This repository is a collection of data regarding releases and performances by Nine Inch Nails. We have designed a schema that we intend to be generally useful for music and music performance in general.
The dataset covers over 35 years of Nine Inch Nails — every release, every show, every credit:
- Discography — 100+ releases across albums, EPs, singles, soundtracks, and film scores, with catalog numbers, release dates, and label history
- Tracks — every song with duration, BPM, lyrics, alternate versions, and full personnel credits (composers, producers, engineers, mixers, remixers, musicians, and instruments)
- Cover songs — every cover NIN has recorded or performed live, with original artist attribution
- Live history — 1,000+ concerts spanning 1988 to present, with full setlists, venues, cities, countries, and festival appearances
- Contributors — emain collaborators across the entire discography, queryable by role
The schema diagram for the database can be seen within this repository. The database was designed using PostgreSQL.
The dataset is available in two formats from the latest release:
| Format | Description |
|---|---|
nin-YYYY-MM-DD.db |
SQLite — zero setup, works everywhere |
nin-YYYY-MM-DD.sql |
PostgreSQL dump — full fidelity restore |
Download the .db file and query it immediately:
sqlite3 nin-YYYY-MM-DD.db
sqlite> SELECT count(*) FROM concerts;
sqlite> SELECT title, bpm FROM tracks ORDER BY bpm DESC LIMIT 5;Works with any SQLite client: DB Browser for SQLite, Python/pandas, DuckDB, R, Excel, and more.
createdb nin
psql nin < nin-YYYY-MM-DD.sql
psql ninHere are some queries for some interesting results.
SELECT
r.title,
r.catalog,
rt.release_type,
age(r.release_date),
r.duration,
(
SELECT
count(*)
FROM
release_tracks rt2
WHERE
rt2.release_id = r.release_id
) s
FROM
releases r
JOIN release_types rt USING (release_type_id)
WHERE
rt.release_type IN ('album', 'ep', 'single')
AND parent_id IS NULL
ORDER BY
release_date ASC;
title | catalog | release_type | age | duration | s
-------------------------------+-----------+--------------+--------------------------+-----------+----
Down In It | Halo 1 | single | 34 years 4 mons 7 days | | 3
Pretty Hate Machine | Halo 2 | album | 34 years 3 mons 2 days | 48:32:00 | 10
Head Like A Hole | Halo 3 | single | 33 years 10 mons | | 11
Sin | Halo 4 | single | 33 years 3 mons 12 days | | 4
Broken | Halo 5 | ep | 31 years 4 mons | 31:35:00 | 8
Fixed | Halo 6 | ep | 31 years 1 mon 15 days | 40:23:00 | 6
March Of The Pigs | Halo 7 | single | 29 years 10 mons 25 days | | 4
The Downward Spiral | Halo 8 | album | 29 years 10 mons 14 days | 65:02:00 | 16
Closer To God | Halo 9 | single | 29 years 7 mons 23 days | | 9
Further Down The Spiral | Halo 10 | album | 28 years 7 mons 21 days | 63:56:00 | 11
The Perfect Drug | Halo 11 | single | 26 years 8 mons 9 days | | 5
The Day The World Went Away | Halo 13 | single | 24 years 6 mons 2 days | | 0
The Fragile | Halo 14 | album | 24 years 4 mons 1 day | 103:39:00 | 23
We're In This Together | Halo 15 | single | 24 years 3 mons 25 days | | 0
...All the tracks on a particular release (Broken):
SELECT
r.title,
r.release_date,
rt.track_number,
t.display_title,
t.duration,
t.bpm
FROM
tracks t
JOIN release_tracks rt USING (track_id)
JOIN releases r USING (release_id)
WHERE
release_id = 20
ORDER BY rt.track_number;
title | release_date | track_number | display_title | duration | bpm
--------+--------------+--------------+----------------------+----------+-----
Broken | 1992-09-22 | 1 | Pinion | 1:02 | 113
Broken | 1992-09-22 | 2 | Wish | 3:46 | 135
Broken | 1992-09-22 | 3 | Last | 4:44 | 90
Broken | 1992-09-22 | 4 | Help Me I Am In Hell | 1:56 | 74
Broken | 1992-09-22 | 5 | Happiness In Slavery | 5:21 | 120
Broken | 1992-09-22 | 6 | Gave Up | 4:08 | 144
Broken | 1992-09-22 | 98 | Physical | 5:29 | 80
Broken | 1992-09-22 | 99 | Suck | 5:07 | 91
(8 rows)SELECT
DISTINCT r.title AS release,
t.display_title AS track_title
FROM
tracks t
JOIN release_tracks tr USING (track_id)
JOIN releases r USING (release_id)
WHERE
t.parent_id = 42;
release | track_title
----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------
Further Down The Spiral | Self Destruction, Final
Further Down The Spiral | Self Destruction, Part Two
Further Down The Spiral | The Art of Self Destruction, Part One
Further Down The Spiral | The Beauty Of Being Numb
Further Down The Spiral International (Halo 10 V2) | Self Destruction, Final
Further Down The Spiral International (Halo 10 V2) | Self Destruction, Part Three
Further Down The Spiral International (Halo 10 V2) | The Art of Self Destruction, Part One
(7 rows)SELECT
DISTINCT t.display_title,
ct.cover_artist,
r.release_date
FROM
tracks t
JOIN cover_artists ct USING (cover_artist_id)
JOIN release_tracks rt USING (track_id)
JOIN releases r USING (release_id)
WHERE
r.parent_id IS NULL
ORDER BY
r.release_date;
display_title | cover_artist | release_date
-----------------------------+--------------------------+--------------
Get Down, Make Love | queen | 1990-10-10
Physical | adam ant | 1992-09-22
Dead Souls | joy division | 1994-03-08
Memorabilia | soft cell | 1994-05-30
Metal | gary numan | 2000-11-21
Immigrant Song | jimmy page, robert plant | 2011-12-02
Is Your Love Strong Enough? | bryan ferry | 2011-12-02
(7 rows)SELECT t.track_id, t.title, bpm FROM tracks t ORDER BY bpm DESC NULLS LAST;
track_id | title | bpm
----------+-----------------------+-----
45 | march of the pigs | 269
514 | owl hunts rat | 185
540 | nothing ever ends | 180
413 | them and us | 178
543 | stupid panties | 176
531 | clockmaker | 176
346 | the splinter | 176
476 | finding a place | 174
527 | the dark knut returns | 174
361 | millennia | 170
...SELECT title FROM tracks WHERE parent_id IS NULL ORDER BY length(title) DESC;
title
-------------------------------------------------
objects in mirror (are closer than they appear)
i can't give everything away (farewell mix)
i'm looking forward to joining you, finally
parallel timeline with alternate outcome
the sleep of reason produces monsters
complications with optimistic outcome
other ways to get to the same place
a man walks into an intrinsic field
a traveller from an antique land
down in the park (piano version)
what have we done to each other?
when it happens (don't mind me)
i never thought it would be you
in the hall of the moutain king
pay no attention to the cactus
burning bright (field on fire)
looking forwards and backwards
dreaming forwards & backwards
absent friends and old ghosts
every day is exactly the same
backpack & brothers to m.i.t.
looking forwards & backwards
and all that could have been
...All festivals performed in the year 2022:
SELECT
v.name,
ct.city
FROM
tours t
INNER JOIN concerts c USING (tour_id)
INNER JOIN venues v USING (venue_id)
JOIN locations l USING (location_id)
JOIN cities ct USING (city_id)
WHERE
v.festival IS TRUE
AND date_part('year', performed_on) = 2022
ORDER BY
c.performed_on ASC;
name | city
-----------------------+---------------
shaky knees | atlanta
welcome to rockville | daytona beach
boston calling | boston
boston calling | boston
hellfest | clisson
primavera sound | los angeles
riot fest | chicago
louder than life | louisville
(8 rows)
SELECT
ct.country,
count(*) as num_times_performed
FROM
concerts c
JOIN venues v USING (venue_id)
JOIN locations l USING (location_id)
JOIN countries ct USING (country_id)
GROUP BY
ct.country
ORDER BY
num_times_performed DESC;
country | num_times_performed
-----------------------+---------------------
usa | 676
uk | 59
canada | 47
germany | 36
australia | 34
japan | 21
france | 17
netherlands | 12
belgium | 11
spain | 10
austria | 9
italy | 8
...SELECT
ct.city,
count(*) as num_times_performed
FROM
concerts c
JOIN venues v USING (venue_id)
JOIN locations l USING (location_id)
JOIN cities ct USING (city_id)
GROUP BY
ct.city
ORDER BY
times_played DESC;
city | num_times_performed
------------------+--------------------
los angeles | 29
chicago | 27
london | 24
new york | 24
atlanta | 22
cleveland | 21
las vegas | 19
detroit | 16
boston | 15
toronto | 15
new orleans | 14
houston | 14
melbourne | 13
dallas | 13
...Tracks with no lyrics, ordered by release date:
SELECT
t.title,
r.title AS release,
r.release_date
FROM tracks t
JOIN release_tracks rt ON rt.track_id = t.track_id
JOIN releases r ON r.release_id = rt.release_id
LEFT JOIN lyrics l ON l.track_id = t.track_id
WHERE t.parent_id IS NULL
AND rt.main IS TRUE
AND (l.track_id IS NULL OR l.lyrics IS NULL OR l.lyrics = '')
ORDER BY r.release_date ASC
LIMIT 10;
title | release | release_date
------------------------+-------------------------+--------------
Help Me I Am In Hell | Broken | 1992-09-22
Pinion | Broken | 1992-09-22
A Warm Place | The Downward Spiral | 1994-03-08
March Of The Fuckheads | Closer To God | 1994-05-30
At The Heart Of It All | Further Down The Spiral | 1995-06-01
Driver Down | Lost Highway | 1997-02-18
Videodrones; Questions | Lost Highway | 1997-02-18
The Frail | The Fragile | 1999-09-21
Just Like You Imagined | The Fragile | 1999-09-21
Pilgrimage | The Fragile | 1999-09-21
(10 rows)The schema diagram for the database can be seen within this repository.
