Happiness in Slavery is not a song by a band.
`` Happiness in Slavery '' is a song by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails from their debut extended play -LRB- EP -RRB- , Broken -LRB- 1992 -RRB- .. Nine Inch Nails. Nine Inch Nails. Broken. Broken ( EP ). industrial rock. industrial rock. It was released in November 1992 as a promotional single from the EP .. promotional single. promotional single. The song takes its title and refrain from Jean Paulhan 's preface to Pauline Reage 's 1954 erotic novel Story of O. `` Happiness in Slavery '' peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart .. Jean Paulhan. Jean Paulhan. Pauline Reage. Anne Desclos. Story of O. Story of O. Modern Rock Tracks. Alternative Songs. Nine Inch Nails ' performance of `` Happiness in Slavery '' at Woodstock ' 94 , included on the concert 's compilation album , won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1996 .. Nine Inch Nails. Nine Inch Nails. Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. The song 's music video was almost universally banned for its depiction of Bob Flanagan being tortured by a machine .. Bob Flanagan. Bob Flanagan. The track was sampled for `` Centipede '' by Canadian extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad , appearing on their 1997 live album No Sleep 'till Bedtime .. extreme metal. extreme metal. Strapping Young Lad. Strapping Young Lad. No Sleep 'till Bedtime. No Sleep 'till Bedtime