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The Perfect Drug

First released 1995English46 recordingson 94 releasesISWC T-071.408.926-5

Written by

Trent ReznorComposerChris VrennaComposerCharlie ClouserComposerDanny LohnerComposerTrent ReznorLyricist

From the film

Lost HighwayLost Highway1997the film on Charmy Movies ↗

Recordings

PerformanceBy
The Perfect DrugNine Inch Nails5:15
The Perfect Drug (Meat Beat Manifesto)Nine Inch Nails7:26
The Perfect Drug (Plug)Nine Inch Nails6:53
The Perfect Drug (Nine Inch Nails)Nine Inch Nails8:19
The Perfect Drug (Spacetime Continuum)Nine Inch Nails5:43
The Perfect Drug (The Orb)Nine Inch Nails6:12
The Perfect DrugNine Inch Nails5:43
Perfect DrugNerve Factor feat. Sarah Fairless4:38
The Perfect Drug (Hello World Suprosa mix)Nine Inch Nails
The Perfect DrugNine Inch Nails5:10
The Perfect Drug (Aphrodite)Nine Inch Nails6:10
Perfect DrugGothacoustic Ensemble4:13
The Perfect DrugDie Krupps4:16
The Perfect Drug (edit)Nine Inch Nails4:25
Perfect DrugLab 48:10
The Perfect Drug · videoNine Inch Nails4:57
The Perfect Drug (Binary Audio mix)Nine Inch Nails5:05
The Perfect DrugNine Inch Nails
The Perfect DrugNine Inch Nails5:16
The Perfect DrugDKay.com / Die Krupps4:15
The Perfect DrugDKay.com / Die Krupps4:14
The Perfect Drug (Subtle mix)Freedom From Saturn5:28
The Perfect DrugFit for an Autopsy4:25
The Perfect DrugDie Krupps4:14
The Perfect DrugDKay.com / Die Krupps4:16
The Perfect Drug (Aphrodite mix)Nine Inch Nails5:37
The Perfect DrugNine Inch Nails5:08
The Perfect DrugNine Inch Nails5:03
The Perfect Drug8-Bit Misfits4:37
The Perfect DrugDie Krupps4:16
The Perfect Drug (instrumental)Nine Inch Nails4:50
The Perfect DrugNine Inch Nails5:12
The Perfect DrugNine Inch Nails5:25
The Perfect DrugNine Inch Nails5:15
The Perfect Drug · videoNine Inch Nails4:11
The Perfect DrugNine Inch Nails5:23
Perfect Drug8-Bit Arcade5:10
[background music to The Perfect Drug video shoot footage] / The Perfect Drug / [audience noise] (live, 1994: Woodstock 1994, Woodstock, NY, USA)Nine Inch Nails2:07
The Perfect Drug · videoNine Inch Nails4:57
The Perfect DrugNine Inch Nails5:31
The Perfect DrugNONEXISTENT NIGHT4:56
The Perfect DrugNine Inch Nails
The Perfect DrugNine Inch Nails
The Perfect DrugNine Inch Nails4:50
The Perfect DrugNine Inch Nails4:58
The Perfect DrugNine Inch Nails5:00

On these albums

The Perfect Drug
The Perfect DrugNine Inch Nails · 1995
Lost Highway
Lost HighwayVarious Artists · 1996Soundtrack
Closure
ClosureNine Inch Nails · 1997
Juke‐Boxed Collector’s Series
Juke‐Boxed Collector’s SeriesMarilyn Manson & Nine Inch Nails · 1997
Sanctuary: 28 Gothic Anthems
Sanctuary: 28 Gothic AnthemsVarious Artists · 1998
Triple J: Hottest 100, Volume 5
Triple J: Hottest 100, Volume 5Various Artists · 1998
Indie 2000, Volume 2
Indie 2000, Volume 2Various Artists · 1998
Rusty Nails IV
Rusty Nails IVNine Inch Nails · 1998
Into the Void
Into the VoidNine Inch Nails · 1999
Shockwave
ShockwaveVarious Artists · 1999
We’re in This Together
We’re in This TogetherNine Inch Nails · 1999
Covered in Nails: A Tribute to Nine Inch Nails
Covered in Nails: A Tribute to Nine Inch NailsVarious Artists · 2000
Beyond the Spiral: B-Sides and Rarities
Beyond the Spiral: B-Sides and RaritiesNine Inch Nails · 2000
Closer to the Spiral: A Tribute to Nine Inch Nails
Closer to the Spiral: A Tribute to Nine Inch NailsVarious Artists · 2001
The History of Industrial: The First Part of an Ultimate Aggression
The History of Industrial: The First Part of an Ultimate AggressionVarious Artists · 2002
Jack's Wasted Life
Jack's Wasted LifeNine Inch Nails · 2002Soundtrack
A Tribute to Nine Inch Nails
A Tribute to Nine Inch NailsVarious Artists · 2004
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
The Work of Director Mark RomanekMark Romanek · 2005
Gothic Acoustic Tribute to Nine Inch Nails
Gothic Acoustic Tribute to Nine Inch NailsVarious Artists · 2005
Perfect Drug / One Chill Remixes
Perfect Drug / One Chill RemixesNine Inch Nails / Dub War · 2005
None of Us Are Saints
None of Us Are SaintsLab 4 · 2006
Industrial Legacy, Volume 2
Industrial Legacy, Volume 2Various Artists · 2006
The Definitive Nine Inch Nails: The Singles
The Definitive Nine Inch Nails: The SinglesNine Inch Nails · 2006
The Perfect Drug (instrumental)
The Perfect Drug (instrumental)Nine Inch Nails · 2007
Greatest Hits
Greatest HitsNine Inch Nails · 2008
The $675.000 Mixtape
The $675.000 MixtapeJoel Tenenbaum · 2009
Industrial Music for Fitness
Industrial Music for FitnessVarious Artists · 2009
Industrial Metal
Industrial MetalVarious Artists · 2009
100 Gothic & Industrial Essentials for Vampires & Halloween
100 Gothic & Industrial Essentials for Vampires & HalloweenVarious Artists · 2010
The Dark Box – The Ultimate Goth, Wave & Industrial Collection 1980–2011
The Dark Box – The Ultimate Goth, Wave & Industrial Collection 1980–2011Various Artists · 2011
The Remix According To Luke Vibert
The Remix According To Luke VibertLuke Vibert · 2012
Industrial Goes Metal
Industrial Goes MetalVarious Artists · 2014
The Perfect Drug (Subtle mix)
The Perfect Drug (Subtle mix)Freedom From Saturn · 2015
Rock & Metal Anthems
Rock & Metal Anthems8-Bit Arcade · 2015
The Depression Sessions
The Depression SessionsThy Art Is Murder / The Acacia Strain / Fit for an Autopsy · 2016
8-Bit Versions of Nine Inch Nails
8-Bit Versions of Nine Inch Nails8-Bit Misfits · 2018
2018‐10‐25: Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USA
2018‐10‐25: Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USANine Inch Nails · 2018
2018‐10‐27: Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USA
2018‐10‐27: Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USANine Inch Nails · 2018
Over and Over Again (1988–2018)
Over and Over Again (1988–2018)Nine Inch Nails · 2019
2022‐06‐21: O2 Academy Brixton, London, England, UK
2022‐06‐21: O2 Academy Brixton, London, England, UKNine Inch Nails · 2022
2025-06-17: Co-Op Live Arena, Manchester, England
2025-06-17: Co-Op Live Arena, Manchester, EnglandNine Inch Nails · 2025
2025‐08‐19: United Center, Chicago, IL, USA
2025‐08‐19: United Center, Chicago, IL, USANine Inch Nails · 2025
Best of Nine Inch Nails (Redux)
Best of Nine Inch Nails (Redux)Various Artists · 2025
2025‐08‐29: TD Garden, Boston, MA, USA
2025‐08‐29: TD Garden, Boston, MA, USANine Inch Nails · 2025
2026-03-01: Moody Center, Austin, TX, USA
2026-03-01: Moody Center, Austin, TX, USANine Inch Nails · 2026
The New Flesh
The New FleshNine Inch Nails
Rusty Nails 3
Rusty Nails 3Nine Inch Nails
2022‐09‐24: Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA
2022‐09‐24: Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USANine Inch Nails
2022‐06‐17: The Eden Project, St Austell, England, UK
2022‐06‐17: The Eden Project, St Austell, England, UKNine Inch Nails
Rarities and Remixes
Rarities and RemixesNine Inch Nails

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