always loved this!

[kinkabala]

2nd that i love this video and the song is good too .. people who say this song sucks and thing any since has been better are obviouly on crack

[bodocabdd]

indeed.

[naranjamauricio]

People if you do not know, do not talk.

This is an opinion from an argentinian , so you should respect this art or watch Britney. Se you.

[rocksinoo]

I just noticed he doesn't know how to really prepare absynth lol

[Duganoff09]

C´mon it´s a music video and if you would show all the kids how to prepare a glass of absynth we would have to many Carol Lewise´s out there!

[Sagaramath]

You're an idiot. Old stuff is their best.

[ITherealMarcomanI]

My favorite song from NIN.

[FayteKnightmare]

The arrow goes straight through my heart!

With out you everything just falls apart </3

[xxMySweet666xx]

0:40-0:43 +shivers+ o,o so... tasty...

[PoorDeadBat]

One of my favorite music videos of all time

[SINLO95J]

Trent Reznor looks legend with that hair. Now he just has his hair short. I like it better long. ROCK ON NIN!!!!!

[InTheAsylum23]

great song from a legendary band

[SamixVengeance]

wow, i had no clue this is from '97. I was only like, 4 years old xD

i agree, this was WAY ahead of it's time. nin is always going to be 10 years ahead, and i love it<3

[s7ryk3r1337]

lol yeah I agree, they are revolutionary!

I hope they keep it up!

[squelchytom]

needs moar chorus

[carveawoodeneye]

this song changed my life it was sosoooooooooooso ahead of it's time for popular music. when i saw it on mtv i was blown away. and it's still in my top ten best songs of all time just under patsy cline's walking after midnight , louis armstrong's what a wonderful world , beatles eleanor rigby and billie holidays strange fruit !!! this song is simple powerful and "bitter sweet " witch makes it a masterpiece !!!

[ranmore30]

too bad this song wasn't on an album. cos it fukin rocks

[scumtramp]

this was on a film sound track album called the lost highway

[Blutmond666]

The little girl looks like Helena Bonham Carter's mini-me! Their resemblance is astonishing!

[AngelVomit26]

Whhhhhaaaaaat???? This is one of my favorite songs!!! And don't tell me that doesn't make me a fan, because we all have different opinions

[poshtwat]

yes yes we are all fans to have our opinions...but this song to me is poor. repeated 'u r the perfect drug' is poor..fragile album is genius, nothing can top it.

[MojoProductions2009]

damn,if he doesn't play the song it doesn't mean he cant,he might hate this for all we know

[Smartietube1968]

Who ever said he doesnt do it live because of th edrums is special. He uses enough samples and electronic instruments that im sure he wouldnt care less if he used an electronic recording of the percussion.

[March3Yahoo]

One of the reasons this song isn't performed is due to the drums but I have an idea. Trent should feature Danny Carey in a live show and play this song with him, because we all know Carey of Tool could make this song seem easy.

[simptoes]

you tit, its not as if trent couldnt drag the drum machine/ program from the studio to stage.

[WHYCANTIFINDONE]

if you've never noticed, most bands have a computer hooked up to their keyboard (if they have one). its not that hard to take the drum machine and bring it out on stage.

[March3Yahoo]

You're right, I guess I just really wanna see Danny play a bit with NIN.

[Mustachhe]

i MIGHT SEE U TRENT!!!!!!!!

[hddextern]

The only NIN-"pop"-song,and still great

[simptoes]

nin is "pop" for people who who coulndt stomach decent industrial/goth (whatever). Alright stuff though if you hanging out with females. gotta love those goth chicks

[mickeyboy1a]

aint really pop though how often do u see NIN on tv or hear them on the radio ?

[Thundergurl100]

dude, simptoes.. search "nin broken movie"

how in the hell could anyone consider that industrial pop? im not sure what's so easy to stomach about this..?

NIN is so much more "decent" than you can ever understand...

(oh wait, maybe that's why... you don't understand it?)

[kornroxbest]

musically inspiring and talented,i love nine inch nails!what an awesome band!!

[dismantling]

play it live, play it live, play it live

=D

[kalish86]

He sings in a classical way but with strange melodies, and strange frame.

[RubenvonZwack]

You don't even need Absinthe when you have these kind of videos...

[AutumnParanoia]

This was the song that made me fall in love with Nine Inch Nails.

[fatheroblivion45]

Hey AutumnParanoia! Same here! I heard this years ago and I'd never heard of NIN before. I loved it instantly.

[zeros1s]

it's like a video of descarte's life without the making of the doll :/

[djshelter909]

Your new stuff sucks. It sounds like wanna be indie rock. Who the fuck are you talking to, anyway?

[superfundeathhammer]

A little bit like an Alice in Wonderland that has been ass raped multiple times.

[ElWeasle]

This song is so fucked up, I can't believe it actually got a video.

Everything about it is just so... unmarketable.

And I fucking love it ;D

[luvlife77]

the last minute of this song is one of the most beautiful sounds one could ever hear.

[ParanoidAndroid0001]

i wonder if trent would pull this one out on one of the last NIN dates..?

[ragw33d]

i think he probably regrets rushing making the song as the end for example is quite powerful and maybe he thinks he could have made the song even more epic

[xNeogirl94x]

i think trent should be proud of this song, it's awesome.

i especially love the end, it's my favourite part..

[XRAYGIRLDAWN]

This video is amazing did it ever win an award? One of my fav songs and vids!

[WHYCANTIFINDONE]

as it turns out, its almost the opposite.

Trent hates this video. which for me kind of sucks because this is my favorite of all his music and videos.

[shishkebab09]

I can't get enough of this video or song.

[sheywey]

But what a superb video it is!!! One of my all time favs!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ParanoidAndroid0001]

trent has said he's not proud of this song because he made it in a rush for the "lost highway" soundtrack.

personally, i think nin should play it live. it's a beautiful song.

[sheywey]

were did u read or hear that from?

[ParanoidAndroid0001]

i read it in a nine inch nails biography by tommy udo, i believe

[Bananenpopcorn]

trent reznor is just the greatest guy but i agree, this pirate/pre-harry potter themed thingy is just a bit odd.

[skinheadcurbstomp]

why is there no live version of this

[MojoProductions2009]

because the band hates this song supposedly

[adamchabbi6]

why what's to hate about this song, it's awesome

[Cocoabine]

It's too pop rock.

[NAMZR160]

Because the Drummer would have a Heart attack trying to keep up with the beats.

[ifidolby]

listen to the drum part ^^ , impossible to play live

[StolenMonkey]

Not impossible plenty of world class drummers could play this live

[WHYCANTIFINDONE]

maybe hellhammer, the Rush drummer, or joey jordinson could, but i cant think of anyone else who'd be able to, at any rate, i dont think chris vrenna (i think he was drummer here) could play this.

[simptoes]

or just bring out the sequencer and drum machine

give it a rest and buy a techno cd

that what he is ripping i mean influeced from

[WHYCANTIFINDONE]

ya, i guess he could do that, but the drums isnt the only reason he doesnt do this song live.

the other reason is that he hates this song.

[lewiji]

Trent's live setup incorporates drum machines for the "impossible" parts. Besides, if they were played on a real kit they wouldn't have the same choppy sound

[MrPFH]

Trent Reznor is Great!!!!

[consumingtheeyeballs]

The Perfect Drug remix album is freaking amazing too.

[ljsantos594]

its like a pre harry potter.. haa..

[colliencolien3333666]

gud track

[1stonelamb]

ok..... ich vergessen ... trent ist supersexy :p

ich liebe die trommeln.... und grun. :) und trent. lol

[Thesp88]

The drums are not impossible , there's 2 drum lines , the normal drum , and the back ground snare hi hat fills

[twochicksONEcamera]

TRENT<3

[SarahJaneKay]

werent there like...6 drummers on this song helping to give the amazing drums effect?

[bastlake]

Alright this is rediculous.

First of all, as I understand it, Trent doesn't play this song anymore because, for whatever reason, he just doesn't like it. That's all.

Secondly, the "drum solo" is not exactly a challenge to play on "real" drums. And even if it were "diffucult" to play live, why wouldn't they just run that part electronically?

This song would have fit in particularly well live a couple years ago, during that brief tour where it was just three guys playing mainly electronics.

[bonbon219]

to my knowledge they have never played it live, not saying the never have, but as far as i know that havent, would love some raw footage of it, even rehersal or something

[FostersAccount]

look for the perfect drug with trent's commentary, he explains why he didn't like how the video turned out. mainly because he felt his part on the video wasn't anything like him. i guess it spoiled the song for him in a way.

maybe that and the fact of the drums being impossible to play is what has left that song "studio only".

[bastlake]

The drums are NOT impossible.

[FostersAccount]

solo, sorry

[louche1291]

I can't possibly imagine why Trent would be ashamed of this video. I think it's absolutely beautiful; in fact, for whatever reason, this is my favorite music video of all time. I think it's awesome: good cast of characters, good song, really creepy Gothic atmosphere, absinthe (hehe), etc...

[Cogwerks]

It's a cool video, but it does make Trent look like some sort of Spanish duke or a pirate. Pretty out of character for him.

[skynet808]

i got a vampire vibe out of it.

[IcyKitty]

I was getting Steam Punk... which I thought was still Industrial music

[consumingtheeyeballs]

I agree with Trent. The video isn't like anything else he has made. but the song kicks ass.

[GregWatermann]

Beautiful.

[Gresaaa]

captain hook...

[SarahJaneKay]

this video is trippy :D LOVE ITTTT!

[SarahJaneKay]

how come trent can pull off any look D:

He's great :)

[Stolensmurf]

this video is really really really cool, trent is amazing.

[Garage191]

The us Stuff they took the wormwood out what fun is that?

[Garage191]

Absinthe!!! Without you everything a part!

[Kimberlee123]

Love this song. Always have, always will.

[imsh0c00l]

trent is so hot in this video, one of the best songs and videos ever.

[77Cutlass455]

Love it so much, cant get enough of it. NIN is just the definition of all around great music. Trent has more talent than most anyone out there in this great big world

[itsmyluckyday11]

All around awesomeness. This is still a classic 12 yrs later.

[Sikko71]

Best video ever made

[DynamiteMC26]

nice  beard :-D

[imsh0c00l]

I KNOW! soo sexy

[NOTWSProductions]

Trents being a douche, i dont care if he dosnt like the song, he should play this shit for his fans

[mathijssegers]

Disagree, if he plays shit at a show he does it to create a show. If he'd play a song he would'nt like I bet it would be boring to watch.

I dont want to be there to just hear a song, I've got my music player for that.

[pedranzo]

From blue to green

[boomgrade8]

one of the best videos ever

[madiee12321]

without you, it's not as much fun to lick up the pizza

[sirlanceal]

LOL

[chels674]

this vid is very weird, but i love the song :)

[candy35photo]

good song

[DeathNotice87]

Damnit!!! i love this track!!!

NIN r0x  >8D

[SeVoVi]

i adore this song!!

[inphanta]

Best NiN track by a country mile. I don't think Trent Reznor has ever topped this.

[tumbledon]

damn.....love this song....classic

[robertdiniro]

best part is from 0:01 to 4:10 ... :)

[chels674]

haha, agreed xD

[dragonsimpact]

what? you didnt like between 0:00 and 0:01 ??? shame on you XD

[robertdiniro]

well it was just black but now that u mention it, its still in the vid so yea 0:00 to 4:10 :)

[dragonsimpact]

it is calle foreplay and its reaaly important :P without it, the song would never start and it could cause a space-time paradoxon and everything vanishes XD

[robertdiniro]

lmfao xD

[XZachHunterX]

i hear rez hated this song and regrets it for some reason but i love it

[fedgrass]

romanek is a genius.

reznor as well

[xxxIzekeIxxx]

chirs and charlie, dude.  look it up.

[ChantRodem]

I dont know but these guys kinda remind me of the Butthole surfers.

Or is it just me?

[3zyPL]

Who are these three guys, playing on the beggining of the video? I suppose, that Danny Lohner's one of them, but who're the others?

[freies83]

Denn nur Trent setz den trend :))

[karogoncoll]

es lindo !!!

[mutmeista]

forever my inspiration. :)

[goticaborderline]

thanx for posting this video 5¡

[mananachronism]

4 minutes, 10 seconds of post-punk-electro-gothic-indus­trial perfection.

[invaderalbatross]

all hail the dark lord

[fmkuae]

the best part of this video? the ending! No really i mean it in a good way lool the ending is just so peaceful and haunting! Love it! Love the whole vid!

[xNeogirl94x]

Agreed

[weses2]

I love watching this video. It has a dark feel to it, and the blue color filter matches perfectly with the song. Mark Romanek is a genius, Trent Reznor too of course.

[xXkiLLeDD0LLx3]

one of the most beautiful musicvideos EVER! NIN - Trent Reznor - BEST!!!

[ajdukujac]

Great song, Trent is such a talented musician and if i may notice, very hot in this video :)

keep up the good work :)

[butakukac]

He is simply.. a genious.

[Bodrizen]

I agree...NIN forever!!

[Smellbox88]

one word=beautiful

[wanyuuu]

this is the best vid ever

[KidWithCats]

Trent im broken...i wish you were my father because mines a piece of shit!

[LP0779]

woah dude

[sludgedisciple]

I dont know how good a dad trent would be. but your not alone man, many of us have fathers who arent really worth anything.

[Blackjack185]

This song and video is awesome. Trent rules.

[JustMecaRe]

I adore it *____________*

[legnasin]

oh dont worry dudes i drink beverian brews...i dont like the shit over here. SUch as budweiser...LOL!

Even though maxim is just a magazine, i still believe that there are some real absinthe some where out there even if its home made.

[krainachichow78]

Ok :) if you want to believe that absinth can give you more fun than vodka no problem :) but there is no proof for that . I hope that you will have a lot of fun testing it ;)

[legnasin]

I read in a maxim magazine years ago that covered absinth. THey experimented with a lot of absinth brand names only to discover that a lot of the so called absinth were nothing but bad tasting alcahol.

There were like 2 that were really good and that actually did give you a trip and about 2 that were mediocre.

[krainachichow78]

Maxim ?:P Is it reliable and scientific source ? I dont think so. It's on the same level as Playboy or Cosmo. Absinth is only alcohol. nothing more- if you don't believe me take a look at contents of it.You had chemistry in the school.Maybe they had some "trips" course its strong alcohol?When i was in USA beer was like " alcohol free" beer in my country =) . kith and kin from US tell the same. If you need visions better take drugs;) some are legal in Holland :P

[kelfire23]

I agree. only in historical times it was considered to be a hallucinogenic liquor.

[dracpcpp]

i shouldn't go but your reaching dragging shaking me.

[wuatenigenu999]

you are the perfect drug the perfect drug the perfect dröög