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| BPM = 129
| versions =Sin <br> Sin (Long) <br> Sin (Dub) <br> Sin (Short)<br>Sin (Radio Edit)<br>Sin (Demo) <br> Sin (''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'')
| live =[["Pretty Hate Machine" Promotional Tour]]<br> through [[Wave Goodbye Tour]]<br>[[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]] through present
}}'''"Sin"''' is the seventh track on the 1989 release ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]].'' Remixes were featured on the ''[[Sin (halo)|Sin]]'' single along with a B-side (a cover of Queen's "[[Get Down, Make Love]]"). The song is often amped up when played live, usually featured at the beginning of setlists.
===Other===
*''[[Demos and & Remixes]]''
==Versions==
====Song Credits====
*Remix: Adrian Sherwood, Keith LeBlanc
===Sin (Radio Edit)===
'''''Running Time: 3:19'''''
Available on a promotional-only "special DJ edit" UK vinyl pressing. It was also widely circulated on the ''Demos & Remixes'' [[bootlegs|bootleg]].
===Sin (Demo)===
'''''Running Time: 4:11'''''
A demo for "Sin" leaked in clips on the internet before leaking in full in 2025. The leak stated: "this demo from 1987 was included on tapes distributed by Reznor before securing a record deal."
Per the clips that had leaked earlier, there is an alternate version of this demo that uses the same instrumental but a different vocal take. Based on what fans have heard, this is the version that is on a cassette in possession of [[Martin Atkins]], who has allowed fans to hear playbacks.
===Sin (''And All That Could Have Been'')===
==Live==
The song's intro seems to be performed differently by every [[NIN ]] keyboardist. For example, [[Danny Lohner]] in the [[Woodstock '94]] performance is seen playing an additional melody to the intro. During the [[Fragility]] tour, [[Charlie Clouser]] used a theremin before the guitar intro is played, while [[Alessandro Cortini]]'s performance of the intro is a tad closer to the original. Other than that, the rest of the song is performed closely to the album version in most live performances, though when [[Jeordie White]] played the song, he played its harmonic progression on bass guitar rather than the keyboards used in most other live arrangements. The persistent high-pitched percussion loop from the "Long", "Short" and "Dub" mixes is also usually present in the live iterations. It was performed semi-regularly as a remixed/mash-up version in collaboration with [[Boys Noize]] on Act III of the [[Peel It Back Tour]], using Boys Noize's song "Cerebral" as the base, usually being the final song for Act III.
==Music Video==
[[Image:Sinstill.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from the "Sin" video]]
A [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music video]] was released in 1990made, using the "Short" remix of the song. It was directed by Brett Turnbull. The video contains two women dancing with each other at the beginning before cutting to the main focus of the video. A woman, nude except for what looks like straps to spelunking gear and a halogen lamp, walking a shirtless, wrist-bound Reznor with a bag over his head through what looks like an industrial warehouse complex. He is then strapped into an aerotrim where she spins him throughout the remainder of the video. These scenes are intercut with two young gay lovers, a man and woman wearing ritualistic dressings and dancing, as well as visuals of pierced genitalia (both male and female), all reflecting the song's dark, sexual aspects.
The video was filmed in December 1990 in London, during a short trip by Reznor and [[John Malm]] to prepare for the upcoming UK releases and tour through Island Records. [https://happinessinheresy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/scene.jpg] The video was banned from MTV and most major outlets. A It remained unreleased in any official capacity until a partial version of the video can be found was included on ''Closure.'' There were reports that the complete video was shown at dance clubs in the early 1990s and can now be found on the internet, as the full video became available through [[TVT Records|TVT]]'s website.[httphttps://www.theninhotline.netcom/news/archivespermalink/backissue.php?y=01&m=11#1004906701] [http://web.archive.org/web/20020311020744/http://www.tvtrecords.com/artists/select-video.jsp?art_id=110] The officially released version was incomplete due to interference from [[TVT Records]].[http://nindestruct.com/mags/HitParaderSept94.html]
===Credits===
==External Links==
*[httphttps://vimeo.com/3609548 "Sin" music video (incomplete; NSFW)]*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJtro9VK4nQ "Sin" music video (complete; NSFW)]
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