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| BPM = 100
| versions =Big Man With A Gun<br>Big Man With A Gun (''The Downward Spiral'' DE)
| live =[[Self Destruct Tour]], <br>[[Wave Goodbye Tour]]}} '''"Big Man With A Gun"''' is the ninth track on ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]''.
It is rumored that the sound effect at the beginning of the song is an adult film actress in the throes of passion. The sound was reportedly run through a program by Tommy Lee, who called the resulting sound "Steakhouse."
===Song Credits===
*Additional guitars: [[Danny Lohner]]
*Steakhouse: Tommy Lee
==Meaning==
In the March 1996 issue of ''Spin Magazine'', [[Trent Reznor]] said the following about this song:
<blockquote>"The record was nearing completion. I had written those lyrics pretty quickly and I didn't know if I was going to use them or not. To me, ''Downward Spiral'' builds to a certain degree of madness, then it changes. That would be the last stage of delirium. So the original point of "Big Man With A Gun" was madness. But it was also making fun of the whole misogynistic gangsta-rap bulls**t. ... I listen to a lot of it, and I enjoy it. But I could do without the degree of misogny and hatred of women and abuse. Then, my song got misinterpreted as exactly that. It was probably a lack of being able to write. I've been taken out of context, and it's ridiculous."</blockquote>
==Appearances==