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| BPM = 107| versions =Sanctified <br> Sanctified (Demo)<br>Sanctified (''[[Sanctified Purest Feeling (Demohalo)|Purest Feeling]] '')<br> Sanctified (''[[Sanctified (PF Version)Live 2013 EP]]'') | live =Pre-Hate (1988) - Dissonance (1995) [[VIVIsectVI Tour]] through [[Nights Of Nothing Tour]]<br> Retired[[NIN 2013 Festival Tour]] through present}}==About=='''"Sanctified "''' is the fourth song from track on the 1989 release ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]] album. It's best known for it's very tribal rhythms , recognizable by its electronic tom-based drum beat and distinctive slap bassline, though the original only [[NIN]] song containing that playing technique. Its mood was altered from its happier demo form to a darker, uneasier one for ''Pretty Hate Machine.'' [[Trent Reznor]] has said the song is about a "relationship with a cocaine pipe." He stated that while he knew it could be interpreted as being about a relationship with a woman, it was more about addiction.[https://www.theninhotline.com/archives/articles/display/531] ===Song Credits===*Production: Trent Reznor, John Fryer*Engineer/Mix: John Fryer ==Appearances=====Halos===*''Pretty Hate Machine''===Seeds===*''[[The Definitive NIN - Deep Cuts]]''*''[[Live 2013 EP]]''===Video Games===*''[[Rock Band|Rock Band 3]]'' (available for download) ===Other===*''[[Purest Feeling (album)|Purest Feeling]]''*''[[Demos & Remixes]]'' ==Versions=====Sanctified===The album version of the song was apparently much brighterbegins with a programmed drum beat featuring prominent toms and atmospheric sounds created by guitar. A darker The body of the song is dominated by a slap bassline atop this atmosphere was given to it and drum loop, joined by strumming guitars for the chorus. The bridge features Gregorian chant [[samples]] and dialog from the film ''Midnight Express'', though the film sample was excised on the 2010 remaster of ''Pretty Hate Machine''. The end of the song is comprised of a synth pad and a guitar drone (created by [[Richard Patrick]]), accompanied by another sample, which lower in pitch and winds down, segueing directly into "[[Something I Can Never Have]] version. The " On the 2010 remastered vinyl edition, this song appears ends the first side; as such, the ending sample is removed, and the descending synth pad fades out. ===Sanctified (Demo)==='''''Running Time: 5:44''''' Present on the ''Demos & Remixes'' [[bootlegs|bootleg]], it has the same tone as the ''Pretty Hate Machine'' version while including a dialog sample and alternate sounds during the bridge, an alternate lyric near the end, and a sample at the very end with a man saying, "Hold on to be about sex hope even when it's hopeless, and you'll see your life begin to change." There also exists a version (with a woman running time of 5:33) from a cassette tape handed out by Reznor to important figures. One of these cassettes is in the possession of [[Martin Atkins]], who has allowed fans to hear playbacks. Based on what fans have heard, this is the same demo.  Sample in the bridge: Man's voice: "Think we should give it a try right now. Give it a try right now!" *noise that sounds like a car starting* Man's voice: "Doesn't that feel good? Now you're ready to go! See there? We're ready to get in there and get the protagonist (Trent) job done! Life is great! Life is crazy about but terrific! Thank you, God, for another wonderful day." There is deathly afraid also one minor lyrical change in the last couple oflines.  I am purified! I am terrified I am sanctified...inside you! ===Sanctified (''Purest Feeling'')==='''''Running Time: 5:31'''''

*[[Purest Feeling]]*[[Purest Feeling II]] ===Sanctified (demo''Live 2013 EP'')===*Recorded live at [[Pretty Hate Machine2013/08/02 Chicago, IL|Lollapalooza Festival 2013]].

===Versions=Live==Following the [[Pretty Hate Machine Tour]], "Sanctified" was not played again until the [[Dissonance]] tour, where it featured heavily. After the [[Nights Of Nothing Tour]], the song was not played for 17 years until it was resurrected for the [[NIN 2013 Festival Tour]]. The song featured heavily during the [[NIN 2013-2014]] touring cycle, but was a rarer appearance during the [[NIN 2017-2018]] and [[NIN 2022]] touring cycles.

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Sanctified has been a rarely played song since The following audio sample from the 1978 film ''[[wp:Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'' can be heard at 3 minutes 19 seconds on the original studio version (but not the Pretty Hate Machine tours2010 remaster): Dear mom and dad, though when This is the hardest letter I've ever had to write. I'd hoped somehow to get out of this quickly so that you'd never have to know about it is played, an extended intro is usually played during which Trent addresses but that just isn't possible now. I don't know what's going to happen, but what can I say to you? Will "I'm sorry" make a difference? Will it ease the audiance pain? The shame you must be feeling? Forgive me, please.

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