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“Survivalism” by Nine Inch Nails
From the album Year Zero (2007)
“Survivalism” by Nine Inch Nails appears on 18 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 2007 and 2014. It was first released in 2007 on the album Year Zero. Its best result is #23 on the CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2007. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #56 alternative song of 2007 and #2,064 alternative song of all time.
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"Survivalism" was the lead single from Year Zero, Nine Inch Nails' fifth studio album, in 2007, and it arrived wrapped in a scavenger hunt. That February, fans who connected discolored numbers printed on the back of a tour T-shirt found a phone line playing a snatch of the chorus. A Toronto station jumped the gun and aired the song early, American radio followed the next day, and the download hit iTunes in March, with CD and vinyl singles out internationally in April.
Trent Reznor wrote it and produced with Atticus Ross, Alan Moulder mixed, and Saul Williams adds backing vocals to a track that stomps and sputters like a riot machine running low on fuel. True to form, Reznor handed fans the multitrack GarageBand file to remix, and years later deadmau5 cut his own version for his 2014 album.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 78 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2007 | 107 |
| 2007 | 57 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2007 | 91 |
| 2007 | 55 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2007 | 106 |
| 2007 | 96 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2007 | 101 |
| 2007 | 75 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2007 | 100 |
| 2007 | 54 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2007 | 89 |
| 2007 | 23 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2007 | 101 |
| 2007 | 55 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2007 | 102 |
| 2007 | 85 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2007 | 105 |
| 2007 | 68 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2007 | 129 |
| 2007 | 45 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2007 | 88 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1125 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1128 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 842 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 656 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 578 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 563 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 533 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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