NIN - The Perfect Drug (Behind The Scenes)

[Iwant2rally]

i had no idea Closure went to DVD. I have it on VHS lol one of my most prized possesions

[eyesink]

Me neither. And I have EVERYTHING (or I thought)

[VivaLAFfranz]

did that baby appear on the video?...haven't seen him...

[hunterallen48]

where in the movie was this song?

[Mr2099MAY]

"The Lost Highway".

[xXkiLLeDD0LLx3]

love the song at the beginning - can someone tell me, what song it is?? is it by nin or what? (a remix mabye?)

[xXkiLLeDD0LLx3]

*EDIT***

not at the very beginning xD i mean the song since 0:08^^

[joshxip]

what type of bird is that on the video

[Mr2099MAY]

Vulture

[joshxip]

but which type of vulture ?

[1littleraven]

I'm still wondering what's up with the tiny baby?

[ThePieIsLie]

The video is about a grieving parent slipping through depression and sipping on absinthe. Maybe the baby is supposed to be a flashback.

[rawrrcupcakeface]

0:34 Trent's all ' what'd I do?'

XD

[sickolinokio]

i'm the 60 000th viewer

[darkasnight101]

Trent's a mastermind when it comes to music...The man can do no wrong !!!

Love NIN and still think Trents hot....

and very jealous of his talent wish my songs were as good as his...

[thefabman1978]

Mark Romanek is a genius, Trent is good infront of camera but its Mark who has visualised this incredible video...

[wmpiam]

Trent would thank you... i think. He has always seemed to like it when people give respect and thanks to those who deserve. I am not trying to put words into his mouth though...

[alfonsoskid]

Trent is nuts, a genius, but nuts :D

[devoydisme]

you have to be crazy and eccentric to be a genius

[wrobl]

Damn, he looks so good with this spanish beard and moustache, regret that he only had it for this one video..

[Deathsex22]

its funny how overproduced that video is.

[aperesk]

0:33 is priceless. Trent's like "Oh dang, what's it doing? What do i do?"

[shadow5697]

Nine Inch Nails Pretty Hate Machine 9.5/10

Nine Inch Nails Broken 11/10

Nine Inch Nails The Downward Spiral 10/10

Nine Inch Nails The Fragile 9/10

Nine Inch Nails With Teeth 8/10

Nine Inch Nails Year Zero 8.5/10

Nine Inch Nails Ghosts I-IV 9/10

Nine Inch Nails The Slip 8/10

[lariren]

que chistoso se ve con el bebe, todo complicado ahi xD

[GoatMaggot07]

dude trent is rockin that fuckin goat

would have been better if danny, chris and charlie were in it more

nine inch nails fuckin rocks

[CatharBlood]

Chris Vrenna, Charlie Clouser, & Danny Lohner

[Deckardpr]

BRILLIANT!!

[watergalore]

whats up with the kid? and are those 3 other guys apart of the band?

[metalizaV]

good job

[bleeding9]

5:11 until the end gets me everytime.

SO beautiful.

[tramollero]

hey thanks, because this video is not available in my country..

[kittox2ya]

trent just looks marvellous in this clip!

[SummersDyingFast]

Fantastic clip! When I was in my teens I was such a fan of Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula, so I was thrilled everytime this came on MTV :)

[triplexxxsatyr]

I think the most challenging part of the making of this video is trying to put into fruition the abstracts into a tangible reality.

No wonder Mark Romanek and Trent Reznor are worlds ahead of everyone else.

[replikantzero]

hard to tell if the character in the video trent plays is making fun of his modern persona or taking it serious. the lonely, tortured faustian/byronic genius in a decaying gothic manor-estate that needs opium or absinthe to fuel his talent, but it robs him of something even more precious, so one begins to wonder if creativity, fame, or power is worth the price.

[dragonfliesmusic]

EXCELLENT. Excellent....possibly the most intelligent, analyitically precise observation on this video that I have ever heard. Excellent, friend.

[replikantzero]

there was a closure DVD?

[GDGspire]

Aw, you can see Trent rub the baby's back. :)

Awesome video. I hope to hear it live one day, if it ever happens, although I may implode.

[kikkirow]

yes its the other way.... trent taught manson everything!

[floaty32]

manson taught reznor everything he knows

[msi435]

you're statement is false. manson was trents puppet.

[Rane909]

WTF???

[sivartpoker]

lol u like hate mail!

[kikkirow]

trent looks so weird in this movie.. lol

[Rane909]

i truly believe and always have to this day that this video is in some way tied to edger allen poe

[goticaborderline]

i love this song ¡¡¡ NIN..

[1ertia]

best music vid ever!i don't know why but i'm really stuck with it!true piece of art!congrats to the makers!!!

[EmilyAnneSucks]

shit it looks like Harry Potter, and the scary part is this came out before (im pretty sure) the first book did.

[BesideYouInTime1987]

its just wonderful and it reminds me always at a special period in my life ! i love the end of the vid , its so sad !

[VaNIN27]

una obra maestra

[BreakingGlass77]

damn, is this 11 years old already? shit

[travixx07]

The painting is "The Kiss" by Gustav Klimt. That is the actual original which they rented for the video which really pushed the cost up along with filming in the refrigeration room.

[LizTart]

Y'all are whacked going on and on about the darn baby! Sheeeesh!

The video is a freakin work of art!

Trent Rez is amazing. Period.

[gmodesike]

wow how trent has changed - then and now

[paty9178]

great video!! I love this song!!

[ageha78]

What is that painting? (the girl is standing next to it)

[backwalk]

The little Goth girl is cute and funny! I guess I should look a tiny bit wobbly! So cute, and so charming with that British accent. I guess it was hard to balance in shoes, so she's in her socks.

Man, this was over TEN years ago! Dang, I'm old.

[justice8424]

What if that is his baby, you never know he is "a private person"?

[arsenicandearlgrey]

I know it's not really his style, but damn. Trent just looks so handsome in the Goth Victorian getup.

[marilyndarko]

Lol, I love the look on Trent's face when he's holding the crying baby!

[mariposasabrosa]

lol i know, he's like "wtf is it doing?"

[ladyphoenix7]

Lmao, I thought the same thing! So cute!

[onlymade2comment]

I like the part of the music video where Trent is half behind the curtains.

=]

[nin56665]

Brilliant song,brilliant video!NO DENYING!!!

[teardwnyuridolz]

lol i could never picture trent as a father, especially after this. i love him dearly though, and this vid is a complete turn on for me even though trent feels disconnected with it.

[crapObear2323]

Excellent song.

[cris9875]

closer was harder to make..And a better video.

This is alright though.

[sicofitall]

I know trent doesnt like this video and song, but honestly visually this is probley one of my favorite NIN vids and songs.

[madz187]

I completely agree

[marilyndarko]

Amen. I feel the same way.

[masterbobgood]

WTf with the baby

[JoshBest]

i dig the Meat Beat Manifesto mix at the starting. great shit!

[DaRaiders]

thats the best music video ever made.

[caro80120]

reznor and the baby it 's too funny!

[camilarosas]

whoa, 00:33, is he allowed to hold babies? hahaha, I wish that was my baby...or me.

I wish my life was like this video... god I really do...

[NINifiedgirl]

lol, why wouldn't he be allowed to hold babies?

[camilarosas]

I'm not sure. It just seems like a juxtaposition to me...AND he was kind of into drugs at the time...It's kind of like Labyrinth, with David Bowie and that ugly baby. Just seems odd.

[VampireNataliee]

Does anybody know, who is paying Ar..I mean, The Boy in the video? Please?

[rperner]

This is coming from the Closure DVD??? Has the DVD version finally been released? I've been waiting for that for years.

[ac1dfr3ak1zback]

Not officially released TRez leaked the dvd on piratebay for all to have...

[munkeebutt420]

This song rocks!!!! i fucking love this song ... this is his best ever!!!!!! Trent rocks!!!!!!

[rmhanzel]

Holy Shit, I am so glad you posted this, thanks duuuuude...

[DownwardSpiral84]

Correct me if i am wrong but i think that trent once said that he considers TPD one of his weakest songs.

I strongly disagree. This song rocks.

[rmhanzel]

True. I think it's because "the song had nothing to do with anything" and he just wrote it cause David Lynch asked for a song in his movie.

[eifersucht12a]

This is coming the same guy that says Closer was "crippled by its lyrics". Personally I think they're amazing, especially with the amount of depth the bridge adds to the song. I guess the artist is always their own worst critic though.

[DownwardSpiral84]

You're absolutely right. TPD is one of the fans' favorite. Let alone Closer.

[Vindicut]

Im pretty sure its thats an Aphrodite remix of Perfect Drug.

[martijnflorian]

more absinth !! hell yeahh

[szoszoK]

best video ever, too short BTS footage :( lol trent looks so hopeless with the baby :D and i just love that kid!

[AverusMusashi]

Was There A Gustav Klimt Painting In That Video?

3.42? if that was, that musta cost Mark a fortune,

[AverusMusashi]

Was There A Gu

[Pogokoala]

damn what happen here.. Closer and Prefect Drug, pretty creative Video, Starfucker, and some other one but from With Teeth ok i could understand the video was just too plane or just like anyother video. and YEAR ZERO SUCKS DICK! Trent need to be a Skinny Whip again and bring back these guys to make better music video a true NIN Fan would know that.

[ViktorVonD]

idk why, but around the time of this vid i thought trent looked a lot like jesus

[arfuswrinkledinks]

nobody knows what jesus looks like

[ReznorHurtsMe]

oooooooooooh that's so cuuuuuute, Trent's scraing the poor little baby... lol

[Saranoid888]

wonder who the baby is...or, WHOSE baby it is?!?!

kidding.

[snakegirl46]

hm...i was like 6 7ish when this video was made... and not born or zeroish when closer was made... its weird to think about it like that.

[HERZOMBIE]

muy buen video,nice video ,muy bien ,very good,trent reznor es lo mas

[MysticChick015]

If I was a baby and I was being held by him, I'd cry too.

[StellasAntics]

Can you believe that little baby is like 10 years old now? Crazy how times fly; I remember watching this video when I was like 11.

[kimo2green]

Romanek is the best of the best of the best....

[MoonVamp]

aww! trent and that baby thats so cute

[ZeBates]

Reznor rocks

[xPrettyKittenx]

that baby is lucky

[DanteSephiroth]

Who's the kid in the video?

[crymsonkiss]

what music was in the background i liked it.

[devafeva]

a remix of perfect drug

=]

[michywhacks]

10 years later it's still cool

[NIN1995]

trent holding a baby is too funny

[phuzehatz]

yeh well he's gonna have to get used to it after i'm through with him :P

[morbidkitty]

haha that's funny...yeeeaa..LOVE HIM! hahaha

[mlisa2010]

Aw, the baby about 30 secs in...too cute!

[Alunsha]

One of NIN's best videos! That's for sharing!