File:Nine Inch Nails - The Great Destroyer.ogg

A sample of "The Great Destroyer" by Nine Inch Nails from the 2007 album Year Zero. This sample is believed to be fair use in the context of the article Year Zero (album) because:

• It is used to demonstrate musical characteristics of the album where no other source other than the music itself would adequately provide similar commentary.
• No free equivalent exists.
• It is used here for purely encyclopedic, informational, and demonstrative purposes.
• It does not inhibit the copyright owner's ability to sell and distribute the song or the album.
• It is a 30-second sample of a 3-minute 17-second song from a 63-minute album.
• It is of reduced quality from the original (73kbit/s, Ogg Vorbis encoded).

"The Great Destroyer" by Nine Inch Nails from the album Year Zero:

Written and performed by Trent Reznor

Produced by Trent Reznor with Atticus Ross

Mixed by Alan Moulder

Engineered by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Alan Moulder, Bretty Bachemin, Doug Trantow, and Alan Mason

Recorded all over the world

Mixed at Chalice Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA

Copyright 2007 – Leaving Hope Music / TVT Music, Inc.

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