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The National
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Biographical information
Formation	1999, Cincinnati, Ohio
Based in	Brooklyn, New York
Group information
Type	Indie rock band
Notable works	"Exile Vilify" ; Other albums ;

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The National are an indie rock band, formed in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1999. They are currently based in Brooklyn, New York.

The band wrote and performed the song "Exile Vilify" that is played through an Aperture Science Radio in Portal 2’s third chapter, The Cold Boot, in Test Chamber 03.^[1]

OverviewEdit

The band consists of lyricist and singer Matt Berninger, Aaron and Bryce Dessner and Scott and Bryan Devendorf.

AppearancesEdit

Portal 2 (Music only)

ReferencesEdit

↑ Portal 2 credits

External linksEdit

Real world subjects
Half-Life game series		Half-Life: Day One · Half-Life · Half-Life: Opposing Force · Half-Life: Blue Shift · Half-Life: Decay · Half-Life: Source Half-Life 2 · Half-Life 2: Episode One · Half-Life 2: Episode Two · Half-Life 2: Episode Three
Portal game series		Portal: First Slice · Portal · Portal: Still Alive · Portal 2 · Peer Review
Technology demos		Directed Design Experiments · Get Your Free TVs! · Half-Life 2: Lost Coast · Source Particle Benchmark · Zentraedi Tactical Battle Pod
Cut content		Prospero · Half-Life Alpha · Half-Life: Uplink · Half-Life 2 Beta · Half-Life 2: Episode Four
Other official games		Deathmatch Classic · Half-Life Deathmatch: Source · Half-Life 2: Deathmatch · Half-Life 2: Survivor
Compilations (to be completed)		Half-Life: Further Data · Half-Life: Generation · Half-Life: Initial Encounter · The Orange Box
ARGs		Portal ARG · PotatoFoolsDay ARG
Related third-party games		Codename: Gordon · Mods · Narbacular Drop · Tag: The Power of Paint
Game soundtracks		Half-Life soundtrack · Half-Life: Opposing Force soundtrack · Half-Life: Blue Shift soundtrack · Half-Life 2 soundtrack · Half-Life 2: Episode One soundtrack · Half-Life 2: Episode Two soundtrack · Portal soundtrack · Portal 2 soundtrack
Songs		"Exile Vilify" · "Cara Mia (Turret Opera)" · "Still Alive" · "Want You Gone"
Game engines		GoldSrc · Source
Other softwares		Half-Life SDK · Source SDK · Valve Hammer Editor
Game developer companies		Gearbox Software · Valve Corporation
Production staff (writers)		Matthew Armstrong · Stephen Bahl · Chet Faliszek · Rob Heironimus · Brian Hess · Kristy Junio · Ted Kosmatka · Marc Laidlaw · David Mertz · Jay Pinkerton · Randy Pitchford · Erik Wolpaw
Production staff (composers)		Stephen Bahl · Kelly Bailey · Jonathan Coulton · Ben Houge · Chris Jensen · Mike Morasky · The National
Production staff (artists)		Viktor Antonov · Ted Backman · Stephen Bahl · Kelly Bailey · Jeremy Bennett · Laura Dubuk · Dhabih Eng · Moby Francke · Chuck Jones · Eric Kirchmer · Scott Klintworth · Karen Laur · Realm Lovejoy · Randy Lundeen · Yatsze Mark · Tri Nguyen · Michael Avon Oeming · Tristan Reidford · Andrea Wicklund
Production staff (other)		Aaron Barber · Jeep Barnett · Ken Birdwell · John Guthrie · Mike Harrington · Damarcus Holbrook · Brett Johnson · Doug Lombardi · Gabe Newell · Randy Pitchford · Dave Riller · David Speyrer · Jay Stelly · Kim Swift · Douglas R. Wood · Bill Van Buren
Voice actors		John Aylward · Dee Bradley Baker · Adam Baldwin · Robert Culp · Merle Dandridge · Michelle Forbes · Jim French · Louis Gossett Jr. · Robert Guillaume · Mary Kae Irvin · Kathy Levin · John Patrick Lowrie · Ellen McLain · Stephen Merchant · Joe Romersa · Lani Minella · Nolan North · Mike Patton · Harry S. Robins · Michael Shapiro · J.K. Simmons · Jon St. John · Tony Todd
Character models		Ted Backman · Kelly Bailey · Alésia Glidewell · Eric Kirchmer · Jamil Mullen
Other		ApertureScience.com · Canon · Developer commentary · Development of Half-Life 2 · The Final Hours of Portal 2 · Half-Life High Definition Pack · Half-Life Preliminary Findings · Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar · Half-Life: Uplink (film) · Mr. Valve · The Orange Box Achievements · Portal 2 Achievements and Trophies · Portal 2: Lab Rat · Retcons · Science Collaboration Points · Squad Following

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The National

Biographical information
Formation	1999, Cincinnati, Ohio
Based in	Brooklyn, New York
Group information
Type	Indie rock band
Notable works	"Exile Vilify" Other albums