"Deep" is a song recorded by American

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band

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for the

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to the film '' Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'' (2001). Because this is a

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, it has never been featured with its own official

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and the song "Deep" has never been released on any Nine Inch Nails album, or on any halo-numbered release, although it has its own video directed by

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Music video

Despite its only release on the soundtrack for '' Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'', the music video for "Deep" is completely unrelated to the film. The video features

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as a bank robber who, together with a woman, steals two boxes from the national mint. They believe these boxes contain cash, but instead contain a highly toxic dye, which sprays all over them when they (separately) attempt to open the boxes. Rushing to warn each other, their cars collide head on. The narrative occurs in reverse order during the video, with the car accident at the beginning and the decision by the thieves to retrieve the boxes (to "make a withdrawal") at the end. Reznor has made it clear in numerous interviews that he was disappointed by how the video turned out.

Track listing

*US promotional CD single #"Deep" (radio edit) – 3:35 #"Deep" (album version) – 4:06

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2001 songs Nine Inch Nails songs Song recordings produced by Alan Moulder Song recordings produced by Trent Reznor Songs written for films Songs written by Trent Reznor