Album
The Slip
The Slip is the seventh studio album by Nine Inch Nails, arriving in 2008 just two months after Ghosts I–IV. Trent Reznor produced it with Atticus Ross and Alan Moulder. It began life as an EP before growing into a full-length record, and the whole thing was recorded in three weeks. Reznor called the results "garage electronics".
Like its predecessor, it was offered free through the band's website under a Creative Commons licence, with a limited physical edition on The Null Corporation label following later. "Discipline", the only single, went to radio stations less than a day after Moulder had mastered it. Critics praised the production and the unusual way it was released, and it reached number 13 on the Billboard 200.
The Slip: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 43:50Tracklist
- 1999,999Trent Reznor1:26
- 21,000,000Trent Reznor3:56
- 3Letting YouTrent Reznor3:50
- 4DisciplineTrent Reznor4:19
- 5EchoplexTrent Reznor4:45
- 6Head DownTrent Reznor4:55
- 7Lights in the SkyTrent Reznor3:30
- 8Corona RadiataTrent Reznor7:34
- 9The Four of Us Are DyingTrent Reznor4:38
- 10Demon SeedTrent Reznor4:58
- Produced by
- Alan Moulder, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
- Mixed by
- Alan Moulder
- Engineered by
- Blumpy, Alan Moulder, Atticus Ross
- Mastered by
- Brian Gardner
- Artwork
- Trent Reznor, Rob Sheridan, Amy Hall
- Recorded
- April 2008
- Label
- The Null Corporation
- Length
- 43:50
Line-up
- Alessandro Cortini · guest
- Robin Finck · guest
- Josh Freese · guest
- Trent Reznor · vocals
Singles
- “Discipline” · 22 April 2008
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 2008 | 13 |
| UK Albums Chart · 2008 | 25 |
| UK Independent Albums · 2008 | 1 |
| US Dance Electronic · 2008 | 1 |
| US Independent Albums · 2008 | 1 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2008 | 2 |
| US Alternative · 2008 | 3 |
| US Top Rock Albums · 2008 | 3 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 2008 | 12 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2008 | 22 |
All 25 charts
| New Zealand Albums · 2008 | 23 |
| Finnish Albums · 2008 | 24 |
| Scottish Albums · 2008 | 28 |
| German Albums · 2008 | 33 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2008 | 34 |
| Swedish Albums · 2008 | 35 |
| Norwegian Albums · 2008 | 38 |
| Swiss Albums · 2008 | 38 |
| Irish Albums · 2008 | 40 |
| Austrian Albums · 2008 | 45 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2008 | 46 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2008 | 48 |
| Dutch Albums · 2008 | 54 |
| Italian Albums · 2008 | 97 |
| French Albums · 2008 | 177 |
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More on The Null Corporation
The label →Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 2008-05-05 vs 2008-06-12 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 12 June 2008 | ignored lone early release dated 2008-05-05 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 5 May 2008 | |
| Wikidata | 2008 | |
| US release | 22 July 2008 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 18 August 2008 | earliest UK or European date |
7 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2008 | XW | The Null Corporation | original | |
| 12 June 2008 | XW | The Null Corporation | 766929934627 | other |
| 22 July 2008 | US | The Null Corporation | 766929934627 | other |
| 12 August 2008 | US | The Null Corporation | 766929934719 | other |
| 18 August 2008 | GB | The Null Corporation | 766929934719 | other |
| 10 September 2008 | JP | Hostess Entertainment Unlimited | 4582214503431 | other |
| 17 December 2025 | XW | The Null Corporation | 602488389051 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |