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The term "[[Nine Inch Nails|nine inch nails]]" has been used in various cultural references, and as an otherwise unlikely phrase , is often assumed to be in reference or tribute to the band. Examples include musicians such as [[Tori Amos]]NIN songs have also been used in many films, television shows and video games such as .==Music==''See also: [[QuakeRelated bands and artists]]'', movies such as <br>''See also: [[Man on Fire (2004 film)|Man on FireCovers Of NIN]]'', and literature such as ''[[The Dark Tower (2004 novel)|The Dark Tower]]''.

==In music==<!-- sort me! -->* Singer [[Tori Amos]] has alluded to Nine Inch Nails in her lyrics: "[[Little Earthquakes|Precious Things]]" mentions "demigods with their nine-inch nails" and "[[Boys for Pele|Caught a Lite Sneeze]]" finds her contains the line "[making her] made my own [[Pretty Hate Machine|pretty hate machine]]." [[Trent Reznor]] sang back-up vocals on Amos' "[[Under the Pink|Past the Mission]]"." Amos sometimes includes included the opening line of "[[Hurt (song)|Hurt]]" in live improvisations, and has performed the majority of the song at various times in concert, sometimes with silly alternative lyrics such as "I hurt myself today/to find a jellybean.". The term "[[Starfuckers, Inc.(song)|Starfucker]]" was used in Amos's 1996 song "[[Professional Widow]]" on the album ''[[Boys for Pele]].''. Many believe that Amos and Reznor were more than friends, and Reznor has confessed that [[Courtney Love]] meddled in their friendship, causing them to drift apart. Some believe Amos's song, "[[From the Choirgirl Hotel|She's Your Cocaine]]" is about the two of them. * In 2014, Amos performed a live cover of "[[EminemSomething I Can Never Have]]".* Eminem's "[[My Name Is]]" from his [[1999 in music|1999]] album ''[[The Slim Shady LP]]'' includes the line "Wanna see me stick Nine Inch Nails through each one of my eyelids?" in the first verse, commonly seen as a nod to the band.* Progressive metal band [[Dream Theater]] has performed a live [[wiktionary:Medley|medley]] called "Caught in Alice's New Nine-Inch Millennium Tool Garden"." It used the lyrics of their earlier release "Caught in a Web,", but with new music which was a combination of the styles of [[Alice in Chains]], Nine Inch Nails, [[Tool (band)|Tool]], and [[Soundgarden]], all of which were prominent rock bands during the [[1990s in music|90s]]. The band later wrote new lyrics to the song and released it as "New Millennium" on the album ''[[Falling into Infinity]].''.* Nine Inch Nails is referenced in the [[Phi Life Cypher]] remix of [[Gorillaz]]' "[[Clint Eastwood (song)|Clint Eastwood]]:": "Now rearrangin' your whole skeletal structure then I find some nine inch nails to perform some acupuncture."* [["Weird Al " Yankovic]] has paid tribute to NIN more than once: "[[Closer]]" is parodied in the "Alternative Polka" from ''[[Bad Hair Day]]'', and "Germs", on the album ''Running with Scissors'', sounds like a cross between "[[Terrible Lie]]" and "[[Closer]]" in with some elements from "Germs" from ''[[Running with Scissors (album)|Running with ScissorsMr. Self Destruct]]''".* Following the feud with [[Fred Durst]] of [[Limp Bizkit]], in their [[2000 in music|2000]] song "Hot Dog" returned the lyrics of [["Closer to God|Closer]]", stating "You wanna fuck me like an animal/You'd like to [[Burn (Nine Inch Nails song)|burn]] from the inside." The use of the lyrics was actually meant as a tribute to Trent Reznor, whom Durst admires, though it is often misinterpreted as an attempt at "bashing" him. Reznor cleared the use of his lyrics with no trouble, and received credit in the liner notes for the song. "Hot Dog" also mentioned "A nine inch nail/ get knocked the fuck out" and two NIN song-titles: "[[The Perfect Drug(song)|A Perfect Drug]]" and "Closer".* In [[Crazy Town]]'s [[1999]] album ''[[The Gift of Game]]'', the song "Darkside" contains the lyric "Devils Devil's eyes and nine inch nails."* The [[MC Lars]] song ''"Signing Emo'' " contains the line "Industrial comes back/The pres. needs a NIN." MC Lars has stated he is a fan, but live often replaces NIN with Tool, a sign of the current relevance of Tool to the industrial scene..* In the song "In My Backyard" by [[Dead Celebrity Status]], the band references Nine Inch Nails in the line "Like a Nine Inch Nail being pushed in by Trent Reznor", this . This track also references many other bands.* Nine Inch Nails are referenced in the song "Overcome" by [[Within Temptation]]. The last two lines of the fifth verse are "Sorry do my nine inch nails/Slash your soul?"* In the video for [[Good Charlotte]]'s "[[Keep Your Hands Off My Girl]]", a NIN sticker can be seen on a band member's guitar.

==In filmFilm==* ''Class of 1999'' ([[1990 in film|1990]]): During the scene featuring a phone conversation between Cody and Hector, "[[Head Like a Hole]]" plays on the radio in Razorhead's headquarter.* ''[[Prayer of the Rollerboys]]'' ([[1991 in film|1991]]): "[[Head Like a Hole]]" can be heard playing at a party.* ''[[The Crow]]'' ([[1994 in film|1994]]): Cover of [[Joy Division]]'s "[[Still (Joy Division album)|Dead Souls]]".* ''[[Natural Born Killers]]'' (1994): "[[Pretty Hate Machine|Something I Can Never Have]]" (edited and extended), "[[Burn (Nine Inch Nails song)|Burn]]" and "[[The Downward Spiral|A Warm Place]]" are used in the film and appear on the [[Natural Born Killers (soundtrack)|soundtrack]], which Reznor produced.* ''[[Clueless]]'' ([[1995 in film|1995]]): Travis Birkenstock says, "so how I feel about [[The Rolling Stones]], is how my kids are going to feel about Nine Inch Nails."* ''[[Se7en]]'' (1995): The opening sequence features a remix of "[[Closer to God|Closer (precursor)]]".* ''[[The Fan (1996 film)|The Fan]]'' ([[1996 in film|1996]]): A clip of "[[Further Down the Spiral|The Art of Self Destruction, Part One]]".* ''[[Lost Highway]]'' ([[1997 in film|1997]])See also: Reznor wrote "[[The Perfect DrugSoundtracks]]" specifically for this film, with limited production time.* ''[[Small Soldiers]]'' ([[1998 in film|1998]]): Just as one of the soldiers is about to fire the [[nail gun]], he shouts, "Hey kid, don't you like Nine Inch Nails?".* ''[[Tuesdays with Morrie]]'' ([[1999 in film|1999]]): The opening sequence featured a voice saying "Morrie would dance to anything... Name a band. He'd do the twist to Nine Inch Nails".* ''[[Final Destination]]'' ([[2000 in film|2000]]): When Carter tries to run over Billy shortly before Terry's death, "[[Into the Void (Nine Inch Nails song)|Into the Void]]" can be heard pumping from his car.* ''[[Lara Croft: Tomb Raider]]'' ([[2001 in film|2001]]): "[[Deep (song)|Deep]]".* ''[[Resident Evil (film)|Resident Evil]]'' ([[2002 in film|2002]]): While Alice battles the mutated dogs, "[[Fixed (album)|Fist Fuck]]" soundtracks the assault.* ''[[Saw (2003 film)|Saw short film]]'' ([[2003 in film|2003]]): Intro has a clip from "[[Screaming Slave]]".* ''[[The Machinist]]'' ([[2004 in film|2004]]): Writer [[Scott Kossar]] is a fan of Nine Inch Nails, and named [[Christian Bale]]'s character Trevor Reznik in tribute to Reznor. His original script had NIN lyrics on the first page, the [[:Image:The Machinist poster.JPG|promotional poster for the film]] has a backwards 'N' (as in the NIИ logo), and early press articles described Reznik as going through a "[[The Downward Spiral|downward spiral]]".* ''[[Man on Fire (2004 film)|Man on Fire]]'' (2004): Clips of "The Art of Self Destruction, Part One", "Self Destruction, Part Two", and "The Downward Spiral (The Bottom)" from ''[[Further Down the Spiral]]''; "The Mark Has Been Made" and "The Great Below" from ''[[The Fragile]]''; and "The Wretched (Version)" from ''[[Things Falling Apart]]''. Reznor received a "Music Consultant" credit for the film.* ''[[Doom (film)|Doom]]'' ([[2005 in film|2005]]): [[Clint Mansell]]'s remix of "[[With Teeth|You Know What You Are?]]" starts the ending credits. This is most likely a tribute to Reznor's work on the ''[[Quake]]'' and ''[[Doom III]]'' sound effects and music mentioned below.* ''[[Underworld 2]]'' ([[2006 in film|2006]]): The trailer features "[[The Hand That Feeds]]".* ''[[300 (film)|300]]'' ([[2007 in film|2007]]): Trailers feature "[[Just Like You Imagined]]".* ''[[The Hitcher]]'' ([[2007 in film|2007]]): "[[Closer to God|Closer]]" is used in a chase scene.

==In television=Songs used===* Several excerpts ''Class of various Nine Inch Nails songs have been used 1999'' (1990): During the scene featuring a phone conversation between Cody and Hector, "[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]" plays on episodes the radio in Razorhead's headquarters.* ''Prayer of the television shows Rollerboys'' (1991): "Head Like a Hole" can be heard playing at a party.* ''Banter'' (1994): Snippets of "[[Wish (song)|Wish]]" and "[[Help Me I Am In Hell]]" are used in this short film by Johnny Depp.* ''The Crow''(1994): Cover of [[Joy Division]]'s "[[CSIDead Souls]]" from their album ''Still,''played as Eric Draven runs across rooftops, and the track appears on the soundtrack.* ''[[Cold CaseNatural Born Killers Soundtrack|Natural Born Killers]]''(1994): "Something I Can Never Have" (edited and extended), "[[Burn (song)|Burn]]", and "[[A Warm Place]]" are used in the film and appear on the soundtrack, which Reznor produced.* ''The Doom Generation''(1995): The film opens in a nightclub playing "[[Heresy]]".* ''Se7en'' (1995): The Sopranosopening sequence features the "[[Closer#Closer_.28Precursor.29|Closer (Precursor)]]" remix.* ''The Fan'' (1996): "[[Mr. Self Destruct|The Art Of Self Destruction, Part One]]", "[[Closer#Closer_.28Further_Away.29|Closer (Further Away)]]", and "Closer To God" are all featured.* ''[[HomicideLost Highway Soundtrack|Lost Highway]]'' (1997): Life on Reznor wrote "The Perfect Drug" specifically for this film, with limited production time. He was also the producer for the Streetfilm's soundtrack, and wrote/performed "[[Driver Down]]" and "[[Videodrones; Questions]]" along with [[Peter Christopherson]].* ''Unbreakable''(2000): "[[The Mark Has Been Made]]" is used in the trailer.* ''Final Destination'' (2000): When Carter tries to run over Billy shortly before Terry's death, "[[Into The Void (song)|Into The Void]]" can be heard pumping from his car. A fan made this connection to something Trent had purportedly said::[[Image:7 21 04questions6.gif]]* ''Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'' (2001): "[[Criminal MindsDeep]]".* ''Resident Evil''(2002): While Alice battles the mutated dogs, "[[Fist Fuck]]" soundtracks the assault.* ''Saw'' (2003 short film): Intro and end credits have clips from the ''[[Millennium Fixed]]'' remix of "[[Happiness In Slavery (TV seriessong)|MillenniumHappiness In Slavery]]".* ''Man on Fire''(2004): Clips of "The Art Of Self Destruction, Part One," "[[Mr. Self Destruct|Self Destruction, Part Two]], " and "[[The Downward Spiral (The Bottom)]]" from ''[[Further Down The Spiral]]''; "The Mark Has Been Made" and "[[The Great Below]]" from ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]]''; and "[[The Wretched|The Wretched (Version)]]" from ''[[Things Falling Apart]]''. Reznor received a "Music Consultant" credit for the film.* ''Doom'' (2005): Clint Mansell's remix of "[[You Know What You Are?]]" starts the end credits. This is most likely a tribute to Reznor's work on the ''[[Quake Soundtrack|Quake]]'' and ''Doom 3'' sound effects and music.* ''Underworld: Evolution'' (2006): One of the TV spots features "[[The Hand That Feeds (song)|The Hand That Feeds]]".* ''300'' (2007): Trailers feature "[[Just Like You Imagined]]".* ''The Hitcher'' (2007): "Closer" is used in a chase scene.* ''Righteous Kill'' (2008): "Heresy" is used in one of the trailers.* ''Wanted''(2008): "[[Brotherhood Every Day Is Exactly The Same (Showtimesong)|BrotherhoodEvery Day Is Exactly The Same]]" is used in a scene where Wesley Gibson is working in his office. Twice.* ''Terminator: Salvation'' (2009): "[[The Day The World Went Away (song)|The Day The World Went Away]]" is featured in a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dayIedrLq_U trailer].*''A Perfect Getaway'' (2009): "[[The_Wretched#The_Wretched_.28Version.29|The Wretched (Version)]]" is featured in a [http://www.tunefindyoutube.com/artistwatch?v=DxDJbYw0QBM trailer].*''Tapped'' (2009): "Just Like You Imagined" is used in the [http://www.youtube.com/Nine+Inch+Nailswatch?v=72MCumz5lq4 trailer].*''Bulletstorm'' (2010): "Wish" is used in the [http://www.gametrailers.com/video/debut-gameplay-bulletstorm/100172 trailer].* ''[[The Social Network Soundtrack|The Social Network]]'' (2010): Along with a score by Trent Reznor and [[Atticus Ross]], as well as variations on "[[35 Ghosts IV]]" and "[[Top Gear2 Ghosts I]]" can be heard in the film.* An episode of ''Tetsuo: The Bullet Man'' (2010): Trent Reznor composed the instrumental [[Muppets TonightTetsuo|theme song]].*'' contained Red Riding Hood'' (2011): "The Hand That Feeds" is used in the trailer.*''The Avengers'' (2012): "[[We're In This Together (song)|We're In This Together]]" is used in a performance by trailer. *''The Cabin in the Woods'' (2012): "[[Last]]" is used in the end credits.*''Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters'' (2013): "The Wretched (Version)"Nine Inch Snails,is used in the trailer.*''The Unbelievers'' (2013): " an unpunctual musical group of [[snailComplication]]s dressed " is used during the first sequence of scenes in the film.*''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014): "[[Goth subculture|gothLove Is Not Enough]]" apparelis used in the trailer.* In ''300: Rise of An Empire'' (2014): "[[The SimpsonsEraser]]" is used in the trailer.*''The Raid 2'' episode (2014): "[[Homerpalooza13 Ghosts II]], " and "[[Homer Simpson|Homer14 Ghosts II]] says, "Now here are some used in the film's final scene and end credits.*''Mourning Son'' (2015): Contains an extended version of your no name bands - "[[Sonic Youth1 Ghosts I]], Nine Inch Nails".*''The Beekeeper'' (2024): A cinematic remix of "Head Like A Hole" is used in the trailer.*''The Accountant 2'' (2025): A cinematic remix of "[[Find My Way]]" is used in the trailer.*''[[Tron: Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|Tron: Ares]]'' (2025): A cinematic remix of "Something I Can Never Have" was used in the D23-exclusive sneak peek trailer, not shown to the general public. An edited version of "[[As Alive as You Need Me To Be (song)|As Alive as You Need Me To Be]]" with new sounds was used in the final trailer.

==In literature=References to NIN===* ''Sliver'' (1993): A poster for ''[[American literature|American authorBroken]] [[Stephen King]] quotes '' is visible in the chorus background of "[[Hurt one scene.* ''Clueless'' (song1995)|Hurt]]: Travis Birkenstock says, " in the opening pages of the final book of his [[so how I feel about The Dark Tower Rolling Stones, is how my kids are going to feel about Nine Inch Nails."*''Joe's Apartment'' (series1996)|''Dark Tower: The main character is seen wearing a '' series]], [[The Dark Tower Closer To God (2004 novelhalo)|Closer To God]]''shirt.* 'The Dark Tower'Small Soldiers'']] ([[2004 in literature|2004]]1998). In an interview with The NIN Hotline: Just as one of the soldiers is about to fire the nail gun, he saidshouts, "IHey kid, don've always been a TrentRez fan--and t you like Nine Inch Nails. ?"Hurt* ''Tuesdays with Morrie'' (1999): The opening sequence featured a voice saying " says all you need Morrie would dance to know about what life takes awayanything... Name a band. What it ALWAYS takes away in He'd do the endtwist to Nine Inch Nails. "* ''The Rage: Carrie 2'' (1999): A song like that NIN poster is seen on the main character's bedroom wall.* ''Requiem for a treasure because it vocalizes what we all feel but somehow canDream'' (2000): Trent Reznor and [[Nothing Records]] are credited in the "Special Thanks" section of the film't says end credits. Of course the Composer [[Johnny Cash|CashClint Mansell]] video blew me away, but that song said Reznor served as a music consultant for the film's soundtrack.* ''The Country Bears'' (and the Bad Company lyric2002) have been in my head for : A NIN poster is seen on a couple of years nowbedroom wall."[http* ''Seeing Double'' (2003)://wwwA CD copy of ''Pretty Hate Machine'' is visible in one scene.theninhotline.net/news/archives/backissue/04/10#1097116302]* In book [[List ''School of Animorphs books Rock'' (11-202003)#Animorphs 12: A NIN sticker can be seen among the band stickers in Dewey's bedroom.* ''The Reaction|#12]] Machinist'' (2004): Writer Scott Kosar is a fan of Nine Inch Nails, and named Christian Bale's character Trevor Reznik in tribute to Reznor. His original script had NIN lyrics on the first page, the promotional poster for the film has a backwards 'N' (as in the [[AnimorphsLogo History|NIN logo]]), and early press articles described Reznik as going through "[[Cassie The Downward Spiral (Animorphshalo)|Cassiea downward spiral]] tells ."*''She's The Man'' (2006): A poster for ''[[Rachel With Teeth (Animorphshalo)|RachelWith Teeth]] that she told her mom that NIN stood for "Nice '' is Neat"visible in the background of one scene.* In the graphic novel ''[[Johnny the Homicidal ManiacThe Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Soundtrack|The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo]] '' (2011): In addition to featuring a score by [[Jhonen Vasquez]]Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, the band Lisbeth gains information from a man wearing a "Nine Inch HeelsNIN" is referenced several times. The logo is very similar to that of Nine Inch Nailsshirt at one point during the film.* Trent and Nine Inch Nails are mentioned several times ''Captain Marvel'' (2019): In the film, which is set in the novel [[Glamorama]] 90's, Captain Marvel (played by [[Bret Easton Ellis]]Brie Larson) dons civilian clothing, including a white NIN logo t-shirt. Protagonist Victor Ward makes reference to "*''[[Hurt Soul (songOriginal Score)|HurtSoul]]'' (2020): In addition to featuring a score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, there is a hardware store sign in the background advertising a sale on " specifically9 in.nails."* In the webcomic [http://www''Tick, Tick..pholph.com JACK], many of the story arcs have lines or names that reference Nine Inch Nails as well as other bands that the author, David Hopkins, has an affinity for Boom!'' (such as Pink Floyd2021). Some : There is a NIN postcard on the wall of the references are the stories "main character's kitchen.*''[[The Mark Has Been MadeKiller (Original Score)|The Killer]]" '' (2023): In addition to featuring a score by Trent Reznor and "[[Twist]]" as well as Atticus Ross, the band's name is somewhat referenced in the film when the arc main character says "Hell Is That Noisenine gauge nails." which *''The Marvels'' (2023): Echoing 2019's ''Captain Marvel'', a character is acknowledged as this movie wears a "Tribute to NIN" and includes song titles and lyrics taken from "logo shirt.*''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'' (2024): A vinyl copy of ''Broken'' is visible in one scene.*''[[The Fragile Tron: Ares (haloOriginal Motion Picture Soundtrack)|The FragileTron: Ares]]" in order to form a story about a soldier during "The Great Trench War" '' (a fictional equivalent to WWI2025) who commits suicide after finding out his wife had hung herself while he was away after the deaths of her three newborn children; his journey through Hell : In addition to find her; featuring a score by Nine Inch Nails, Reznor and his outright refusal of Ross have cameo roles in the film as the truth when he finds ittwo fighter pilots.

==In video gamesTelevision=====Songs used===* Episode 4 mission 1 Several excerpts of various Nine Inch Nails songs have been used on episodes of the television shows ''Cold Case'', ''The Sopranos'', ''Homicide: Life on the Street'', ''Criminal Minds'', ''Millennium'', and ''Brotherhood''.*A season 3 episode ("Abra Cadaver") of ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' uses "The Mark Has Been Made", and a season 11 episode ("Hitting For The Cycle") uses "[[Ultimate Doom3 Ghosts I]] ".*A promo for the 2009–10 season of ''Fringe'' contains a hidden NIИ logonew version of "[[Zero-Sum]]" as well as dialogue read by Reznor. Running the audio through a spectrograph reveals an image of a butterfly.**Also on ''Fringe'', during the episode "Midnight", the song "[[Discipline]]" can be heard.*Beavis and Butt-head "reviewed" the videos for "Head Like A Hole", "[[March Of The Pigs (song)|March Of The Pigs]]",[http://doomwww.wikiayoutube.com/wikiwatch?v=zm9G_97w_LI] and "Wish"[http://www.youtube.com/E4M1watch?v=6vU1FjJ9-NY&feature=related].*A trailer for ''Sons of Anarchy'' featured a clip of "The Mark Has Been Made". *A commercial for Beats Music featured "[[2 Ghosts I]]".*A 2006 episode of ''Top Gear'' used "[[At The Heart Of It All]]", and a 2014 episode used "[[Disappointed]]".*In ''The Walking Dead'' episode "Try," "[[Somewhat Damaged]]" is prominently featured at the beginning. It is the first track on a CD mix titled "Run Mix" created by Aiden and found by his mother, Deanna, after his death.*Part 5 of the documentary miniseries ''O.J.:_Hell_BeneathMade In America'' uses "[[5 Ghosts I]]" and "[[28 Ghosts IV]]".* Being Nine Inch Nails (billed as "The Nine Inch Nails" and consisting of Reznor, [[Robin Finck]], [[Mariqueen Maandig Reznor]], Atticus Ross, [[Alessandro Cortini]] and Joey Castillo of [[Queens Of The Stone Age]]) appeared in an episode of ''Twin Peaks: The Return'', doing a huge fan mimed performance of "[[She's Gone Away]]". The song also appears on the game soundtrack.*The documentary series ''[[DoomThe Vietnam War Original Score|The Vietnam War]]''contains several NIN tracks, in addition to featuring a score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.*NIN songs are used in multiple episodes of ''Animal Kingdom''.*"Hurt" is used on ''Rick And Morty'' during the episode "The Wedding Squanchers".*"Head Like A Hole" and "Right Where It Belongs" are reinterpreted as pop songs by Ashley O (played by Miley Cyrus) in the "Rachel, Jack And Ashley Too" episode of ''Black Mirror''.*"Closer" is used in an episode of ''Pam & Tommy''.*Interpretations of multiple NIN songs are used on ''Westworld''.*"Something I Can Never Have" is used during the credits of an episode of ''Black Bird''.*Numerous NIN tracks, as well as numerous Reznor worked and Ross tracks, are used in episodes of ''The Bear''.*"[[Slipping Away]]" was used in an episode of ''The Walking Dead: Dead City''.*A special remix of "Closer" was used in episode 2 of ''The Fall of the House of Usher''.*''The Defiant Ones'' docuseries features NIN and contains numerous NIN tracks.*''Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza'' docuseries features NIN.*"Terrible Lie" was used in an episode of the reboot version of ''Goosebumps''.*"Something I Can Never Have" and "2 Ghosts I" appear in the BBC documentary ''HyperNormalisation''.*The season 4 finale of ''Covert Affairs'' used "[[All Time Low]]".*"The God of Broken Hearts" episode of the Australian docuseries ''Four Corners'' uses "13 Ghosts II".*"Every Day Is Exactly the Same" is used in a closing montage of the season 3 finale of ''Invincible''.*A choral cover of "[[Underneath It All]]" is used in the first episode of ''The Day of the Jackal''.*"March Of The Pigs" is used in an episode of ''Smoke''.*On ''Dancing with the Stars'', Season 34, Episode 4, the in-house dance troupe performed a routine to "[[As Alive as You Need Me To Be (song)|As Alive as You Need Me To Be]]".*The season 2 finale of ''Gen V'' uses "The Hand That Feeds" in the final scene and end credits.*NIN's cover of "[[id SoftwareGet Down Make Love]]" is used in an episode of ''9-1-1''. ===References to NIN===*The character of Trent Lane from ''Daria'' is named after Reznor.[https://nerdist.com/article/daria-12-best-episodes/] The name of Lane's band, Mystik Spiral, may or may not be inspired by ''The Downward Spiral''.* An episode of ''Muppets Tonight'' contained a performance by "Nine Inch Snails," an unpunctual musical group of snails dressed in "goth" apparel.* In ''The Simpsons'' episode "Homerpalooza," Homer Simpson bemoans current bands by pointing to create posters in a music store and uttering, "Now here are some of your no-name bands: Sonic Youth? Nine Inch ''Nails?''"*In an episode of ''Full House'', Stephanie Tanner and her friend try to impress older boys, and the boys mistake them for other girls, saying, "Were you those girls on stage at that Nine Inch Nails concert?" *In an episode of ''Clarissa Explains It All'', the soundtrack title character says she has an opinion for everything, like "how loud to play the new Nine Inch Nails album." Melissa Joan Hart (Clarissa) has gone on record as being a NIN fan in real life.*In the first episode of ''Gossip Girl'', the main character's mother was caught having sex with Trent by the main character's love interest's father. When the mother tells the father "in your dreams," he replies with, "Well you are in my dreams, Lily. One in particular that recurs involves finding you in the back of a Nine Inch Nails bus with your shoes, and your earrings, and… Trent Reznor. Oh! That happened."*In ''The Nanny'' episode "The Party's Over", Maggie wants to attend a Nine Inch Nails concert. Fran's reaction to hearing this is, "Barbra's on tour again?"*In the ''How I Met Your Mother'' episode "Little Minnesota", Ted's sister, Heather, sells his possessions to buy tickets and travel to a Nine Inch Nails concert in Spain.*IFC's ''The Whitest Kids U Know'' contains a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4H5h-oHvuo sketch] with a crude representation of Trent Reznor. *On Nickelodeon's ''Danny Phantom'', a NIN poster can be seen in the background.*In ''The Vampire Diaries'' in the episode "I Alone", Damon Salvatore lists Nine Inch Nails (along with Nirvana and Boyz II Men) as a possible music choice.**Also, in season six of ''The Vampire Diaries'', all episode titles are based on song titles and episode 16 is titled "[[The Downward Spiral (song)|The Downward Spiral]]". This episode was Ian Somerhalder's directorial debut and he revealed that the episode title comes from the title of his favorite Nine Inch Nails album.*NIN shirts are worn on two episodes of ''Narcos''.*In the ''Schitt's Creek''episode "The Plant", it is mentioned that the a capella group Jazzagals are rehearsing a Nine Inch Nails medley.*In Season 3, Episode 10 of ''Jessica Jones'', the title character is seen holding a Nine Inch Nails concert ticket stub.*In an episode of Hulu's series adaptation of ''High Fidelity'', Robin's character is seen wearing a ''Closer To God'' t-shirt and a NIN sticker appears on the cash register.*The Kate Kane character wears a NIN shirt in an episode of ''Batwoman''.*In ''The X-Files'' episode "Quagmire", a van can be seen with NIN stickers on it.*Multiple documentaries by Adam Curtis feature the music of Nine Inch Nails.*A 2010 episode of ''Grey's Anatomy'' is titled "[[QuakeAdrift And At Peace]]".*In a 1999 episode of ''Saturday Night Live'', a NIN sticker can be seen on a garbage can during a Mary Katherine Gallagher sketch. *NIN is mentioned in Season 9, Episode 3 of ''The Flash''.*In the ''Bob's Burgers'' episode "These Boots Are Made For Stalking", Gene makes a reference to NIN.*A NIN sticker can be seen in the background on an episode of ''Degrassi: The Next Generation''.*A NIN shirt is in the background in a scene from ''That 90s Show'' that takes place in a Hot Topic store.*A character wears a NIN shirt in an episode of ''Turkish Detective''.*In an episode of ''Dexter: Original Sin'', a character uses a pick-up line that references NIN.*The UK gameshow ''Celebrity Mastermind'' featured comedian Ignacio Lopez doing a special NIN trivia segment.*A NIN poster can be seen in the background on an episode of ''Home Improvement''.*Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails have been answers in ''Jeopardy!'' multiple times over the years.*Trent Reznor is mentioned in Season 6, ammunition crates for Episode 1 of ''Community''. ==Literature and Comics==* American author Stephen King quotes the chorus of "Hurt" in the opening pages of the final book of his ''Dark Tower'' series, ''The Dark Tower'' (2004). In an interview with [[nail gunThe NIN Hotline]] , he said, "I've always been a TrentRez fan—and Nails. 'Hurt' says all you need to know about what life takes away. What it ALWAYS takes away in the end. A song like that is a treasure because it vocalizes what we all feel but somehow can't say. Of course the Cash video blew me away, but that song (and the Bad Company lyric) have been in my head for a couple of years now."[http://www.theninhotline.net/news/archives/backissue/04/10#1097116302] He also referenced NIN in ''The Regulators'', published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.* In book #12 of ''Animorphs'', Cassie tells Rachel that she told her mom that NIN stood for "Nice is Neat."* In Marisha Pessl's ''Special Topics In Calamity Physics'', one of the protagonists (Milton) wears a Nine Inch Nails shirt ("He had rolled up the long sleeves of his Nine-Inch-Nails-shirt[...]").* In the graphic novel ''Johnny the Homicidal Maniac'' by Jhonen Vasquez, the band "Nine Inch Heels" is referenced several times. The logo on is very similar to that of Nine Inch Nails.* Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails are mentioned several times in the novel ''Glamorama'' by Bret Easton Ellis. Protagonist Victor Ward makes reference to "Hurt" specifically.* Jennifer Egan referenced Nine Inch Nails in her novels ''Look at Me'' and ''A Visit from the Goon Squad''. In ''Look at Me'', one of the characters calls NIN a "metal" band and says she loathes them. Reznor later composed This could be considered the voice of her character, but in ''A Visit from the Goon Squad'', Egan uses NIN as part of what seems to be a general statement against technological advances in society and the marketing of all music to the young (as opposed to the music she seems to write with sentimentality for: 70's punk.) In the final chapter of ''Goon Squad'', Egan writes a future where everyone talks in babyish text-speak on devices that resemble iPhones and sound effects Nine Inch Nails has a song for idchildren called "Ga-Ga." * In the webcomic ''s [http://www.pholph.com JACK]'', many of the story arcs have lines or names that reference Nine Inch Nails as well as other bands that the author, David Hopkins, has an affinity for (such as Pink Floyd). Some of the references are the stories "The Mark Has Been Made" and "[[Doom 3Twist]]", as well as the arc "Hell Is That Noise" which is acknowledged as a "Tribute to NIN" and includes song titles and lyrics taken from ''The Fragile'' in order to form a story about a soldier during "The Great Trench War" (a fictional equivalent to WWI) who commits suicide after finding out his wife had hung herself while he was away after the deaths of her three newborn children; his journey through Hell to find her; and his outright refusal of the truth when he finds it.*A young soldier in the comic strip ''Doonesbury'', although ultimately lost most of his efforts were replaced hearing due to listening to too much Nine Inch Nails music before he was severely injured in Iraq. His hearing loss was "[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/db/2008/db080128.gif worth it]!"*In the ''[https://xkcd.com/1732/ Earth Temperature Timeline]'' published by other artists[[wp:xkcd|xkcd]], one figure is seen writing "NIИ" on a cave wall. *Issue #1052 The sound effects portion of Reznor''Action Comics'' contains a short story entitled "Head Like A Whole".*"[[Ruiner]]" is referenced in part 4 of David Mack's ''Kabuki: Circle of Blood'' comic.*''Pretty Hate Machine'' is referenced in Josh Malerman's effort novel ''Daphne''.*NIN is available on referenced in chapter 62 of the internet due to ''Soul Eater'' manga. ==Video Games==''See also: [[Use in Video Games]]'' *Reznors are enemy mid-bosses that debuted in 1991's ''Super Mario Land''. Dayv Brooks was an earlier leak employee of Nintendo of America from 1988-1993, and one of his jobs was giving English names to the incomplete Super Mario gamecharacters during the Japanese to English localization process. He named most of the Koopalings after rock musicians, as well as naming Reznors after Trent Reznor. [https://www.mariowiki.com/Dayvv_Brooks] Reznors later appeared in the real world in the LEGO Super Mario "Reznor Knockdown" expansion set.* The first person shooter ''SiN'' contains a reference to "[[With TeethReptile]]" in the form of a bulletin board with the words "she has the blood of reptile underneath her skin" on it. The game title may also be a reference to "[[Sin (song)|Getting SmallerSin]]" appears .*The NIN logo is present as an easter egg in a secret room in ''The Ultimate DOOM'' level "E4M1: Hell Beneath" designed by American McGee [[Tony Hawkhttp://doom.wikia.com/wiki/E4M1:_Hell_Beneath_(Doom)#Trivia].*The campaign trailer for ''Gears 5'' debuted at Gamescom 2019 to the music of "Head Like A Hole".*The game ''Divinity: Original Sin'' features an implement referred to as Nine Inch Nails. The item's Project 8description reads, "A handful of sharp iron nails. Closer examination reveals it would be a sin to waste them." If you make them into a nail bomb and throw it, the screen reads, "Looks like you're on a downward spiral..."*The game ''Lost Records: Bloom & Rage'' contains a reference to "Closer", in the form of graffiti that says, "you get me closer to God."*In Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, there is a main job (i.e. mission) named "Somewhat Damaged" in reference to the Nine Inch Nails song, additionally there is another job named "[[The Space In Between]]" in reference to the [[How To Destroy Angels]]song. ==External Links==*[http://www.theninhotlineimdb.netcom/name/nm0722153/newsIMDB profile] for all Film and Television featuring Reznor's work.*[https:/archives/backissuewww.tunefind.com/06artist/10#1161129225nine-inch-nails Tunefind] for sync placements of Nine Inch Nails in film and TV. [[Category:Related to NIN]]