Halo 05
Broken
Broken is the EP that violently redrew the boundaries of Nine Inch Nails after Pretty Hate Machine. Dense guitars, punishing drum programming, and compressed arrangements replaced much of the debut's sleek synth-pop surface.
“Wish,” “Happiness In Slavery,” and “Gave Up” became central works, while the unusual packaging of early pressings and hidden placement of “Physical” and “Suck” reinforced the release's confrontational identity.
- Label
- Nothing / TVT Records
- Formats
- CD, cassette, vinyl, digital
Release Guide
Release Details
- Release type
- EP
- Artist
- Nine Inch Nails
- Primary catalog
- Halo 05 / 7 92213-2
- Contents
- 8 tracks
Track Listing 1992 original track listing
Credits & Production Principal release credits
- Primary artist
- Nine Inch Nails
- Creative direction
- Trent Reznor
- Release label
- Nothing / TVT Records
Selected Editions & Variants Materially different programs and packaging
1992 / Original compact disc
The six-song Broken program is followed by 91 one-second tracks before Physical and Suck appear as tracks 98 and 99.
1992 / Original vinyl with bonus 7-inch
Selected United States and United Kingdom packages pair the six-song 12-inch with a separate Physical / Suck 7-inch.
2017 / Definitive Edition
The Definitive Edition restores the 12-inch plus 7-inch configuration as a remastered physical presentation.
2022 / Interscope 30th anniversary edition
The limited gallery-vinyl edition uses new Emily Mae Smith artwork while preserving Broken as the underlying program.