| length = 4:13
| BPM = 106
| versions =My Violent Heart<br>My Violent Heart (Instrumental)<br>My Violent Heart (Leak Version)<br>My Violent Heart: Pirate Robot Midget| live = [[NIN songs never played live|Unperformed]]}}'''"My Violent Heart"''' is the eighth track and was the first song to leak from the 2007 release ''[[Year Zero]]''. [[Multitracks]] for this song were released in [http://remix.nin.com raw WAV, GarageBand and Ableton Live formats] via [[remix.nin.com]]. The song's drum pattern is very similar to that of "[[God Given]]".
===World of Year Zero reference===
==Versions==
===My Violent Heart===
The This is the album version of the song. It begins with looping percussion and vocals soon enter. Just before the chorus, a synthesizer plays as a climax builds. The chorus contains mechanical and robotic noises layered in a very industrial way, creating a very rhythmic wall of sound. The bridge of the song contains guitar parts that have been heavily edited and chopped up. ===My Violent Heart (Instrumental)==='''''Running Time: 4:24''''' This unmastered vocal-less mix was released by [[Trent Reznor]] through his remix.nin.com account.
===My Violent Heart (Leak Version)===
===My Violent Heart: PRM Dance Mix===
'''''Running Time: 2:34'''''
This fan mix by Pirate Robot Midget was initially posted at [http://www.ninremixes.com NIN Remixes] and can be heard on ''Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.'' It contains a more dance-oriented beat than the album original and has a considerably shorter running time than the album original. Interestingly enough, the version that appears on ''Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D'' has some sound elements not heard in the original remix, the most noticeable of which is a beeping noise heard in the background. This sound is almost reminiscent of an ECG (electrocardiograph) machine commonly found in hospitals.
====Song Credits====
*Remix and additional production by Pirate Robot Midget at Fakefriends Studio, Netherlands
==Live==
"My Violent Heart" [[NIN songs never played live|has never been played live]].
==Lyrics==