| "Happiness in Slavery" | ||||
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| Promotional single by Nine Inch Nails | ||||
| from the EP Broken | ||||
| Released | November 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Industrial metal | |||
| Length | 5:21 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Trent Reznor | |||
| Producer(s) | Trent Reznor | |||
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"Happiness in Slavery" is a song by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails from their extended play, Broken (1992). It was released in November 1992 as a promotional single from the EP. The song takes its title and refrain from Jean Paulhan's preface to Pauline Réage's 1954 erotic novel Story of O.[1] "Happiness in Slavery" peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Nine Inch Nails' performance of "Happiness in Slavery" at Woodstock '94, included on the concert's compilation album, won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1996. The song's music video was almost universally banned for its depiction of Bob Flanagan being tortured by a machine.
- ^ "Pursuit Of Happiness - Happiness Tips". Retrieved March 14, 2012.