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| BPM = 104| versions =Kinda I Want To <br> Kinda I Want To (Demo)<br> Kinda I Want To (''[[Purest Feeling (halo)|Purest Feeling]]'') <br> Kinda I Want To (Demo)

}}'''"Kinda I Want To"''' is the sixth track on the 1989 release ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]],'' and has ties to lust, though it's unclear exactly what the speaker wants to do or whom they want to do it with. Notably hard to write, [[Trent Reznor]] has always been very unsatisified expressed dissatisfaction with the song [https://www.theninhotline.com/archives/articles/display/555] and thinks it's by far the worst song he's ever done. He has also stated it's the one song he will not play live anymore, though as with anything, this is subject to change. The song references "[[Down In It (song)|Down In It]]" by quoting its beat and drum patch during the bridge.

*Engineering: John Fryer, [[Keith LeBlanc]], [[Kennan Keating]], [[Ken Quartarone]]

*''[[Purest Feeling (halo)|Purest Feeling]]'' (Demo)*''[[Purest Feeling IIDemos & Remixes]]'' (Demo)

Beginning with what sounds like garbled cries, the sixth track on ''Pretty Hate Machine'' is perhaps the most solely beat -driven song on the trackalbum, lacking a clear melody and utilizing a lot of [[samples ]] and loops (similar to Reznor's most recent work, ''[[Year Zero]]''). The middle section samples the drum beat, similar guitar work , and some vocals from [["Down In It (song)|Down In It]]". The rolling drum fills on the choruses are sampled from "Good Old Music" by Funkadelic. The distorted cries at the end segue directly into "[[Sin (song)|Sin]]". ===Kinda I Want To (Demo)==='''''Running Time: 4:43''''' With a completely different arrangement and lead melody, less distorted audio samples and a much more upbeat feel, this demo version from the ''Demos & Remixes'' [[bootlegs|bootleg]] resembles early 80's house music more than its "breakbeat"-esque counterpart from ''Pretty Hate Machine.'' The lyrics are the same as the final version, but feature an additional bridge in the middle wherein Reznor repeats the line "Why does it have to be this way?" over and over, harmonizing with himself. The ending also features a rapidly strumming acoustic guitar, before the entire song fades into quiet synths.The ascending synth melody that runs through the final third of the track is very similar to the one heard during the bridge of "[[Into The Void (song)|Into The Void]]".

===Kinda I Want To (''Purest Feeling'' Version)===With a completely different arrangement, a solid synthetic melody, less distorted audio samples and a much more upbeat feel to it, the ''Purest Feeling'' version of "Kinda I Want To" resembles early 80's house music more than itRunning Time: 4:48's "breakbeat"-ish counterpart from ''Pretty Hate Machine.'' The song's arrangement is completely different in structure though the lyrics are the same with an additional bridge in the middle where Reznor repeats the line "Why does it have to be this way?" over and over while harmonizing with himself. The ending also features a rapidly strumming spanish guitar sound similar to that used in "[[The Becoming]]" off of ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]],'' before the entire song fades into soft synths.

===Kinda I Want To (Demo)===This version is almost exactly like very similar to the ''Purest Feeling'' demo version in structure and sound, though it uses much simpler a dialog sample in the intro, and different synths and percussion, no sampling and very little background. This is perhaps one of Reznor's earliest demos as [[Nine Inch Nails]].