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| versions =Sanctified<br>Sanctified (Demo from ''Demos & Remixes'')<br>Sanctified (''[[Purest Feeling (halo)|Purest Feeling]]'')<br>Sanctified (''[[Live 2013 EP]]'') | live =[[VIVIsectVI Tour]] through [[Nights Of Nothing Tour]]<br>[[NIN 2013 Festival Tour]] through present[[NIN 2022]]}}'''"Sanctified"''' is the fourth track on the 1989 release ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]'', recognizable by its electronic tom-based drum beat and distinctive slap bassline, the 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 crack 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]

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.

===Sanctified (Demo from ''Demos & Remixes'')===

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 hope even when it's hopeless, and you'll see your life begin to change."There also exists a version (with a 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.

Thank you , God, for another wonderful day."

" I am purified! I am terrified I am sanctified... inside you!" There also exists a version (with a 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 excerpts. Based on what fans have heard, this version may be the same demo.

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]] & and [[Sharlotte Gibson]]. Beginning with the 2014 tour, the song was played to a backing track so that [[Ilan Rubin]] could play bass.

The final two lines are only present in the ''Pretty Hate Machine lyrics '' lyric booklet.