Closer

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"Closer" is a 1994 industrial rock song by Nine Inch Nails, renowned for its provocative lyrics, dark erotic themes, and iconic, heavily sampled beat.

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Closer canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album The Downward Spiral NERFINISHED
artist Nine Inch Nails NERFINISHED
associatedAct Trent Reznor NERFINISHED
bSide All the Pigs, All Lined Up NERFINISHED
Heresy (Blind remix) NERFINISHED
Memorabilia NERFINISHED
chartPerformance US Billboard Hot 100 top 50 NERFINISHED
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks top 10 NERFINISHED
chorusLine I want to fuck you like an animal
composer Trent Reznor NERFINISHED
containsExplicitLyrics true
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
era 1990s
genre alternative rock
industrial
industrial rock
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
distorted vocals
drum machine
synthesizer
hasMusicVideo true
hasRemix Closer to God NERFINISHED
includedIn Natural Born Killers soundtrack (remix version) NERFINISHED
isSignatureSongOf Nine Inch Nails NERFINISHED
language English
lyricist Trent Reznor NERFINISHED
musicVideoDirector Mark Romanek NERFINISHED
notableFor controversial music video
dark erotic themes
heavily sampled beat
provocative lyrics
partOf The Downward Spiral NERFINISHED
performer Nine Inch Nails NERFINISHED
producer Trent Reznor NERFINISHED
recordLabel Interscope Records
Nothing Records NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1994-05-30
releaseYear 1994
singleFromAlbum The Downward Spiral NERFINISHED
tempo mid-tempo
theme power and control
self-loathing
sexual obsession
trackNumberOnAlbum 5
writer Trent Reznor NERFINISHED

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Collage includesTrack Closer
Nine Inch Nails - Closer (Precursor) (remix) basedOn Closer
subject surface form: Closer (Precursor) (remix)