Only (Nine Inch Nails song)

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“Only”
Single by Nine Inch Nails from the album With Teeth
Released	July 25, 2005
Format	CD, DVD, 9", 12"
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	4 min 22 sec
Label	Island/Interscope – HALO 20
Producer	Trent Reznor, Alan Moulder
Nine Inch Nails singles chronology
"The Hand That Feeds" (2005) "Only" (2005) "Every Day Is Exactly the Same" (2006)

Only (also known as Halo 20) (also call [Only] on the cover) is a single by Nine Inch Nails released on July 25, 2005. Only is the twentieth official Nine Inch Nails release and is the second single for the album With Teeth. It peaked at number one on the Billboard Modern Rock chart, where it stayed for seven weeks. It's the second successful release that Nine Inch Nails have had in the UK.

[edit] The song

"Only" was the last song completed for With Teeth.^[1]

Like the previous single, "The Hand That Feeds", "Only" was released as a GarageBand multitrack file, as well as for DigiDesign Pro Tools, Ableton Live, and Sony ACID Pro. A fan remix community page was set up on MySpace.^[2] In late 2007, a few fan remixes of "Only" were included on the open source remix album The Limitless Potential.

[edit] The single

Again, like The Hand That Feeds, Only was only widely-released in Europe. European releases include a CD, a DVD, and a 9" vinyl. The only United States release is a vinyl format—a remix record with mixes from Richard X and El-P.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Promo

• Interscope Records INTR-11468-2 - CD

1. "Only" [(Radio Edit)] – 4:01"

[edit] CD: Island / CID903 (UK)

1. "Only" – 4:24
2. "The Hand That Feeds" (The DFA Remix) – 9:01
3. "Love is Not Enough" (Live at Rehearsals) – 3:50
4. "Only" (Music Video) – 4:27

[edit] DVD: Island / CIDV903 (UK)

1. "Only" – 4:24
2. "Love is Not Enough" (Live at Rehearsals) – 3:50
3. "Only" (Music Video) – 4:27

[edit] 9": Island / 9IS903 (UK)

1. "Only" – 4:24
2. "The Hand That Feeds" (The DFA Remix) – 9:01

[edit] 12" Vinyl & Promo CD

• Interscope Records B0005465-11 - 12" vinyl with remixes

1. "Only" [Richard X Remix] – 7:24
2. "Only" [El-P Remix] – 4:21
3. "Only" [Richard X Dub] – 7:51
4. "Only" [Richard X Edit] – 3:46
5. "Only" [El-P Instrumental] – 4:21

[edit] Music video

A screenshot from the music video, depicting Trent Reznor's face in Pin Art, the central image of the video.

The music video for Only, directed by David Fincher and relying almost entirely on CGI created by Digital Domain,^[3] shows various objects in an executive's office coming to life with the propulsion of the song and was released on July 12, 2005 at NIN.com.^[4]

The main focus is Trent Reznor's face appearing on the novelty Pin Art that sits on the desk. The only non-CGI components of the video are a person's hand (Fincher's, who owns the PowerBook in the video), a cup of coffee, a pendelum, and a bowl of green apples, which caused significant difficulty to the band trying to knock them down without destroying the shot.

[edit] Chart positions

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• nin.com
  • Only Music Video, multiple formats.
• Only at the NinWiki
• Halo 20 at NINCollector.com
• discogs.com: Only (UK CD5")
• discogs.com: Only (UK 9")
• discogs.com: Only (US 12", remixes)