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==Versions==
===Wish===
This is the original album version. Opening with percussion and noise loops, Reznor's quick verses work in call-and-response with an equally quick distorted guitar attack. Each verse eventually opens up into a sustained chorus based around guitar power chords. The synthesizer-driven bridge introduces a new chord progression (including whispers of the final two lines of lyrics) before returning to the verse guitar parts, a final chorus, and a coda made of the verse guitar parts again, which suddenly cut off to a quiet, ascending white noise manipulation that segues into "[[Last]]"."
===Wish (No Bad Words Mix)===
'''''Running Time: 7:20'''''
This remix mostly consists of manipulations of the drum loop, though it also loops several of the guitar parts toward the end, which ascend in tempo until crashing thunderously. It also contains [[samples]] from the 1951 musical film ''Show Boat'' and some psychedelic narration by Timothy Leary. Interestingly, [[Skinny Puppy]] had used the same Leary samples on their song "Left Handshake"," but were forced to remove the song from their ''Last Rights'' album due to clearance issues. "Fist Fuck" was heard in the film ''Resident Evil,'' in the scene where Alice (Milla Jovovitch) fights the zombie dogs.
====Song Credits====
*Remixed by J.G. Thirlwell
===Wish (''Closure'')===
This is the first of two live performance videos of the song on ''Closure,'' , recorded in bootleg-like quality.
===Wish (Live)===
The second performance video of this song on ''Closure,'' , it is featured on the second disc and is professionally recorded. It follows the live music videos for "[[Eraser]]" and "[[Hurt (song)|Hurt]]"."
===Wish (''And All That Could Have Been'')===
This version uses the same arrangement as the live version on ''Closure.'' . Here, the song is used to return from the slow section of the concert setlist.
===Wish (''Beside You In Time'')===
==Music Video==
[[Image:Wishstill.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from the "Wish" video]]
In 1992 the [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music video]] for "Wish" premiered. It was directed by [[Peter Christopherson]], who also directed "March Of The Pigs" and the infamous ''[[Broken Movie]].'' . Oddly enough, "Wish" bears a strong resemblance to the video for "Rock You Like A Hurricane" by The Scorpions. The video was filmed in London in November 1992. [https://www.theninhotline.com/archives/articles/display/327][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIFFo4d8GVU]
The video features the band (Reznor, [[Richard Patrick]], [[James Woolley]] and [[Chris Vrenna]]) performing in a rather ornate cage. Outside of the cage is a mob that seems determined to get into the cage and attack the band. The finale of the video shows the mob accosting the band through the bars, grabbing at them and attempting to bind them. Ultimately, they break through the chain keeping the band locked inside and storm in, wielding baseball bats and other crude weapons. MTV felt that the ending scene was too violent and alternate footage was used for network airplay. The imagery of the band in a cage was previously used in the "[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]" video.
The video can also be found on the ''Broken Movie.'' . The only major difference is that in-narrative footage from of the movie can be kidnapping is seen during the videosong's interludebreakdown.
A second video is a live video filmed by Simon Maxwell. The footage used for this (as well as the live videos for "Eraser" and "Hurt") was shot in [[1995/02/11_Dallas,_TX|Dallas, TX]] and [[1995/02/13_Omaha,_NE|Omaha, NE]] in February of 1995. The footage is different from that used in the main ''Closure'' performancefeature.
===Credits===
The bridge lyrics of "I can't turn back, but I want to..." were sometimes sung during the [[Self Destruct Touring Cycle]] and then were ususally absent on subsequent tours. These lyrics were brought back for the [[Peel It Back Tour]].
During the Peel It Back Tour, the stage lights would spell out "FIST FUCK" when the lyrics were sung at the second verse.
==Covers==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtQTriNVdZc "Wish" live from ''Beside You In Time'']
*[https://vimeo.com/3465024 "Wish" live with Ben & Greg from The Dillinger Escape Plan - Adelaide, 2.28.09]
*[https://vimeo.com/3521751 "Wish" live with The Dillinger Escape Plan - Perth, 3.02.09 ]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMER76w9ew8 "Wish" live in Cleveland 2022 w/ Danny Lohner, Richard Patrick, Charlie Clouser, Chris Vrenna]