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The Perfect Drug

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The Perfect Drug

Summary

The Perfect Drug is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (376 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Perfect Drug's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • The Perfect Drug's genre is drum and bass[4].
  • The Perfect Drug followed Hurt[5].
  • The Perfect Drug was followed by The Day the World Went Away[6].
  • The Perfect Drug was produced by Trent Reznor[7].
  • Among the performers on The Perfect Drug was Nine Inch Nails[8].
  • The Perfect Drug's record label is recorded as Nothing Records[9].
  • The Perfect Drug's record label is recorded as Interscope Records[10].
  • The Perfect Drug is part of Lost Highway[11].
  • The Perfect Drug's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • The Perfect Drug was released on May 13, 1997[13].
  • The Perfect Drug's lyricist is recorded as Trent Reznor[14].
  • The Perfect Drug's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Perfect Drug'}[15].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 05c509e5-9527-3f33-b5de-b00cebfb5dd3[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Perfect Drug was performed by Nine Inch Nails[8]. It was produced by Trent Reznor[7].

Publication

The Perfect Drug was released on May 13, 1997[13]. Its genre is drum and bass[4]. It is part of Lost Highway[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Perfect Drug followed Hurt[5]. It was followed by The Day the World Went Away[6].

Why It Matters

The Perfect Drug ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (376 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Interscope Records Nine Inch Nails Trent Reznor United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Perfect Drug. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-perfect-drug
MLA “The Perfect Drug.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-perfect-drug.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-perfect-drug_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Perfect Drug}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-perfect-drug}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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