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Later in the video, large grinders emerge from the machine to cause extreme injury to the man's skin. As he continues to scream in a mixture of pleasure and pain, the machine begins to disembowel him, ultimately killing him. It then engulfs the man's body in a metal cask and minces it into fertilizer
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entering a large room, placing a flower and a candle on an altar. He then removes all of his clothing and washes himself before lying down on a machine that straps him in. Long robotic claws arise from the machine and subsequently tear apart his skin and impale his hands. He reacts with pleasure as
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this occurs. There are also drills that drill into his skin in various places and let his blood drip onto the floor beneath, where there is a garden apparently being fertilized by human blood.
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The video was almost universally banned once released, but was later included on the
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in 1996. The song's music video was almost universally banned for its depiction of
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Deborah Russell (December 1992). "Reznor Nails Down Extreme Clip".
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Nine Inch Nails' performance of "Happiness in Slavery" at
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The music video for "Happiness in Slavery", directed by
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Lights in the Sky: Over North America 2008 Tour Sampler
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Mark Blackwell (February 1995). "Revolution No. Nine".
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from the EP. The song takes its title and refrain from
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Reznor commented that the video was not created for
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Index


Promotional single
Nine Inch Nails
Broken
Genre
Industrial metal
Label
Nothing
TVT
Interscope
Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Trent Reznor
Producer(s)
Trent Reznor
Nine Inch Nails
Sin
Wish
industrial rock
Nine Inch Nails
extended play
Broken
promotional single
Jean Paulhan
Pauline Réage
Story of O
Modern Rock Tracks
Woodstock '94
the concert's compilation album
Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance

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