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| length =5:40
| BPM = 113
| versions =Ringfinger<br>Twist (Demo - ''Purest Feeling'' Version)<br>Twist (Demo - ''Demos and Remixes'' Version)<br>Ringfinger (Demo - Martin Atkins tape)
| live =[[Pretty Hate Machine Tour]] through [[Lollapalooza Tour]]
}}'''"Ringfinger"''' is the tenth and final track on the 1989 release ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]''. The demo version of this song was called "Twist," which remains musically almost identical but uses alternate lyrics.
This is the final album version. Opening with a thumping beat and a synth melody, Reznor's reverberating vocals dominate the verses. A different beat is introduced during the second verse, while vocal harmonies and a synth pad enter during the choruses. During the break, there is a short distorted guitar riff before the final verse and choruses. The end of the track comes in after the final chorus with a funky guitar riff playing over a panned drum beat. This is followed by a scream [[samples|sampled]] from the beginning of [[Jane's Addiction]]'s "Had a Dad," which leads into an entirely different beat, sampled from "Alphabet St." by Prince. This is accompanied by a synth that sounds very similar to the one used in "[[That's What I Get]]" and vinyl scratching.
===Twist (Demo - ''Purest Feeling'' Version)===
Found on the ''Purest Feeling'' bootleg, it uses different lyrics.
(Twist twist twist)
===Twist (Demo - ''Demos and Remixes'' Version)===
The "Twist" recording on ''Demos and Remixes'' substitutes the following line:
and also includes the spoken lyrics printed at the end of "Ringfinger" in the ''Pretty Hate Machine'' liner notes.
===Ringfinger (Demo- Martin Atkins tape)===
'''''Running Time: 4:32'''''
Only exists on a cassette tape handed out by Reznor to important figures. This cassette is also in the possession of [[Martin Atkins]], who has allowed fans to hear excerpts.