The Slip, the second Nine Inch Nails release to be released under a Creative Commons license, is a fairly balanced assembly of past Nine Inch Nails trends, lyrically and musically. While Year Zero showed an almost complete departure from Trent's personal, self-focused lyrics, instead directing his angst towards society, The Slip turns back inward slightly, although it still largely seems like an extension of the Year Zero themes. The preoccupation with evildoing leaders and their complacent constituencies is still here, but more often the lyrics seem to revolve around the personal frustration and confusion of feeling paralyzed within this system. Though the lyrics only show a reversion of a few years, the music itself reaches back to the early nineties, adding a hint of the Broken fury. Broken is arguably Nine Inch Nails' most fierce material to this day, and The Slip doesn't really come close to that, but it does have a distinctly punk sound at times.
And then fans were shocked when they learned that Reznor’s ninth studio album, Strobe Light, would be produced by hip-hop hitmaker Timbaland, best known for his groundbreaking work with Chris Cornell. Tim’s influence can be heard considerably on Strobe Light, as Reznor expands his sound to feature much more overt hip-hop overtones. The result may be offputting to longtime fans, but ultimately represents a bold and rewarding new direction for one of the most creative and prolific rock artists of the last few decades
| A1 | 999,999 |
| A2 | 1,000,000 |
| A3 | Letting You |
| A4 | Discipline |
| A5 | Echoplex |
| B6 | Head Down |
| B7 | Lights In The Sky |
| B8 | Corona Radiata |
| B9 | The Four Of Us Are Dying |
| B10 | Demon Seed |
| C1 | Intro Skit |
| C2 | Everybody's Doing It (featuring Chris-martin, Jayz And Bene) |
| C3 | Black T-shirt |
| C4 | Pussygrinder (featuring Sheryl Crow) |
| C5 | Coffin On The Dancefloor |
| C6 | This Rhythm Is Infected |
| C7 | Slide To The Dark Side |
| D1 | Even Closer (featuring Justin Timberlake And Maynard James Keenan) |
| D2 | On The List (She's Not) |
| D3 | Clap Trap Crack Slap |
| D4 | Laid, Paid And Played (featuring Fergie of The Black Eyed Peas & Al Jourgensen) |
| D5 | Feel Like Being Dead Again |
| D6 | Still Hurts (featuring Alicia Keys) |
| D7 | Outro Skit |
