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| album = ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]''

| BPM = 104| versions =Down In It <br>Down In It (Demo)<br>Down In It (Skin)<br>[[Down In It (Shred)]]<br>[[Down In It (Singe)<br>Down In It (''[[Closure]]''<br>Down In It (''[[Purest Feeling]]'')<br>Down In It (Demo''Demos & Remixes'' Version)]]<br>Down In It (Big Whole Mix)| live = [[VIVIsectVI Tour]] through [[Wave Goodbye Tour]]}}'''"Down In It"''' was the first single for the 1989 album ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]'' and the third track on the disc. It has been stated by [[Trent Reznor]] that this song is the first he ever wrote and is a rare treat to hear live. Following the ''[[Down In It (Demo IIhalo)|Down In It]]'' single release, a music video was made. "[[Kinda I Want To]]" specifically uses this song's beat and drum patch in its bridge, while "[[That's What I Get]<br>]" and "[[The Only Time]]" both use its recognizable melodic synth voice. ===Inspiration===In a 1994 radio broadcast biography of Reznor, it was said that "Down In It (Demo III)" was inspired by a relationship that had then recently ended for him with a woman named Krissy. Reznor has openly admitted that this song "was a total rip-off of 'Dig It' by [[Skinny Puppy]]<br>." ===Song Credits===*Production: Trent Reznor, [[Adrian Sherwood]], Keith LeBlanc*Engineering: Trent Reznor, Adrian Sherwood, Keith LeBlanc, Kennan Keating*Mix: Adrian Sherwood ==Appearances=====Halos===*''Down In It ''*''Pretty Hate Machine''*''[[Head Like A Hole (halo)| Head Like A Hole]]''*''[[Closure]]'' (Demo IVmusic video and live performance) ===Seeds===*''[[Collected]]''*''[[The Definitive NIN - The Singles]]'' ===Other===*''[[Purest Feeling (halo)| live Purest Feeling]]'' (unofficial)*''[[Demos and Remixes]]'' (unofficial) ==Versions=====Down In It=== This version originally appeared on the ''Down In It'' single as the "Skin" mix, and would become the version that appears on ''Pretty Hate Tour Machine.'' In chronological order, this is the first [[Nine Inch Nails]] song ever released to the general public. A different version was originally intended for the album, but [[TVT Records]] chose to use the "Skin" mix instead.[http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/getdowninit.shtml] Since the ''Down In It'' single had been released ahead of the album and this substitution had not yet been made, it was not referred to as the original or album version on the single. ====Song Credits====*Reproduced and remixed by Adrian Sherwood, Keith LeBlanc ===Down In It (1990Demo) - Present <br> Uncommon==='''''Running Time: 3:55''''' }}Appears on ''Head Like a Hole'' (US) as the last track. Also appears on the ''Demos and Remixes'' and ''Purest Feeling II'' bootlegs. On the UK ''Down In It'' single, the [[Untitled (from Head Like A Hole)|unlisted track]] from ''Head Like A Hole'' is appended to this track.

==About=Down In It (Skin)==='''''Running Time: 3:46'''''

The version that appears on '''''Down In It''''' was the first single for the album [[Pretty Hate Machine]] and '' is in fact the third track "Skin" remix, but it is not listed as such on the discalbum. It is said to be also appears on ''Demos and Remixes'' with an unadulterated version of the first song that "[[Trent ReznorTerrible Lie]] ever wrote under " intro tacked onto the name Nine Inch Nails and is a rare treat to hear live. Following the Down In It single releaseend, a music video was madewhich fades out.

In a 1994 radio broadcast biography of Reznor, it was said that ===Down In It was inspired by a relationship that had then recently ended for him with a woman named Krissy.(Shred)==='''''Running Time: 6:51'''''

Reznor has openly admited A mix that this appears on both the ''Down In It'' and ''Head Like a Hole'' singles. It basically retains the original song is basically his version with an extended intro and a long instrumental area that makes up the entire latter half of Skinny Puppy's "Dig It"the song.

===Appearances=Song Credits====Down In It appears in various versions on the follwing releases:*Reproduced and remixed by Adrian Sherwood, Keith LeBlanc

*[[Purest Feeling]] - non-official*[[Purest Feeling II]] - non-official*[[===Down In It (haloSinge)|Down In It]]*[[Pretty Hate Machine]]===*[[Head Like a Hole (halo)| Head Like a Hole]]'''''Running Time: 7:04 and 7:21'''''

====Song Credits====*Down In It - appears on [[Purest Feeling]] as the last trackReproduced and remixed by Adrian Sherwood, differing from its offical counterparts as that it has an extended intro with strange screams and odd static. It also includes about 1 minute and 8 seconds of distorted clippings of the song at the end as a finish to the album. Musically it's extremely close to the (Demo) version from the [[Head Like a Hole (halo)|Head Like A Hole]] US single.Keith LeBlanc

*===Down In It (Demo''Closure'') - appears ===This is a live version found on [[Head Like a Hole (halo)|Head Like A Hole]] (US) as the last track, it's extremely similar to 'Closure'' home video. It was filmed on the [[Purest FeelingSelf-Destruct Tour]] version, except that it lacks the long intro between 1994 and 1996 and cut to include different footage and all the extra layering of it's Purest Feeling counterpart as well as the distorted outro. Most likely it's the definitive "original version" of Trent Reznor's very first song as Nine Inch Nailsaccompanying audio from different performances.

*===Down In It (Demo II''Purest Feeling'') - appears ===Appears on the [[''Purest Feeling II]] bootleg'' as the last track, differing from its official counterparts as that it has an extended intro with strange screams and odd static. Italso includes about 1 minute and 8 seconds of distorted clippings of the song at the end as a finish to the album. Musically it's simply extremely close to the "(SkinDemo) " version from [[Pretty Hate Machine]] with an unadulterated version of the Terrible Lie intro tacked onto the end which fades out''Head Like a Hole'' US single.

*===Down In It (Demo III''Demos & Remixes'' Version) - appears ===Appears on the [[Purest Feeling II]] ''Demos and Remixes'' bootleg, running 4:35. Almost exactly the same as the ''Purest Feeling '' version, simply lacking the extra layering and sound effects as well as the distorted outtrooutro, though it does retain the extended drumbeat intro and is probably the version the Purest Feeling version was based upon.

*===Down In It (Demo IVBig Whole Mix) - appears ===Appears on the [[Purest Feeling II]] ''Demos and Remixes'' bootleg, running 4:09. It's an odd version with Trent Reznor whispering a good portion of his vocals under an odd beat set compared to the others. It also includes faux-Oriental sounding synths which are noticably noticeably absent in any of the other versions of the song.

*Down In It (Skin) - the mix from the ==Live==As of [[Down In It (halo)|Down In ItFragility 2.0]] single and , Reznor had stated that he didn't like the song as much as he used to, but during the later chosen to be legs of the mix that appeared on [[Pretty Hate MachineLive: With Teeth]]tour, it seemed as if he's changed his mind about the song, playing it more as the tour progressed. The song usually features a lot of destruction from Reznor towards the end.

*Down In It (Shred) - a mix that appears on both the ==Music Video==[[Image:Downinitstill.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from the "Down In It (halo)|" video]]"Down In It" was the first Nine Inch Nails [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music video]] . It was directed by Eric Zimmerman and Benjamin Stokes, who also directed "[[Head Like a A Hole (halosong)|Head Like A Hole]] singles. It's basically retains " The video depicts Reznor running through downtown Chicago and climbing to the original song with an extended intro roof of a building, where he slips and falls to his death. Bandmates [[Richard Patrick]] and a long instrumental area that makes up [[Chris Vrenna]] discover the entire latter half body days later. An extended version of the songvideo also exists, considered which is set to the "extended single versionShred" of the song by somemix.

*Down In It (Singe) This was the first video to be met with controversy. To film the shots of lifeless Reznor, he was covered with cornstarch to create the illusion of decay and cameras were tied to heavy- a mix duty balloons that appears on both were tied down. During the [[Down In It (halo)|Down In It]] and [[Head Like a Hole (halo)|Head Like A Hole]] singles. It's a mostly instrumental "dub" mix filming of these scenes, one of the song with minimal vocals balloons broke free and strange warping and mixing of took the beats camera with heavy bass emphasisit, drifting some 200 miles before being found by a farmer in Michigan. It should be noted that this mix is actually 18 seconds longer on The camera was turned over to local police who, upon seeing the Head Like A Hole (US) single than raw video footage, assumed it was on a snuff film and the Down In It singleFBI was called in to investigate. The reason incident was even reported on ''Hard Copy'' and recalled in an interview for this is unknown''SPIN'' magazine. Because MTV and its US affiliates were uncomfortable with the video's subject matter, though itall scenes that depict Reznor's probably due to body lying on the ground behind the time constraints imposed on Vinyl singles compared to a full sized LP Maxi Singlebuilding were deleted.

===Song Credits===*ProductionDirector: Trent Reznor, [[Adrian Sherwood]], [[Keith LeBlanc]]Eric Zimmerman & Benjamin Stokes*Producer: Jim Deloye*EngineeringCameraman: Trent Reznor, Adrian SherwoodEric Zimmerman, Keith LeBlancBenjamin Stokes, [[Kennan Keating]]Eric Koziol & Eric Matthies*MixEditor: Adrian SherwoodEric Zimmerman & Benjamin Stokes

Kinda like a could cloud I was up way up in the sky and I was feeling some feelings you wouldn’t wouldn't believe Sometimes I can’t can't believe them myself and I decided I was never coming down

Now I’m I'm down in it

Try to laugh about it now but isn’t isn't it funny how everything works out (“I "I guess the joke’s joke's on me,” " she said)

Now I’m I'm down in it

Now just this hole that’s that's open wide

I’ll I'll cross my heart and hope to die but the needle’s needle's already in my eye And all the world’s world's weight is on my back and I don’t don't even know why

I looked him right in the eye and said “goodbye”"goodbye"

Now I’m I'm down in it The fourth line is changed on the final recording to:

==The Video=="Down In It" was the first Nine Inch Nails video. It But I watched it way too long, it was directed by Eric Zimmerman and Benjamin Stokes, who also directed "Head Like A Hole." The video depicts Reznor running through downtown Cleveland and climbing to the roof of a building, where he falls to his death. Bandmates [[Richard Patrick]] and [[Chris Vrenna]] discover the body days later.pulling me down

This was the first video to be met with controversy. To film the shots of lifeless Reznor, he was covered with cornstarch to create the illusion of decay and cameras were tied to heavy-duty ballons that were tied down. During the filming of these scenes, one of the balloons broke free and took the camera with it, drifting some 200 miles before being found by a farmer. The camera was turned over to local police who, upon seeing the raw video footage, assumed it was a snuff film and the FBI was called Backing vocals in to investigate. The incident was even reported on "Hard Copy" and recalled in an interview for SPIN magazine. Because MTV and its US affiliates were uncomfortable with the video's subject matter, all scenes that depict Reznor's body lying on the ground behind the building were deleted.Pretty Hate Machine'' version:

As of [[Fragility 2.0]], Reznor had stated that he didn't like the song as much as he used to, but during During the later legs last shows of the [[With Teeth Wave Goodbye Tour]], it seemed as if he's changed his mind about the song, playing it more as last line of the tour progressed.third verse was changed to:

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