Only (Nine Inch Nails song)

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"Only"
Song

"Only" is a song by the American artist Nine Inch Nails. It was released as the second single from Nine Inch Nails' fourth album, With Teeth. "Only" reached number one on the Billboard Modern Rock chart, where it stayed for seven weeks. It is the second successful release that Nine Inch Nails has had in the U.K., peaking at number 20.

The song is regarded as a fan-favorite and has been a staple of Nine Inch Nails live performances for several years, placed by setlist.fm as the artist's twentieth most played song live.[1]

Recording and release

"Only" was the last song completed for With Teeth.[2]

Like the previous single, "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.

Like "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.[3]

Music

"Only" has been labeled as "dance-rock,[4][5] dance-punk,[6] new wave revival[7] and synthpop."[8]

Music video

File:NIN Only Video.jpg
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,[9] 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.[10]

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[citation needed] (Fincher's, who owns the PowerBook in the video[citation needed]) and the cars in the background[citation needed].

Track listing

Promo (Interscope Records INTR-11468-2)
No.TitleLength
1."Only" (Radio Edit)4:01
UK single
No.TitleLength
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
UK single/DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Only"4:24
2."Love is Not Enough" (Live at Rehearsals)3:50
3."Only" (music video)4:27
UK 9" vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Only"4:24
2."The Hand That Feeds" (The DFA Remix)9:01
9" vinyl and promo CD (Interscope Records B0005465-11)
No.TitleLength
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

Chart positions

Chart Peak
position
Austria Singles Chart[11] 87
UK Singles Chart[12] 20
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[13] 34
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[13] 90
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[13] 1
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[13] 22

See also

References

  1. ^ "Nine Inch Nails Tour statistics - songs played total". setlist.fm. Retrieved June 9, 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Trent Reznor (2005-02-26). "Access". nin.com.
  3. ^ "NIN Remixes". MySpace. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
  4. ^ "Nine Inch - Nails With Teeth". Stylus Magazine. 2005-05-06. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  5. ^ Arnold, Chuck and Ralph Novak (May 16, 2005). "Picks and Pans Review: Nine Inch Nails". People. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  6. ^ "Nine Inch Nails". Spin. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  7. ^ Schiller, Mike (May 17, 2005). "Nine Inch Nails: With Teeth". PopMatters. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  8. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (May 3, 2005). "Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth". Slant. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  9. ^ "In Brief: Moby, Crow". Rolling Stone. 2005-07-22. Retrieved 2007-05-21. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ nine inch nails: visuals
  11. ^ [1].
  12. ^ "Chart Stats - Nine Inch Nails". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
  13. ^ a b c d "Billboard Music Charts - Search Results - Nine Inch Nails". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-09-28. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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Preceded by Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single
October 22, 2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single
December 10, 2005 		Succeeded by
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