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===AppearancesSong Credits===*Production: Trent Reznor, John Fryer*Engineer/Mix: John Fryer
==Appearances=====Halos===*''Pretty Hate Machine''===Seeds===*''[[The Definitive NIN - Deep Cuts]]''*''[[Purest FeelingLive 2013 EP]]''===Video Games===*''[[Rock Band|Rock Band 3]]'' (available for download) ===Other===*''[[Purest Feeling II(album)|Purest Feeling]] (demo)''*''[[Pretty Hate MachineDemos & Remixes]]''
==Versions====Versions=Sanctified===The album version of the song begins with a programmed drum beat featuring prominent toms and atmospheric sounds created by guitar. The body of the song is dominated by a slap bassline atop this atmosphere 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]]." On the 2010 remastered vinyl edition, this song ends the first side; as such, the ending sample is removed, and the descending synth pad fades out.
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 job done! Life is great! Life is terrific!
Thank you, God, for another wonderful day."
There is also one minor lyrical change in the last couple of lines.
I am purified! I am terrified
I am sanctified... inside you!
===Sanctified (''Purest Feeling'')===
'''''Running Time: 5:31'''''
The song begins with a shouted four count with drumsticks before hitting into the song. It is played slightly faster than other versions of the track, and all the effects are at a higher octave, giving it a much brighter mood. The intro also features the guitar riff used during the choruses. It contains samples similar to what appear on the demo version. The track segues directly into the next song on the album, "[[Maybe Just Once]]", where the beginning of a sample (from the movie ''Diner'') is present.
===Sanctified (''Live 2013 EP'')===
Recorded live at [[2013/08/02 Chicago, IL|Lollapalooza Festival 2013]].
==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.
From the Dissonance Tour to the Nights Of Nothing Tour, a darker, slower-paced version of the song with an extended intro was performed. During the Nights of Nothing shows, the breakdown of the song included the lyric, "please, God, save me."
Beginning with the 2013 Festival Tour, a radically reworked version of the song was performed. The alternate version features a different bassline, and features ''[[Hesitation Marks]]''-style synthesizers in place of the guitar and drum tracks. Elements of "[[Discipline]]," "[[Please]]," and "[[Sunspots]]" have been interpolated into the live 2013-present version. Namely, the line "just like now" from "Please" being whispered following the first verse, while the falsetto vocals from the post-chorus of "Discipline" and the synthesizer lead (or "blender sound") of "Sunspots" are featured towards the end of the song. During the [[Tension 2013 Tour]], the song featured a further altered bassline by [[Pino Palladino]] and backing vocals by [[Lisa Fischer]] & [[Sharlotte Gibson]]. Beginning with the 2014 tour, the song was played to a backing track so [[Ilan Rubin]] could play bass.
==Lyrics==
It's still getting worse after everything I've tried
What if I found a way to wash it all aside
Inside you
Heaven's just a rumor she'll dispelldispel
As she walks me through the nicest parts of Hell
I still dream of lips I never should have kissed
Well she knows exactly what i I can't resist
If she says come inside I'll come inside for her
Maybe my kingdom's finally come
<BR>{{succession box | title=[[Pretty Hate Machine#Track Listing|Pretty Hate Machine]] | before= [[Down in It (song)|Down In It]] | after= [[Something I Can Never Have]]| track= 4}}[[Category:NIN Songs]][[Category:Songs With Unused Lyrics]]