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| versions = The Becoming<br>The Becoming (Instrumental)<br>The Becoming (''[[Still]]'')
| live = [[Dissonance]] <br> [[Performance 2007]]<br>[[Wave Goodbye Tour]]<br>[[NIN 2014 Europe/UK Tour]]<br>[[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]]
}}'''"The Becoming"''' is the seventh track on the 1994 album ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]].'' A semi-acoustic version can be found on ''[[Still]],'' which has an accompanying performance video released at the time on [[nin.com]].The bassline on this track was done with an Oberheim OB-Mx.[https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw4RM5movKf/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=jqklvyc8wfw7]
===Annie===
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<p>"Oh, and "'Annie" ' was abstractly referring to a college sweetheart/ heartbreak situation that, at the time I was writing that song, was a valid source of emotional pain to draw from. Her real name is Andrea Mulrain, and her phone number is [number deleted for privacy purposes. -Patriot Act Ed.]"</p>
<p>—Reznor [http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/manager/display_article.php?id=11]</p>