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===Closer===
This is the original album version, found on both ''The Downward Spiral'' and ''Closer To God.'' It begins with an electronic beat, of which the bass drum is [[samples|sampled]] from the Iggy Pop song "[[Nightclubbing]]". A keyboard pattern and sixteenth-note cymbal pattern join in along with the vocals. Layers are continuously added before dropping out at the end, leaving a simple chromatic piano melody to end the song and segue into "[[Ruiner]]". The version on ''Closer To God,'' however, allows the final piano note and background noise to ring out completely. The bass drum is [[samples|sampled]] from "[[Nightclubbing]]" by Iggy Pop and the synth bass is sampled from the ''A Poke in the Ear With a Sharp Stick, Vol. 2'' sample library by Rarefaction.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwnbjv9e-Ms] The track also features a reversed and heavily processed sample from "Take A Chance With Me" by Roxy Music, which is most easily heard during the ending (starting from 5:52.) The sample is also used as an intro when the song is played live. Being the third song on the album to contain the famous "Downward Spiral Motif," "Closer" plays the motif in similar structure to "[[The Downward Spiral (song)|The Downward Spiral]]," but in a different key:
[[Image:Closer_(Lower)_Motif_Tab.JPG|The Downward Spiral Motif, found in the cacophony of sound in the closing seconds of "Closer."]]
On the DJ promo vinyl for its release, the track runs roughly 5:29, fading out at the end.
====Song Credits====
* Manipulation: Trent Reznor, [[Sean Beavan]], [[Brian Pollack]]
===Closer (Precursor)===
'''''Running Time: 7:16'''''
This is an atmospheric remix, made up of heavily distorted synth and percussion loops that sound like machinery. The line "I want to fuck you like an animal" is repeated heavily in the last half. When the song reaches its ending, it changes from the mechanical sound of the rest of the remix to a stripped down form, consisting of only the first verse lyrics, a piano, and the synth drone from the beginning and end of the original song. It also [[samples]] multiple sounds from the ''A Poke in the Ear With a Sharp Stick, Vol. 1'' sample library by Rarefaction. A special edit was used in the credits of [[David Fincher]]'s ''Se7en''.
====Song Credits====
* Manipulation: [[Coil]], Danny Hyde
This remix uses stereo panning in which the phrases "You get me closer to god" and "I want to fuck you like an animal" switch between left and right speaker.
====Song Credits====
* Manipulation: Bill Kennedy, Scott Humphrey, John "Geetus" Aguto, Paul Decarli, Eric CaudiexCaudieux
===Closer (Further Away)===
This remix begins with a significantly modified drumbeat, similar to the drums heard in "[[A Violet Fluid]]." Slowly the song picks up and a sound similar to a lion's roar is heard with the cry "I want to fuck you like an animal." Lyrics are then whispered and vocoded. A loud drum solo features, backed by the looped synth whine from the end of the original, and then the lyrics from the choruses are heard.
====Song Credits====
* Manipulation: Bill Kennedy, Scott Humphrey, John "Geetus" Aguto, Paul Decarli, Eric CaudiexCaudieux
===Closer (Thrust)===
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdXaR0dnH-M "Closer" live from ''Beside You In Time'']
*[http://archive.org/details/remix-nin-com-audio-00139 "Closer" (Thrust Remix) at archive.org]
*[https://archive.org/details/remix-nin-com-audio-02897 "Closer" (Instrumental) at archive.org]
*[http://ninlive.com/audio/NiNterviews%20Set%201/1995_02_09%2006%20Recording%20Process.mp3 Interview] disc mentioning the source of the bass drum sample
*[http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep12/articles/classic-tracks-0912.htm Sound On Sound article about "Closer" and ''The Downward Spiral'']