Copy of A - FREE download on Amazon.co.uk

[Digital Twilight]

Just downloaded it and listening now. I'm guessing it will be the same for other territories (once its the 12th anyway)

Admin edit: here's the youtube clip so you don't have to go searching through the thread to listen


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qSomIodjPKg

[slave2thewage]

Ummm, I literally ordered off Amazon.co.uk last week and now it's not recognising my address/billing address. THE HELL?

[ryanmcfly]

Damn being in America.

[butter_hole]

someone Youtube that shit!

[SM Rollinger]

Refreshed my youtube page only to see an ad video for skin tag removal. How that ties into NIN in 2013, i dont know...

[Bachy]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Ud1nhrOIL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

[Amaro]

Where's my INHALER?!?!

[JamesCmuse]

Ummm, I literally ordered off Amazon.co.uk last week and now it's not recognising my address/billing address. THE HELL?

Same is happening to me. Maybe Ireland aren't allowed have it? I can't see why not though...

Eagerly awaiting YT links.

[Fixer808]

Refreshed my youtube page only to see an ad video for skin tag removal. How that ties into NIN in 2013, i dont know...
It's a secret track on the album. "Skin Tag Removal (quiet)"

[slave2thewage]

Same is happening to me. Maybe Ireland aren't allowed have it? I can't see why not though...

Eagerly awaiting YT links.
Rude of them, to be honest.

[Shadaloo]

Bolt upright and paying serious attention to this thread. O_O

[JamesCmuse]

Rude of them, to be honest.

I thought my night was going to get a bit better while waiting for Breaking Bad links to surface. No 'Copy Of A' for me. :(

[slave2thewage]

Right, my friend is getting it for me. Stay tuned.

EDIT: he's uploading but he's at a family member's and her internet is shite, apparently.

[JamesCmuse]

The worst thing was hearing the teaser and the billing address not being recognised.

[Bachy]

To couple this with Trent's instagram comment last week, I think it's a safe bet to assume there will be a music video accompanying the single as well.

[butter_hole]

Mods, feel free to shut me down here, but as the song is being offered for free on Amazon, shouldn't we be able to freely share it on the forum? :o:o:o:o:o:o

[orestes]

Mods, feel free to shut me down here, but as the song is being offered for free on Amazon, shouldn't we be able to freely share it on the forum? :o:o:o:o:o:o

Nope, not gonna happen.

[BRoswell]

Ummm, I literally ordered off Amazon.co.uk last week and now it's not recognising my address/billing address. THE HELL?

Having the same issue here. All good until I enter my billing info.

[Bachy]

http://stubbornthoughts.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/lucille-buth-excited.gif?w=350&h=197

[SaintNoir]

Didn't see this coming. Least not today of all days. I tried to grab it... shut down like everyone else. :P

[hollowsminion]

Ugh, I'm pretty sure my brother is asleep at the moment....but I'll hit him up tomorrow to get this!

[JamesCmuse]

Being held back by what appears to be a form bug is painstaking...

[ryanmcfly]

So, was this bogus or did it actually work? Can someone PM me with it?

It's legit, I used a proxy to attempt to get it but it didn't work. I was able to hear a preview of the song though.

[Bachy]

The amazon link says available 8/13. No way can I wait that long.

[slave2thewage]

They rocked it up for the live shows...

[frothy_ham]

Pretty sure I got scammed or something. Entered my details and it says it doesn't recognise my address.

Does anyone have it yet? If so PM would be sweet

It's probably trying to say you aren't in a recognized U.K. location (being you are from New Zealand according to your profile). The same thing is happening for me in the U.S. so methinks we'll just have to wait until it's released officially for our region (wink wink).

[slave2thewage]

CACKLING at the sounds in the first breakdown.

WHEW WHEWWW WHEWWW WHEWWWWWW

[Amaro]

Just downloaded it and listening now. I'm guessing it will be the same for other territories (once its the 12th anyway)

Let's talk torrents, buddy ole.

[Ruined]

I saw, via the U.S. amazon site, regarding Copy of A: "The album will be available August 13."
Edit: I see someone just posted the above date.

[ryanmcfly]

Is it supposed to skip in the second verse?

[Digital Twilight]

Check youtube ;)

[slave2thewage]

Can't stop dancing around to it. TUUUUUNE.

[antpatty]

its much better live. This sounds very glitchy to me and less organic saying that though i will probably grow to love it

[imail724]

Check youtube ;)not seeing it there...

[Amaro]

its much better live. This sounds very glitchy to me and less organic saying that though i will probably grow to love it

I wouldn't say it's MUCH better live. We're just not used to this...particularly the vocals, in my opinion. They're studio, and that changes everything.

I love this though. Fucking of course I do.

[Bachy]

This whole not being able to listen to the song blows.

[Shadaloo]

Please put this inside of me.

[antpatty]

I wouldn't say it's MUCH better live. We're just not used to this...particularly the vocals, in my opinion. They're studio, and that changes everything.

I love this though. Fucking of course I do.
you are probably right man i was just used to hearing the live fuji version from playing it a 1000 times

[Amaro]

I know myself and at least one other elf are hard at work here, but who STILL hasn't been taken care of?

[Amaro]

Users are coming out the woodwork. I'm submitting to the board 1-minute delay between PMs, here...that's all...

[poinoup]

It's a secret track on the album. "Skin Tag Removal (quiet)"

This has to get it's own single:

1. quiet
2. version
3. olof dreijer remix.

Also, can I ask for a PM as well. Much appreciated. :)

[ninsp]

I LOVE THIS LOVE THIS LOVE THIS

It sounds different. Very different. Which is what I wanted.

[butter_hole]

to the 10 people i've just PMd with a copy of the song:

could you please do what i did and go through messaging people who are asking for it. the more that happens the sooner we can all collectively jack off over the song and move past begging for private messages

[slave2thewage]

I'm going through people, but I'm going off to watch True Blood in ten minutes so consider that your warning.

[accelestar]

Anyone with iTunes match: notice anything?:)

[Fist Fuck]

Mystery solved. Live intro is just the extended Copy of A intro, not The Eater of Dreams, perfect. It's gonna take a while now to get used to the album version, but I already dig it, especially after minute 3. Weird hearing "start", "heart", "part"... pronounced like that. Damn you, Trent, for being this good live.

What a pleasant surprise.

[Henrie_Schnee]

There was Wikipedia, then there was Ninwiki.
Today, there is Wikileaks. The time has come for ninleaks.com!

Also: me! me! me!

[orestes]

to the 10 people i've just PMd with a copy of the song:

could you please do what i did and go through messaging people who are asking for it. the more that happens the sooner we can all collectively jack off over the song and move past begging for private messages

Yes, please take your requests to PM. The cool thing about private messaging is that you can send *and* receive to fellow board members. ;)

[butter_hole]

Anyone with iTunes match: notice anything?:)
... so, many albums have been released early due to some trickery with Match. is that what you're saying? ;)

[Scarlet Siren]

FAN-FLIPPING-GLORIOUS!

How I've missed the noise!

[ninsp]

It's a great song and really sounds different than anything we've heard from NIN in a good long while.

[Digital Twilight]

So much for an early night :)

[joplinpicasso]

So fucking cool. As for the 'start,' 'heart,' and 'part' pronunciations -- Trent's always kept a lighter accent with rhotic syllables on record than in a live setting. Uh, yes, IMO.

[heisenberg]

thank you friends. now go enjoy breaking bad.

[ninsp]

thank you friends. now go enjoy breaking bad.

I am. Today has been a good day.

[gorast]

Whoa, alright then. I'd appreciate this dropping in my inbox if I can't dig it up myself soon.

[R-Dot-Yung]

6 PM's...love u guys

[joplinpicasso]

So, it's "imprinted with a purpose" not "invented with a purpose"?

[[parasite]]

thanks for the heads up!

[NIN64]

Obligatory REZNORGASM

[Digital Twilight]

thanks for the heads up!

No worries :)

[Highly Psychological]

I like this version a lot more, i like the production,.The chorus is classic NIN but the music itself is quite different, it sounds not too dissimilar to a lot of the recent wave of electronic acts out right now Actress, Factory Floor, OPN, Emeralds etc etc and definitely recent Radiohead.
Its the opposite to anything on The Slip. Definitely a new direction.

[ItsJustDave]

Assuming the appropriate people are listening in, I make this humble request.

what the FLAC

[Ghosty23]

thank you so much guys

[[parasite]]

I'm likin this a lot! really wanting HM to hurry up & land!


little by little we went insane

[Leo_OAK]

1- for the people who PM'ed me: live long and prosper

2- about the song: I FUCKING LOVE THIS. More than the live version. The weirdness, the stillness. Fuck you, Trent Reznor. You fucking genious.

[gorast]

It's worth noting that the US site will also have the track for free, just not until Tuesday.

I really don't want to wait that long.

[joplinpicasso]

With cumbersome headphones, the opening repetitive synth makes you feel like you're losing your mind.

[thevoid99]

BTW, I want a copy as well but.... what audio format is it in and what's the bit rate?

[goingincirclez]

Just a quick public THANKS! Man you guys are awesome.

And this track is TE SHIZ. Copy of Fuckin' A.

[hanakuso]

So awesome!!! I couldn't be more happy. Thanks to everyone who PM'ed me!!!

[The Reason Being]

Yeah there is just beatz everywhere

[ryanmcfly]

So the the second verse of the song supposed to skip like that? He says "I am little pieces little pieces ittle pieces"

[thevoid99]

Ooooohh...... I'm fucking love this!!!!

[pigpen]

I hate this new song, it completely blew my dick off..now what am I supposed to do? Thanks Trent.

Also, it's become pretty clear that my two guesses at what he was saying earlier were wrong, IMPRINTED.

[voighdt]

thanks for the pm! i can see why this wasn't chosen as the first single. it's definitely a bit more unconventional/experimental than CBH. starts off very minimalistic, but then all kinds of layers of texture keep weaving in and out throughout. i love it! that instrumental bridge is very much like something off 'the downward spiral'. which i like the fact he's gone back to using layers of interesting textures this way. maybe a bit too soon to tell, but that sounds like adrian belew on guitar in some parts. who else thinks so?

[Digital Twilight]

So the the second verse of the song supposed to skip like that? He says "I am little pieces little pieces ittle pieces"

Yep, the beat in the back ground doesn't skip.

[JamesCmuse]

This doesn't sound like it's new but at the same time it sounds so unfamiliar. Those textures and the song structure... absolutely loving this compared to a lot of recent stuff. More excited for the album than ever! Quick thanks again for those who PM'd me... you guys fucking rock!!!

[ryanmcfly]

Yep, the beat in the back ground doesn't skip.

Weird. Guess I'm just used to the live version.

[Reznor2112]

Ear porn...

[Max Leo]

A PM would be fantastic, and much appreciated!
I actually do not want a pm, I'm not asking for one, but I'll be watching my inbox anyway just in case, probably to report the bad people who are spreading this song like a virus. :p

[Bokononist]

thanks for the pm! i can see why this wasn't chosen as the first single. it's definitely a bit more unconventional/experimental than CBH. starts off very minimalistic, but then all kinds of layers of texture keep weaving in and out throughout. i love it! that instrumental bridge is very much like something off 'the downward spiral'. which i like the fact he's gone back to using layers of interesting textures this way. maybe a bit too soon to tell, but that sounds like adrian belew on guitar in some parts. who else thinks so?

That sounds like it would be fantastic.

[The Reason Being]

He sounds really young! Autotune sounds cool too. So happy with how this turned out :)

[binaryhermit]

So jealous for all you UK fans. Oh well, it's not like it won't be long until it's free in the US.
EDIT: I'm good now.

[Dimitri.]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSomIodjPKg

[goingincirclez]

Reznor, you cad! GodDAMN this is way more intriguing and layered than I expected. And yet, at the same time, I totally understand Trent's assertion that it plays from a more "minimized" aesthetic. I love how the vocals are so clearly near-whispered, and most of the track is held through only a few beat lines... until the noise and intrigue crosses the bridge. It's at once delicate and agressive - instantly better than anything on With Teeth and The Slip. And the live versions (though their frenetic pacing can't be denied).

[Dimitri.]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSomIodjPKg

(just for page 4)

[Amaro]

So jealous for all you UK fans. Oh well, it's not like it won't be long until it's free in the US.

Or just get in on the action now...no limits. Take what you want. UK...US...JP...we're all one.

[pigpen]

Reznor, you cad! GodDAMN this is way more intriguing and layered than I expected. And yet, at the same time, I totally understand Trent's assertion that it plays from a more "minimized" aesthetic. I love how the vocals are so clearly near-whispered, and most of the track is held through only a few beat lines... until the noise and intrigue crosses the bridge. It's at once delicate and agressive - instantly better than anything on With Teeth and The Slip. And the live versions (though their frenetic pacing can't be denied).
I looove With Teeth, but this is what everyone was hoping for post fragile. Everytime. It's amazing!! Way to go TR!

[binaryhermit]

Or just get in on the action now...no limits. Take what you want. UK...US...JP...we're all one.
Yeah, well, I couldn't find it. I'm good now.

[gorast]

The vocal effects on this track are incredible. Way better than the live version.

[goingincirclez]

I looove With Teeth, but this is what everyone was hoping for post fragile. Everytime. It's amazing!! Way to go TR!

To be clear I'm not dissin on WT or TS - I love and appreciate both for what they are - but yes, this seems to have better production and heart behind it. I also thought YZ was superior to the other two if a little forced in the narrative at times.

All the live-debut "leaks" had me hoping that HM would be a return to DS and TF style composition... and it seems like that's the case in the studio so far. Copy of A is a MUCH stronger and more dynamic track than CBH, but I understand why it wasn't the debut single.

Oh man, this makes me long to hear Eater of Dreams even more. I hope it's the kind of face-smash tag team that Broken and TF made famous...

[joplinpicasso]

Instantly better than anything on With Teeth? Surely you're forgetting ATLITW and the final trinity of songs? However, this is taking some of the best ideas he's been playing around with and sculpting them together, in a dark and minimalistic way. It already sounds like 'classic' NIN, imo.

[Amaro]

There's so much to take in with this track... It has many elements that harken to many past times, but notably to me to some of the electronics on WT, when they were used there. FUCK...yeah.

I haven't even heard this on my ATH-M50s yet.

[ninsp]

Instantly better than anything on With Teeth? Surely you're forgetting ATLITW and the final trinity of songs? However, this is taking some of the best ideas he's been playing around with and sculpting them together, in a dark and minimalistic way. It already sounds like 'classic' NIN, imo.

The last four on WT are some of his best songs and THTF/Only are good but the rest of that album is trash. This is a great song that hardens back to PHM.

[wunderpanda]

thank you very much :)

[voidnz]

Oh my GOD it's awesome. Much better than I expected. It's awesome live, but the studio version is really good. It's kinda PHM like more electronic and vocal effecty

[The Reason Being]

The only thing I'm not feeling about Copy of A is the annoying gothy artwork of some fucking dead dude's face. Didn't like the CBH art either, glad these weren't Halo's.

Song fucking rocks though, how can you not want to dance when the noise hits!

[Fist Fuck]

After a few more listens: This is so very very good. In love with all the little details. It's almost ridiculous how awesome the part from 03:00 - 03:45 is. Pretty Hate Machine and The Fragile just gave birth to a beautiful baby.

[goingincirclez]

Instantly better than anything on With Teeth? Surely you're forgetting ATLITW and the final trinity of songs?

Heh... I honestly did consider those when I wrote that. Also "Sunspots". I actually think that final trinity is a strong close to the album, BYIT was an instant fave and remained so for a long time, and TLBTB is simply glorious for its pounding aggression. Thing is though, those songs - especially BYIT - seem so... simple... compared to what we knew Trent could do. Which is not at all to say they are inadequate, just that they lack a certain depth or intrigue. BYIT is a few loops drawn out for maxium effect. TLBTB is agrressive but sonically simple. RWIT again, seems to follow a simple structure.

You could say Copy of A also follows a simple classic structure, but... I don't know (this is where I get pissed at myself for not studying music enough to know all the terms better)... it just SOUNDS like there is a lot more going on, there's a greater dynamic range in emotion and noise and source at play.

They're all great songs and I'm forever indedbted to Trent for making them... I just think this one is better.

[Frozen Beach]

This is a billion times better than the live version, which I admittedly wasn't a big fan of.

[Amaro]

Please try to remember to EDIT your PM request post once you got your PM...it certainly helps.

I realize the difficulty in doing this when a song is this good.

[Amaro]

Heh... I honestly did consider those when I wrote that. Also "Sunspots". I actually think that final trinity is a strong close to the album, BYIT was an instant fave and remained so for a long time, and TLBTB is simply glorious for its pounding aggression. Thing is though, those songs - especially BYIT - seem so... simple... compared to what we knew Trent could do. Which is not at all to say they are inadequate, just that they lack a certain depth or intrigue. BYIT is a few loops drawn out for maxium effect. TLBTB is agrressive but sonically simple. RWIT again, seems to follow a simple structure.

You could say Copy of A also follows a simple classic structure, but... I don't know (this is where I get pissed at myself for not studying music enough to know all the terms better)... it just SOUNDS like there is a lot more going on, there's a greater dynamic range in emotion and noise and source at play.

They're all great songs and I'm forever indedbted to Trent for making them... I just think this one is better.

The most unfortunate thing with WT for me was/is its presentation in being rather rough. The main message of the album is plastered everywhere you turn (just look at all the lyrical similarities, b-sides included), and yet musically it's scattered in style (although generally less layers, for sure, sometimes going way back in time). I dislike that the last three songs are so together at the hip for the reason that everything else is basically not. I'm working on a custom WT track listing for myself, I'll post it somewhere on here when it's done.

(Using my off-topic pass.)

[GavinCollins420]

fucking hell. just like with CBH, i'm at work. unable to listen. 5 hours til CoA. help.

[BRoswell]

EDIT: Let's hear it for Nine Inch Nails!

[Radiovoyr]

I cannot find my post to edit, I think maybe it was deleted. Anyway, thank you! this is a great track, I do miss the shreddy guitar from the live version, but I am fucking pleased.

[butter_hole]

fucking hell. just like with CBH, i'm at work. unable to listen. 5 hours til CoA. help.
its 12.20pm where i am and i can't listen until i get home from work at about 7pm. AND BREAKING BAD IS ALSO ON. fuck the concept of time today.

[gorast]

I cannot find my post to edit, I think maybe it was deleted. Anyway, thank you! this is a great track, I do miss the shreddy guitar from the live version, but I am fucking pleased.

It probably got moved over to the (locked) PM request topic. One of the mods is watching this topic and keeping it to only discussion of the track.

And to stay on topic in that case, god damn. I really like this track a lot. I'm not crazy about the single artwork, but I still want a high-res version of it soon. Maybe the NIN Tumblr will help us out on that front.

[FernandoDante]

Wow. You guys. Seriously.

[Amaro]

ATH-M50s just went on...haaaaaaoooooly...shit.

[TheBang]

Wow. I really liked the live version, but the studio version is absolutely amazing. One of the best tracks he's put out in years.

[DigitalChaos]

check the fucking thread you dickholes
its embedded as a goddamned youtube video!

[Amaro]

Holy crap! I just got back from the Zoo......my feet are sore and I would love to hear this! PM please. :) :)

Prepare to get up off your feet and turn into an animal.

[DigitalChaos]

Wow. I really liked the live version, but the studio version is absolutely amazing. One of the best tracks he's put out in years.
I need to chew on it, but at first I was liking the live version better. However, some of the textures and tweaks that aren't in the live version are kind of awesome.

[binaryhermit]

I'm not sure what to think of it, other than I think that it's better than CBH. I think.

[DigitalChaos]

http://www.antiquiet.com/news/2013/08/new-nine-inch-nails-copy-of-a-mp3-listen/

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSomIodjPKg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSomIodjPKg

[Khrz]

I see what you did there....

[Amaro]

http://www.antiquiet.com/news/2013/08/new-nine-inch-nails-copy-of-a-mp3-listen/

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSomIodjPKg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSomIodjPKg



To be fair, what I'm dealing in PM is a download link...I've been jamming it through my iTunes. I need a joint now and I'll be really set. haha

But yeah, thanks for bumping the YouTubery.

vvvvvvv That.

[slave2thewage]

With decent headphones, this is like fifteen orgasms at once.

[thefragile_jake]

Prepare to get up off your feet and turn into an animal.

Holy shit this is good....

[Canuckle]

To be fair, what I'm dealing in PM is a download link...I've been jamming it through my iTunes. I need a joint now and I'll be really set. haha

Way ahead of you.

[BRoswell]

I like the live version better, but that's not to discredit the studio version. Good shit.

[tony.parente]

How do I make this boner go away?

[FernandoDante]

You guys could upload this to what.cd and make like, a ton of ratio.

Until someone trumps your torrent because you capitalized/didn't capitalize the A.

[Canuckle]

How do I make this boner go away?

Go listen to Discipline.

[hollowed_point]

Anyone with the PM love?

Edit: Love it! This is better than live version because it has to be.

[binaryhermit]

This kicks the live version's ass, IMO.

[DigitalChaos]

To be fair, what I'm dealing in PM is a download link...I've been jamming it through my iTunes. I need a joint now and I'll be really set. haha

But yeah, thanks for bumping the YouTubery.

vvvvvvv That.


This thread IS the embodiment of the song's name

[Canuckle]

I have stayed away from all the live versions of HM songs, so this is my second taste of what's to come; and boy am I pumped!

[buckaroo]

this is really great! i hope they release an actual ep/single for this, digital or otherwise. we need some remixes!

[Canuckle]

This thread IS the embodiment of the song's name

It's the meta of the song, DUH

[ThinkIcouldburn]

This only makes me more excited for the HM. Sounds so good. Anyways, just like everyone else, if anyone would be so kind to PM me.

[DigitalChaos]

It's an instant favorite with my 3 year old. Dancing and signing to this pretty intensely. That's a first for him with NIN.




This is clearly top priority information for this thread.

[hollowed_point]

This song is fantastic. The layers and the pace, screaming to be remixed into club shit or soft quiet versions. I love it.

[gorast]

This is probably a sign that I've listened to this way too much, but does anyone notice a bit of a skip in the beat around 1:15? I wonder if that's intentional. I missed it the first...eight times or so.

[slave2thewage]

It seems to put my cat into a trance. Further proof of its magnificence.

[thefragile_jake]

Okay so I'm on my second go around. If this is the "minimal" direction Trent is talking about...it sure sounds incredibly layered to me. This is exactly in the direction I was hoping Trent was going to go...something experimental and soundscape electronic wise in the vein of Ghosts and The Fragile but also feeling very new and fresh.

I loved the live version but holy crap, this is just as good if not better.

September 3rd....( or a couple days before for the leak...which doesn't matter since I have the deluxe edition coming to me :D )

.....Please hurry.

[OSLIN]

Oops... he did it again! Fucking love this track. Bring on HM so I can obsessively listen to it for months.

[tricil]

i have a copy of a copy of a copy

[DigitalChaos]

I love itunes match so fucking much
http://dc.moose.cc/temp/Copy_of_A.-20130811-200323.jpg

[Canuckle]

Copy of A previous post


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qSomIodjPKg

[tricil]

I love itunes match so fucking much
http://dc.moose.cc/temp/Copy_of_A.-20130811-200323.jpg

is the amazon download less than 256?

I wouldn't know, i didn't have a copy of it.

[gorast]

I love itunes match so fucking much
http://dc.moose.cc/temp/Copy_of_A.-20130811-200323.jpg
Did it give you hi-res single art too or no? If so, hit us up with that.

[DigitalChaos]

is the amazon download less than 256?

I wouldn't know, i don't have a copy of it.
Dunno, i sourced this with the youtube copy. Someone with the amazon mp3 needs to fill us in!



Did it give you hi-res single art too or no? If so, hit us up with that.
Nope, all metadata was supplied by me. itunes just provides the audio.

[tricil]

no, it's just the digital HM art for some reason?

[binaryhermit]

The amazon version is actually 274 kbps. Now, maybe 256 kbps AAC is theoretically a little better than 274 kbps MP3, but in practice it doesn't really matter. Heck, I'm completely fine with -q 4.25 ogg vorbis ("136 kbps" though in practice closer to 128 kbps)

[Shnoorum]

Wow, I did not expect the studio version to be so drastically different. Copy of A never did too much for me when I heard it live. I liked it but it didn't floor me. The studio version is a different beast entirely. Gonna have a listen with headphones

[ziltoid]

If anyone needs to hear the song just shoot me a pm.

To stay on topic: I really like this song it kicks all kinds of ass and I can't wait for the album to drop.

[MrSlfDstruct]

Thanks guys. ETS is the best online community I've ever been a part of :)

[halo33]

Diggin it.

Very different than what I was expecting.

[dragonkal]

This community rocks. That is all. Tambourine-chest-smashing love all around.

[ajpeden]

A big thank you to Magrão.

I'm not too active on the new board anymore, but ETS has been my home for nine inch nails stuff since ~2004 (the crazy lathe of heaven days).

Time to go listen to this beast.

[MrSlfDstruct]

Wow, weird to hear it with such clean vocals. Not a bad thing, the song is awesome! Even though I've listened to it like crazy since Fuji it's like hearing it for the first time.

[thefragile_jake]

As everyone else has been saying, I've been digging all of this with you guys here on ETS. :)

Thanks again for everyone's hard work putting all the streams, audio cuts and now this stuff tonight. NIN fans are amazing!

[Fist Fuck]

I still see the live visuals in my head when listening to it, so I really hope there will be a video available soon for the song.

Also I've only heard the song through my crappy laptop speakers. I can only imagine how awesome it must sound with great headphones or at least my set of speakers.

[richardp]

Got it!! ten characterssssss

[Amaro]

Let me emphasize that Trent sounds great. And he's a god.

Also, I like the shaker.

[caterault]

I love the more nontraditional song structure going on, it's 4am over here and it is definitely throwing me off. Also, Trent's vocals are totally crazy. I have no idea what the hell he did but I love it.

[ziltoid]

Ok everyone now's the time to pitch in and help out. Everyone who has requested a pm and has gotten it, please send pm's to those who haven't gotten it. poor Magrão (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/members/74-Magrão) is swamped with pm's and there is a 1 minute delay between sending messages. Send some my way.

This song is too good on my Sennheiser's and i can hear the details that are really layered and complex.

[nascentia]

Ok everyone now's the time to pitch in and help out. Everyone who has requested a pm and has gotten it, please send pm's to those who haven't gotten it. poor Magrão (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/members/74-Magrão) is swamped with pm's and there is a 1 minute delay between sending messages. Send some my way.

This song is too good on my Sennheiser's and i can hear the details that are really layered and complex.

On it! Definitely lending a hand!

[dragonkal]

Ditto what ziltoid said. I can't tell who's gotten it in the last 30 seconds and who hasn't, so I'm reluctant to just jump in, but if you PM me in the next few mins I'll get right back to you.

[Deacon Blackfire]

I've been dying to hear this song as recorded since the Fuji Rocks recording (so a PM would be really awesome). Didn't expect it to be this early!

[Ryan]

Well this kicks massive fucking ass!

[GavinCollins420]

Just listened to this on my work break. I love you, NINternet.

[Ryan]

Listening at work... amazing. Better than the live version!

http://imageshack.com/scaled/large/836/ppm8.jpg

[Kaze]

Love this track. His voice sounds great! Thank you to the uploader.

[richardp]

Goddamn this is good. The glitched out vocals are so cool. I almost want to say this is better than the live version.

[bobbie solo]

I'm not sure what to think of it, other than I think that it's better than CBH. I think.

CBH is not even close to this. no contest. If we're going to get an all electronic/quiet singing Trent, I'll take Copy of A just fine. what a song. LOVE the 303 at the beginning and throughout...harkens me back to my favorite type of techno when i was a raver kid: acid trance.

[ManBurning]

Wow. I really liked the live version, but the studio version is absolutely amazing. One of the best tracks he's put out in years.

Other way around for me, I enjoy the live version better. Probably has something to do with the fact I first heard it live at Lollapalooza and had no effin' idea what it was.
So i've listened to the live one more times than I can count, this one just sounds like a remix to me.

But it's still great!

[ManBurning]

I have a feeling I might be the only one on ETS not asking for a pm. Usually I'd be all over something like this like flies on shit, but I think I'll just wait.

Nah, i'm not asking for one either. That's what the embedded youtube video is there for. Listened to it twice through there.

[captainbeyond]

I cannot help but envision a meathead video about this. I can just picture his cartoon version of Alessandro just hitting that one note when he comes out at the beginning...I don't know why but its hilarious to me in my mind. Also, the motion when Trent waves his hand up in the air before the chorus and at the climax. Funny shit. hahaha



Thanks for the link!

[nineismine]

man this song is seriously fantastic. I am more excited for this album than I have been since the gap between TDS and The Fragile.

[Amaro]

Guys, help brothers and sisters out that are in need. Pass that shit along...

I'm gonna take off, but not actually, because this song still bumps.

[nobies]

This is some truly great shit. This and Disappointed have me rock hard in the crotch.

[paul_guyet]

Requesting a PM, if you please?

If I get one I'll share some pretty cool news...

LINK RECEIVED!!!

And the news...

Just this afternoon, I interviewed Danny Hyde (of Coil and some of the ost amazing NIN remixes to date).
He told me the secret of his Gave Up remix and how he and Peter Christopherson created the Precursor mix of Closer.

Among other things.

It should be up in a few weeks.
I'll keep you posted.

digressive_obscenity (http://guido-paparazzi.tumblr.com)

(I also interviewed Chris Vrenna a while back.)

[butter_hole]

it appears that this is now available on the US amazon.

[xmp3x]

woooooah.
Love this!

[Pablitomix]

PM please!!

[binaryhermit]

it appears that this is now available on the US amazon.
I can't find it if they're actually "selling" it.

[gorast]

it appears that this is now available on the US amazon.

? It's still showing up as "available August 13" for me. Link, perhaps?

[Shadaloo]

It is a terrible thing to get in one listen on this, then have to go out and do social things for two hours. Finally back with it again, and I think that, yes, I might have to create a hole in a wall by fucking it to this track. This shit is amazing. Wondering what studio tracks will be like even after hearing them live will be a very appropriate in this album's case...

Trent, you freaking kick ass.

[joplinpicasso]

So, is this the first NIN song with the structure: A A B A B A B (i.e. two verses before the first chorus) ?

[Xodus]

Thanks! Love both versions of this track.

[Amaro]

Can't deny, there's some "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" in this.

[accelestar]

I think this has been said elsewhere in the thread, but once you get the PM you've been asking for, could you guys edit your posts to reflect that?

(sorry for being a wannabe moderator)

[Sandy Phimester]

Ah yeah! Go away for the weekend and have no access to the internet for 4 days and come back to this. Perfect. Really dig the album version, live version was good, but to hear all the nuances and really get a clean listen.... it sounds awesome. It feels fresh, and I think the time off and a break from NIN has really helped....

[Kyle]

So, is this the first NIN song with the structure: A A B A B A B (i.e. two verses before the first chorus) ?

It starts off with two A's because the second one is a Copy of A.

Thank you, I'll be here all night, tip your server.

[Yoshata]

Love this. Between this song and Came Back Haunted, I really can't wait for September 3rd. :)

[timdotexe]

awesome :D

[NIN_The_Fragile]

This songs is harkening back to "Sin". Wonder if this might be the return of NIN to the dance charts?

[dlb]

I love it just as much as the live version! Some good shit and great opening song! He could be a bit more agressive on the CD version, but I'm happy to hear all the little sounds beneath that were lost partly within the streams audio. Fuji missed that sound, Lollapalooza this one and Open Lands sounded different again. Good to have it in one file this time!

Damn you Trent! Can't wait for HM!

[dzaver]

Any hi-res cover of the single?

[ninjaw]

Any hi-res cover of the single?

Something tell me nin.com will be full of it

[Inkë]

This is great, but... his voice... so altered :(

[dlb]

This is the ets community in full service! Love it! :D

[Thudpaw]

EDIT: Well, it took about 2 seconds for someone to send me the dl. Thanks! My ride to work will be MUCH better now.

I loved the live version, but this ab-so-lutely meets and exceeds my hopes and dreams and expectations!!! *love*

[dominik]

Holy shit this song is awesome!!!!!!!!!

[icklekitty]

I'll be home in six hours. A download link before then would be wonderful.

[simonn]

That was a nice surprise on a Monday morning! Loved it since first hearing it live, and the studio version doesn't disappoint at all. I agree with an earlier post - if this is Trent being minimalist/sparse I'm down with that! Album can't come soon enough.

[ItsJustDave]

hi res artwork (yanked from amazon) (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h318/ItsJustDave/B00ECJ2H4M01-A17SFUTIVB227ZMAIN_SCRMZZZZZZ_.jpg)

[IndyJ]

It starts off with two A's because the second one is a Copy of A.

Thank you, I'll be here all night, tip your server.

That was just perfect.

[RJK]

The fact that this isn't available until Tuesday in the States is silly.

edit: got it.

[Deepvoid]

Fucking love it. Surprised by how layered it is. Definitely need a good pair of headphones to appreciate this gem in all its glory.

[Digital Twilight]

Fucking love it. Surprised by how layered it is. Definitely need a good pair of headphones to appreciate this gem in all its glory.

Yeah there's a lot going on in there. Brilliant song.

[Psychologypom]

http://www.nme.com/news/nine-inch-nails/71965
in case anyone still cant access it. assume this works everywhere.

[Urizen]

Didnt know. You can just ask me then.

[joplinpicasso]

^^^ Mods?

Ah, ETS lurkersssss, come out to playyyyy.

[eversonpoe]

unofficial download links aren't allowed in the posts, only in PMs!

[Kamelion]

Such a great song. So simple yet so effective. Very clever :).

[Emil Dorbell]

I've listened on youtube and I love it. Would very much appreciate an mp3 to put on my iphone :)

[Urizen]

Copy of A in the headphones. WOW.

[Vertigo]

Waiting for the video. *pinches self* Waiting for the video. *pinches self*

I'm pinching because it is less agonising than what it punctuates.

[tonematrix]

who else gets goosebumps when Ilan comes out and pummels his rockband drumkit at the beginning? *raises hand*

[ultimatebdp]

Just like the last few albums, I take the first released song with a grain of salt and then look forward to the second song released!! I'm not going to bash Came Back Haunted, but it reminded me of Discipline because of its...general appeal. I know the point of a first single is to pull in new fans and TR already has me, so I wait for that next song! I've just been listening to the youtube version, but I'm thrilled with the studio version of Copy of A!! I think I can just make these two songs last until the 3rd at this point. *no promises*

[minusthesnake]

These seem to be the correct lyrics:

I am just a copy of a copy of a copy
Everything I say has come before
Assembled into something, into something, into something
I don't know for certain anymore

I am just a shadow of a shadow of a shadow
Always trying to catch up with myself
I am just an echo of an echo of an echo
Listening to someone's cry for help

Look what you had to start
Why all the change of heart?
You need to play your part
A copy of a copy of a
Now look what you've gone and done
Well that doesn't sound like fun
See I'm not the only one
A copy of a copy of a

I am little pieces, little pieces, little pieces
Pieces that were picked up on the way
Imprinted with a purpose, with a purpose, with a purpose
A purpose that's become quite clear today

Look what you had to start
Why all the change of heart?
You need to play your part
A copy of a copy of a
Now look what you've gone and done
Well that doesn't sound like fun
See I'm not the only one
A copy of a copy of a

I am just a finger on a trigger on a finger
Doing everything I'm told to do
Always my intention, my intention, your attention
Just doing everything you tell me to

Look what you had to start
Why all the change of heart?
You need to play your part
A copy of a copy of a
Now look what you've gone and done
Well that doesn't sound like fun
See I'm not the only one
A copy of a copy of a

Look what you had to start
Why all the change of heart?
You need to play your part
A copy of a copy of a copy of a copy of a
Now look what you've gone and done
Well that doesn't sound like fun
See I'm not the only one
A copy of a copy of a copy of a copy of a

[brokenfragility]

Wow, its really really great. Its a lot different than the live version, which took me by surprise at first. I totally get the minimal thing he's been talking about now. I really think this album has the potential to be the best thing TR's done post The Fragile.

[frothy_ham]

I love LOVE LOVE it! It's everything I hoped for in a modern NIN song. Listening to CBH right after has even made me appreciate that song more.

[slave2thewage]

I love how it's minimal and yet there's a LOT going on in there.

[BrokenSpiral]

I like the live version much more. This almost sounds like a demo.

[sheepdean]

Can someone create a dynamic link that varies between the real song and Nickelback?

[ZaphodXZaphod]

There's this...http://www.youtube-mp3.org/

[brokenfragility]

I'm sitting here sending out links, and I have to say, every link I send out makes me excited for that person's future (or at least the next 5 minutes of it) this song is like WHOA good.

[marodi]

Well, I refuse to grovel for a link but I really love the song. TR still has it.

[Camille]

Cool track, thanks for the tip.

[exilajei]

Cool song :)

[AlanMorlock]

The only thing I'm not feeling about Copy of A is the annoying gothy artwork of some fucking dead dude's face. Didn't like the CBH art either, glad these weren't Halo's.

Song fucking rocks though, how can you not want to dance when the noise hits!

Actually this artwork is just a larger version of a segment of the artwork for the vinyl. There is a thumbnail of this cover right in the center of the vinyl cover.

[DigitalChaos]

hi res artwork (yanked from amazon) (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h318/ItsJustDave/B00ECJ2H4M01-A17SFUTIVB227ZMAIN_SCRMZZZZZZ_.jpg)
I seriously can't stop myself from seeing the head of one of those blue aliens from Avatar.

[binaryhermit]

So, should I bother actually legitimately acquiring this if/when Amazon US has it for free at midnight, even though I've already "borrowed" it?

[hollowsminion]

If it's FREE then why wouldn't you? You'd have your own legally obtained copy.

[Kamelion]

If the UK got this a day early to make up for the Scala Horror, then that is very cool indeed. Thank you.

[thefragile_jake]

I've been listening to this nonstop since last night.

I can't stop myself!

[tricil]

I wish this would be available on nin.com like Came Back Haunted is for those of us who preordered it.

edit: i have the track already, just wouldn't mind it in nice shiny apple lossless with hi-res (probably single specific) art =)

[greyskies13]

I've been listening to this nonstop since last night.

I can't stop myself!

this is me today too, love it way more than came back haunted

[Conan The Barbarian]

This fucker really bumps the second round of the chorus.

Like everyone else, I'm ready for this album

[EndlessLoveless]

Fuck, this song rules! I loved the live version the first time I heard it at lollapalooza but holy shit, the studio version blows it away. His voice sounds amazing and the electronics sound so much more precise and interesting. The breakdown in the middle is unreal and the cutting of his voice during the second or third verse is very cool.

I am so excited for this album!!

Thanks again for the PM greyskies13!!

[EndlessLoveless]

I cannot stop listening to this. Have to force myself to stop so I dont burn myself out. Its just so perfect.

[littlemonkey613]

Does anyone else think this isn't the next single? I feel like its more of a UK special thang. We'll see...

[tyrannus]

I can't wait to hear this....i swore I'd maintain HM abstiance following CBH, but kinda, I want too. maybe just for tonight, i can pretend it's alright

[somewhat_]

I love the "remix" vibe to this track.

[cashpiles (closed)]

Check a website that "kicks ass", for the song. (in the torrent department)

[Amaro]

Check a website that "kicks ass", for the song.

echoingthesound.org?

[toomanyrifts]

Jaw. On. The. Floor.

This. Chills.

Copy of A, memories of The Fragile. Seriously. Is this a single? Cause if it is, I can't think of a better NIN single, ever...

[Bmw1185]

Jaw. On. The. Floor.

This. Chills.

Copy of A, memories of The Fragile. Seriously. Is this a single? Cause if it is, I can't think of a better NIN single, ever...

Well, there were some off TF that were awesome too, but yeah this one is definitely up there at the top of the list!

[toomanyrifts]

Well, there were some off TF that were awesome too, but yeah this one is definitely up there at the top of the list!

Into The Void was a great single. Starfuckers was such a weird song in the context of the album (it sounded so different), but WITT and TDTWWA were decent. Recently, I've been feeling 'meh' with NIN's singles. They're 'good' compared to what else is out there, but not as good as the other songs on the albums they were on. Every Day is Exactly the Same, Capital G and Discipline especially.

[Bachy]

I have to say, being a Chuck Palahniuk fan, I'm really loving that chorus, "A copy of a copy of a."

[TheBang]

It's available for free now on Amazon.com.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ECJ2H4M

[wunderpanda]

I have silly question for someone who downloaded both, Are the US and UK versions the same?

[binaryhermit]

I have silly question for someone who downloaded both, Are the US and UK versions the same?
The US version has about a 20 kbps lower average bitrate and different artwork.
EDIT: Plus, the US version was encoded by LAME 3.98 beta whereas the UK version was encoded by LAME 3.99.

[AlanMorlock]

I've been listening to the new song on loop. Made this.
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t309/redhawk239/copyofa_zps23741a4f.gif?t=1376373592

[Amaro]

I've been listening to the new song on loop. Made this.
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t309/redhawk239/copyofa_zps23741a4f.gif?t=1376373592

This is
really
special.