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| album = ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]''
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| BPM = 104| versions =Down In It <br>Down In It (Skin)<br>Down In It (Shred)<br>Down In It (Singe)<br>Down In It (Demo- ''Head Like A Hole'')<br>Down In It (Demo II- ''[[Purest Feeling (halo)|Purest Feeling]]'')<br>Down In It (Demo III- ''Demos & Remixes'')<br>Down In It (Demo IV- Martin Atkins tape)<br>Down In It (Big Whole Mix)<br>Down In It (''[[Closure]]'')<br>| live = Pre-Hate (1988) - Present [[VIVIsectVI Tour]] through [[Wave Goodbye Tour]]<br> Uncommon[[NIN 2022]]}}'''"Down In It"''' was the first single for the 1989 album ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]'' and the third track on the disc. It has been stated by [[Trent Reznor]] that this song is the first he ever wrote and is a rare treat to hear live. Following the "''[[Down In It (halo)|Down In It" ]]'' single release, a music video was made. "[[Kinda I Want To]]" specifically uses this song's beat and drum patch in its bridge, while "[[That's What I Get]]" and "[[The Only Time]]" both use its recognizable melodic synth voice.
===Inspiration===
Reznor has openly admitted that this song "was a total rip-off of 'Dig It' by [[Skinny Puppy]]."
 
<blockquote>That was the first song I'd ever written and when I sat down I took a very experimental approach to it, and the original version was about half-speed of the one on the record, and it was a total rip-off of 'Dig It' by Skinny Puppy.[https://www.theninhotline.com/archives/articles/display/580]</blockquote>
===Song Credits===
*Production: Trent Reznor, [[Adrian Sherwood]], [[Keith LeBlanc]]*Engineering: Trent Reznor, Adrian Sherwood, Keith LeBlanc, [[Kennan Keating]]
*Mix: Adrian Sherwood
==Appearances==
===Halos===
*''[[Down In It (halo)|Down In It]]''
*''Pretty Hate Machine''
*''[[Head Like a A Hole (halo)| Head Like a A Hole]]''
*''[[Closure]]'' (music video and live performance)
 
===Seeds===
*''[[Collected]]''
*''[[The Definitive NIN - The Singles]]''
===Other===
*''[[Purest Feeling (halo)|Purest Feeling]]'' (unofficial)*''[[Purest Feeling IIDemos and Remixes]]'' (unofficial)
==Versions==
===Down In It===
Appears This version originally appeared on the ''[[Purest Feeling]]Down In It'' single as the last track"Skin" mix, differing from its official counterparts as and would become the version that it has an extended intro with strange screams and odd staticappears on ''Pretty Hate Machine. It also includes about 1 minute and 8 seconds of distorted clippings of '' In chronological order, this is the first [[Nine Inch Nails]] song at ever released to the end as a finish to general public. A demo version was originally intended for the album, but the "Skin" mix was chosen instead.[http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/getdowninit. Musically itshtml] During a podcast with [[Skinny Puppy]]'s extremely close cEvin Key, [[Richard Patrick]] revealed that he had convinced Reznor to use the "(Demo)Skin" version from mix.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDT4UWJ14s4] Since the ''Head Like a HoleDown In It'' US single. The version that appears on ''Pretty Hate Machine'' is in fact had been released ahead of the "Skin" remixalbum and this substitution had not yet been made, but it is was not listed referred to as such the original or album version on the albumsingle.
===Producer Keith LeBlanc mentioned in a printed interview[https://imgur.com/gallery/bgq1z] that "Down In It (Demo)===Appears " was the song he got to "really put my signature on ''Head Like a Hole'' ". His revisions (US) as the last track"Shred", it's extremely similar to "Singe", and "Skin" mixes) draw heavily from the tracks "Mechanical Movements" and "Einstein" from his album ''Purest FeelingStranger Than Fiction'' version, except that it lacks released earlier the long intro and all same year (1989). The fast-paced synth prominent at the extra layering beginning of its ''Purest Feeling'' counterpart as well as "Skin" is from "Mechanical Movements", and the distorted outromain drum pattern is from "Einstein". Most likely itAdditionally, the crowd chant [[samples]] during each chorus have appeared in other tracks associated with Keith's the definitive band Tackhead, such as "Reality" by Gary Clail & Tackhead and "original versionStadium Rock" of Reznor's very first song as Nine Inch Nailsby The Barmy Army.
====Song Credits====
*WritingReproduced and remixed by Adrian Sherwood, performance, production, mixing: Trent ReznorKeith LeBlanc
====Down In It (Demo IISkin)====Appears on the ''Purest Feeling II'' bootleg. It's simply the "(Skin)" version from Running Time: 3:46'''Pretty Hate Machine'' with an unadulterated version of the "Terrible Lie" intro tacked onto the end which fades out.
====(Demo III)====Appears The version that appears on the ''Purest Feeling IIPretty Hate Machine'' bootleg. Almost exactly is in fact the same "Skin" remix, but it is not listed as such on the album. It also appears on ''Purest FeelingDemos and Remixes'' with an unadulterated version, simply lacking of the extra layering and sound effects as well as "[[Terrible Lie]]" intro tacked onto the distorted outtroend, though it does retain the extended drumbeat intro and is probably the version the ''Purest Feeling'' version was based uponwhich fades out.
====Down In It (Demo IVShred)====Appears on the ''Purest Feeling II'' bootleg. It's an odd version with Reznor whispering a good portion of his vocals an odd beat set compared to the others. It also includes faux-Oriental sounding synths which are noticeably absent in any of the other versions of the songRunning Time: 6:51'''''
===Down In It (Skin)===This version originally appeared A mix that appears on both the ''Down In It'' single, and would become the version that appears on ''Pretty Hate Machine.Head Like a Hole''singles. It basically retains the original song with an extended intro and a long instrumental area that makes up the entire latter half of the song.
====Song Credits====
*Reproduced and remixed by Adrian Sherwood, Keith LeBlanc
===Down In It (ShredSinge)==='''''Running Time: 7:04 and 7:21''''' A mix that appears on both the ''Down In It'' and ''Head Like a Hole'' singles. It's basically retains a mostly instrumental "dub" mix of the original song with an extended intro minimal vocals and strange warping and a long instrumental area mixing of the beats with heavy bass emphasis. It should be noted that makes up this mix is actually 18 seconds longer on the entire latter half of ''Head Like A Hole'' (US) single than it was on the song''Down In It'' single. The reason for this is unknown, considered though it's probably due to the "extended single version" of the song by sometime constraints imposed on vinyl singles compared to a full sized LP Maxi Single.
====Song Credits====
*Reproduced and remixed by Adrian Sherwood, Keith LeBlanc
===Down In It (SingeDemo - ''Head Like A Hole'')===A mix that appears on both the ''Down In It'' and 'Running Time: 3:55''Head Like a Hole'' singles. It's a mostly instrumental "dub" mix of the song with minimal vocals and strange warping and mixing of the beats with heavy bass emphasis. It should be noted that this mix is actually 18 seconds longer  Appears on the ''Head Like A a Hole'' (US) single than it was as the last track. Also appears on the ''Demos and Remixes'' and ''Purest Feeling II'' bootlegs. On the UK ''Down In It'' single. The reason for this is unknown, though itthe [[Untitled (from Head Like A Hole)|unlisted track]] from 's probably due 'Head Like A Hole'' is appended to the time constraints imposed on Vinyl singles compared to a full sized LP Maxi Singlethis track.
====Song Credits====
*Reproduced Writing, performance, production, mixing: Trent Reznor ===Down In It (Demo - ''Purest Feeling'')===Appears on ''Purest Feeling'' as the last track, differing from its official counterparts as that it has an extended intro with strange screams and odd static. It also includes about one minute and eight seconds of distorted clippings of the song at the end as a finish to the album. Musically it's extremely close to the "(Demo)" version from the ''Head Like a Hole'' US single. ===Down In It (Demo - ''Demos & Remixes'')===Appears on the ''Demos and Remixes'' bootleg, running 4:35. Almost exactly the same as the ''Purest Feeling'' version, simply lacking the extra layering and remixed sound effects as well as the distorted outro, though it does retain the extended drumbeat intro. ===Down In It (Demo - Martin Atkins tape)==='''''Running Time: 4:26''''' Only exists on a cassette tape handed out by Adrian SherwoodReznor to important figures. This cassette is also in the possession of [[Martin Atkins]], Keith LeBlancwho has allowed fans to hear excerpts. ===Down In It (Big Whole Mix)==='''''Running Time: 4:09''''' Appears on the ''Demos and Remixes'' bootleg. It's an odd version with Reznor whispering a good portion of his vocals under an odd beat. It also includes faux-Oriental sounding synths which are noticeably absent in any of the other versions of the song. ===Down In It (''Closure'')===This is a live version found on the ''Closure'' home video. It was filmed on the [[Self-Destruct Tour]] between 1994 and 1996 and cut to include different footage and accompanying audio from different performances.
==Live==
===Live, from [[Closure]]===
This is a live version found on the ''Closure'' home video. It was filmed on the [[Self-Destruct Tour]] between 1994 and 1997.
 
===General===
As of [[Fragility 2.0]], Reznor had stated that he didn't like the song as much as he used to, but during the later legs of the [[Live: With Teeth]] tour, it seemed as if he's changed his mind about the song, playing it more as the tour progressed. The song usually features a lot of destruction from Reznor towards the end.
==Music Video==
[[Image:Downinitstill.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from the "Down In It" video]]"Down In It" was the first Nine Inch Nails [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music video]], completed in September 1989 to accompany the single release. [https://cplorg.contentdm. oclc.org/digital/iiif/p16014coll5/39203/full/full/0/default.jpg] It was directed by [[Eric Zimmerman]] and [[Benjamin Stokes]], who also directed "[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]." The video depicts Reznor running through downtown Chicago and climbing to the roof of a building, where he slips and falls to his death. Bandmates [[Richard Patrick]] and [[Chris Vrenna]] discover the body days later. An extended version of the video also exists, which is set to the "Shred" mix.
This was the first video to be met with controversy. To film the shots of lifeless Reznor, he was covered with cornstarch to create the illusion of decay and cameras were tied to heavy-duty balloons that were tied down. During the filming of these scenes, one of the balloons broke free and took the camera with it, drifting some 200 miles before being found by a farmer in Michigan. The camera was turned over to local police who, upon seeing the raw video footage, assumed it was a snuff film and the FBI was called in to investigate. The incident was even reported on ''Hard Copy'' and recalled in an interview for ''SPIN'' magazine. Because MTV and its US affiliates were uncomfortable with the video's subject matter, all scenes that depict Reznor's body lying on the ground behind the building were deleted.
 
===Credits===
*Director: Eric Zimmerman & Benjamin Stokes
*Producer: Jim Deloye
*Cameraman: Eric Zimmerman, Benjamin Stokes, Eric Koziol & Eric Matthies
*Editor: Eric Zimmerman & Benjamin Stokes
==Lyrics==
Kinda like a cloud I was up way up in the sky and I was feeling some feelings you wouldn’t wouldn't believe Sometimes I can’t can't believe them myself and I decided I was never coming down
Just then a tiny little dot caught my eye it was just about too small to see
But I watched it way too long and that dot was pulling me down
I was up above it
Now I’m I'm down in it
Well shut up so what what does it matter now
I was swimming in the haze now I crawl on the ground
And everything I never liked about you is kind of seeping into me
Try to laugh about it now but isn’t isn't it funny how everything works out (“I "I guess the joke’s joke's on me," she said)
I was up above it
Now I’m I'm down in it
I used to be so big and strong
I used to be somebody
I used to have something inside
Now just this hole that’s that's open wide
I used to want it all
I used to be somebody
I’ll I'll cross my heart and hope to die but the needle’s needle's already in my eye And all the world’s world's weight is on my back and I don’t don't even know why
And what I used to think was me is just a fading memory
I looked him right in the eye and said “goodbye”"goodbye"
I was up above it
Now I’m I'm down in it The fourth line is changed on the final recording to:  But I watched it way too long, it was pulling me down Backing vocals in ''Pretty Hate Machine'' version:  Rain rain go away, come again some other day.
Backing volcals in Pretty hate machine versionDuring the last shows of the [[Wave Goodbye Tour]], the last line of the third verse was changed to:
Rain rain go away, come again another day. I looked him right in the eye and waved goodbye
==External Links==
*[httphttps://vimeo.com/17071944 "Down In It" music video (Remastered)]*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXtQhtSI_9I&NR lVgBeNLGJuY "Down In It" (Director's CutShred)music video]<br>*[httphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gV8yQc0m7g NkphW38WyYo "Down In It" live in Europe 2000]*[http://vimeo.com/17037838 ''Hard Copy'' segment about the FBI investigation]
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