Came Back Haunted

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"Came Back Haunted"
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Single by Nine Inch Nails
from the album Hesitation Marks
ReleasedJune 6, 2013 (2013-06-06)
Recorded2012–13
Genre
Length5:17
Label
Songwriter Trent Reznor
Producers
Nine Inch Nails singles chronology
"Discipline"
(2008)		"Came Back Haunted"
(2013)		"Copy of a"
(2013)
Music video
“Came Back Haunted” on YouTube

"Came Back Haunted" is a song by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released as the first single from their eighth studio album Hesitation Marks on June 6, 2013. [1] [2]

Contents

Music and lyrics

The song contains layered synthesizer parts, rhythmic industrial patterns, and an electronic bassline, which are interrupted by a guitar-driven instrumental break. The song ends with a vocal outro chanting the song's title. [3] [4] Billboard interpreted the lyrics as an acknowledgement of Nine Inch Nails' hiatus from 2009 to 2013. [3]

Release and promotion

The song was the band's first single after signing with Columbia Records. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] It was also released by Reznor's own label, The Null Corporation. [3]

The song first leaked online on Brazilian website BCharts, [10] then spread to other sites. It was later streamed on the band's official SoundCloud account. [6] The audio-only video was also uploaded to Nine Inch Nails' YouTube channel. [11] A radio edit of the song was initially made available, which was edited down to 3:56 in length. [6]

Music video

The music video was released on June 28, 2013. [12] [13] It was directed by David Lynch, with whom Reznor previously collaborated on the film Lost Highway (1997). [14] The video begins with a photosensitive epilepsy warning and consists of quick cuts between flashing lights, unsettling images, and extreme close-ups of Reznor's eyes. [15] Photographs taken by Rob Sheridan during the video's shooting in Los Angeles were released the day before the video premiered. [12]

Personnel

The song was included on the soundtrack of the 2013 video game Gran Turismo 6 .[ citation needed ]

Charts

References

  1. ↑ Schulz, Chris (September 5, 2013). "Album review: Nine Inch Nails, Hesitation Marks". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ Neilstein, Vince (June 6, 2013). ""Came Back Haunted:" The New Nine Inch Nails Song is Here!". MetalSucks . Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Graff, Gary (June 6, 2013). "Nine Inch Nails, 'Came Back Haunted': Track Review". Billboard . Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  4. ↑ Danton, Eric R. (June 6, 2013). "Nine Inch Nails Release 'Came Back Haunted' From New LP". Rolling Stone . Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  5. ↑ Phillips, Amy (June 4, 2013). "Nine Inch Nails Track "Came Back Haunted" Out Thursday". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 Minsker, Evan (June 5, 2013). "Listen: Nine Inch Nails: "Came Back Haunted"". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  7. ↑ Kaufman, Spencer (June 6, 2013). "Nine Inch Nails Unleash New Song 'Came Back Haunted,' Reveal Upcoming Album Details". Loudwire . Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Nine Inch Nails name new album 'Hesitation Marks', hear new track 'Came Back Haunted' now". NME. June 6, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  9. ↑ Hogan, Mark (June 4, 2013). "Nine Inch Nails to Debut New Single 'Came Back Haunted' on Thursday". Spin . Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Ouça "Came Back Haunted", o single de retorno do Nine Inch Nails". BCharts. June 6, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-06-09. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  11. ↑ ""Came Back Haunted" on YouTube". YouTube . Retrieved 2013-06-06.
  12. 1 2 Blistein, Jon (June 27, 2013). "Nine Inch Nails Photos Preview 'Came Back Haunted' Clip". Rolling Stone . Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  13. ↑ Minsker, Evan and Amy Phillips (June 28, 2013). "Watch Nine Inch Nails' David Lynch-Directed "Came Back Haunted" Video". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  14. ↑ Phillips, Amy and Jenn Pelly (June 19, 2013). "David Lynch to Direct Nine Inch Nails' "Came Back Haunted" Video". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Nine Inch Nails - Came Back Haunted". NineInchNailsVEVO. 28 Jun 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  16. ↑ "Nine Inch Nails Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Nine Inch Nails Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard . Retrieved September 18, 2020. [ dead link ]
  18. ↑ "Nine Inch Nails Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Nine Inch Nails Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Nine Inch Nails Chart History (Rock & Alternative Airplay)". Billboard . Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Year-End Charts: Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (2013)". Billboard . Archived from the original on May 29, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Year-End Charts: Rock Airplay Songs (2013)". Billboard . Archived from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
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