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List Price: $5.98 | | Label: Interscope Records
Salesrank: 518430
Released: July 20, 1999 |
| Our Price: $96.15 |
| Used Price: $175.69 |
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| Media: Vinyl |
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The Day the World Went Away Track Listing:
1. Day the World Went Away
2. Starfuckers, Inc.
3. Day the World Went Away [Quiet]
The Day the World Went Away Reviews:
CAIMAN IS ABSOLUTLEY UNPROFESSIONAL!!! 
2009-01-29 - Caiman is absolutely unprofessional!!!!. I orderded a disc on jan 24, they sent me a confirmation, then within minutes sent me a shipping confirmation to follow. So I waited til wed. the 28 NO SINGLE STILL!!! so on the same day I sent them an e-mail to see what was up,then today thursday they sent me an e-mail that says we just barely sent it out today!!! I was livid! BE advised CAIMAN IS A HUSTLE. If you order something it will take forever,(Never By The Date they tell you) or with them you may never recieve it at all!! PLEASE DON'T LET THESE SELFISH PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU!! They are cowards that only want your money!!!!!!!!!
Truly a "single" 
2006-03-30 - The Day the World Went Away is just one of several examples in the Nine Inch Nails collection of Halos that is really only purchasable for either its collector's value or for a single, outstanding track. Here, that track is "The Day the World Went Away (Quiet)", a solid remix of the song that appears originally on The Fragile. The track begins quietly and with newly recorded vocals up to its standard form, then drops off and spends the last several minutes in an even quieter setting, in a bit of an unconventional song structure (well, perhaps not so unconventional for Trent Reznor). But besides this nice remixed track, there's not much else to speak of for this CD. The other two tracks are basically lifted from The Fragile in their original forms with some very minor additions and level tweaking, most notably the crowd noise at the end of "Starfuckers, Inc.". Thus, purchasing this CD for any reason other than for slavish collecting purposes or for the remixed "Day the World Went Away" is probably going to end in disappointment. What is fortunate for those still interested, however, is that this single is relatively easy to come by, unlike other Fragile era CDs.
One of the best The Fragile singles
2006-03-24 - This single is great you get
Star[beep]ers,inc.
the day the world went away [quiet]
unlike most remixes, the day the world went away [quiet] has different lyrics, and it's much better then the original, taking all of the cool guitars out and replacing them with paino, even showing more sympathy for the death of Trent's Grandmother.
Quite nice preview of one of the greatest albums ever
2005-09-30 - If you're collecting NIN, you may have heard some of this already. That's because for most part, two-thirds of these tracks ended up on "The Fragile". Yes, they are somewhat different, but that'd be my reason for convincing someone to get this. It is quite cheap, even at used places, so that's also a plus.
The original "Day" is a great track which is kind of like My Bloody Valentine in structure. I really love the instrumental parts, even the sad-sounding verses. I also like the bridge, which is ambient with some mandolin included. Then it becomes a scat-fest until it ends. Only slightly shorter than the album.
"Starf***ers, Inc." is not that much different. I think it was the worst song on "The Fragile" but still quite great. There are more shouts and a KISS sample, if that helps.
What really makes this worth seeking after is the "quiet" remix of "Day". I would not spend my money on those overpriced "Together" imports anyway, since this one is not too bad and gives it a nice, more piano-based feel. It's one of the greatest mixes of a NIN song and for this you will find that you'll like what you paid for.
May not be in print, but worth seeking after just for that one song. Oh, and if you find a vinyl version, it has this really good remix of "Day" done by Porter Ricks. That's worth seeking after as well.
Trent is Proud of TDTWWA, I am too
2005-06-30 - TDTWWA is obviously a song that Trent was (is) very proud of, and I am thankful that I am one of the fans that was able to catch this and appreciate it. How else do you explain the fact that he went through the hassle of making six versions of this song???!? That's right: Single, Album, Quiet, Porter Ricks, Live & Acoustic (Halo 17, anyone?). Add to this the fact that Acoustic was first findable as a rough mix bootleg on Napster (it was titled "Acoustic in Chicago", I would have loved to have been there), and that TDTWWA is available as an Easter Egg on the And All That Could Have Been DVD...yes, I think that if you give this song a chance, you will see why Trent liked (likes?) this song so much...listen a little harder, and you may hear the distant connection between this song and "Hey Jude" (na-na-na-nah)...I'm telling ya, music is universal!!!
