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<center>{{song| title = Down In It{| classalbum ="infobox bordered" style''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]''| length ="width: 25em; text-align: right; font-size3: 80%;"46|+ styleBPM ="font-size: larger;" 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 (halo)|Purest Feeling]]'')<br>Down In It(''Demos & Remixes''Version)<br>Down In It (Big Whole Mix)|-live = [[VIVIsectVI Tour]] through [[Wave Goodbye Tour]]<br>[[NIN 2022]]|- ! Original Album:| }}'''"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 (halo)|- ! First Time Played Live:| Unknown|- ! Last Time Played Live:| Feb 16thDown In It]]'' single release, 2007 - Bilbao, Spain|- | colspan="2" style="font-size: smaller;" | {{{footnotes|}}}|}</center>a music video was made.

==About=Inspiration===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.

Down In Reznor has openly admitted that this song "was a total rip-off of 'Dig It was the first single for the album ' by [[Pretty Hate MachineSkinny Puppy]] and the third track on the disc. It is said to be the first song that Trent ever wrote under the name Nine Inch Nails and is a rare treat to hear live. Following the Down In It single release, a music video was made."

In <blockquote>That was the first song I'd ever written and when I sat down I took a 1994 radio broadcast biography very experimental approach to it, and the original version was about half-speed of Trent Reznorthe one on the record, and it was said that Down In a total rip-off of 'Dig It was inspired ' by a relationship that had then recently ended for Reznor with a woman named KrissySkinny Puppy.[https://www.theninhotline.com/archives/articles/display/580]</blockquote>

===Song Credits===*Production: Trent Reznor has openly admited that this song is basically his version of Skinny Puppy's "Dig It", [[Adrian Sherwood]], Keith LeBlanc*Engineering: Trent Reznor, Adrian Sherwood, Keith LeBlanc, Kennan Keating*Mix: Adrian Sherwood

Reznor has said in recent interviews that this song has lost its meaning ==Appearances=====Halos===*''Down In It''*''Pretty Hate Machine''*''[[Head Like A Hole (halo)| Head Like A Hole]]''*''[[Closure]]'' (music video and it is unlikely to be played during any upcoming live shows.performance)

===AppearancesSeeds===Down In It appears in various versions on the follwing releases:*''[[Collected]]''*''[[The Definitive NIN - The Singles]]''

*[[Purest Feeling]] - non-official===Other===*''[[Purest Feeling II]] - non-official*[[Down In It (halo)|Down In ItPurest Feeling]]'' (unofficial)*''[[Pretty Hate MachineDemos and Remixes]]*[[Head Like a Hole '' (halounofficial)| Head Like a Hole]]

==Versions====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 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 the "Skin" mix was chosen 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.

*Producer Keith LeBlanc mentioned in a printed interview[https://imgur.com/gallery/bgq1z] that "Down In It - appears " was the song he got to "really put my signature on [[Purest Feeling]] as ". His revisions (the last track"Shred", "Singe", differing and "Skin" mixes) draw heavily from its offical counterparts as that it has an extended intro with strange screams the tracks "Mechanical Movements" 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 "Einstein" from his album. Musically it's extremely close to 'Stranger Than Fiction'', released earlier the same year (Demo1989) version . The fast-paced synth prominent at the beginning of "Skin" is from "Mechanical Movements", and the main drum pattern is from "Einstein". Additionally, the crowd chant [[Head Like a Hole (halo)|Head Like A Holesamples]] US singleduring each chorus have appeared in other tracks associated with Keith's band Tackhead, such as "Reality" by Gary Clail & Tackhead and "Stadium Rock" by The Barmy Army.

====Song Credits====*Down In It (Demo) - appears on [[Head Like a Hole (halo)|Head Like A Hole]] (US) as the last trackReproduced and remixed by Adrian Sherwood, it's extremely similar to the [[Purest Feeling]] version, except that it lacks the long intro 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 Nails.Keith LeBlanc

*===Down In It (Demo II) - appears on the [[Purest Feeling II]] bootleg. It==='''''Running Time: 3:55'''''s simply the (Skin) version from [[Pretty Hate Machine]] with an unadulterated version of the Terrible Lie intro tacked onto the end which fades out.

*Down In It Appears on ''Head Like a Hole'' (Demo IIIUS) - as the last track. Also appears on the [[''Demos and Remixes'' and ''Purest Feeling II]] bootleg'' bootlegs. Almost exactly On the same as the Purest Feeling versionUK ''Down In It'' single, simply lacking the extra layering and sound effects as well as the distorted outtro, though it does retain the extended drumbeat intro and [[Untitled (from Head Like A Hole)|unlisted track]] from ''Head Like A Hole'' is probably the version the Purest Feeling version was based uponappended to this track.

*Down In It (Demo IV) - appears on the During a podcast with [[Purest Feeling IISkinny Puppy]] bootleg. It's an odd cEvin Key, [[Richard Patrick]] revealed that Reznor had originally intended to use the demo version with Trent whispering a good portion of his vocals an odd beat set compared on the album and that Patrick had convinced him to use the others"Skin" mix instead.[https://www. It also includes faux-Oriental sounding synths which are noticably absent in any of the other versions of the songyoutube.com/watch?v=SDT4UWJ14s4]

====Song Credits====*Down In It (Skin) - the mix from the [[Down In It (halo)|Down In It]] single and later chosen to be the mix that appeared on [[Pretty Hate Machine]]Writing, performance, production, mixing: Trent Reznor

*===Down In It (ShredSkin) - a mix that appears on both the [[Down In It (halo)|Down In It]] and [[Head Like a Hole (halo)|Head Like A Hole]] singles. It==='''''Running Time: 3:46'''''s basically retains the original song with an extended intro and a long instrumental area that makes up the entire latter half of the song, considered the "extended single version" of the song by some.

*Down In It (Singe) - a mix The version that appears on both ''Pretty Hate Machine'' is in fact the [[Down In It (halo)|Down In It]] and [[Head Like a Hole (halo)|Head Like A Hole]] singles. It's a mostly instrumental "dubSkin" mix of the song with minimal vocals and strange warping and mixing of remix, but it is not listed as such on the beats with heavy bass emphasisalbum. It should be noted that this mix is actually 18 seconds longer also appears on ''Demos and Remixes'' with an unadulterated version of the Head Like A Hole (US) single than it was on "[[Terrible Lie]]" intro tacked onto the Down In It single. The reason for this is unknownend, though it's probably due to the time constraints imposed on Vinyl singles compared to a full sized LP Maxi Singlewhich fades out.

==Performed Live=Down In It (Shred)==='''''Running Time: 6:51'''''

As of [[Fragility 2.0]], Reznor had stated A mix that he didnappears on both the ''Down In It'' and ''Head Like a Hole''t like singles. It basically retains the original song as much as he used to, but during with an extended intro and a long instrumental area that makes up the later legs entire latter half of the [[With Teeth Tour]], it seemed as if he's changed his mind song, playing it more as the tour progressed.

==The Video==Song Credits===="Down In It" was the first Nine Inch Nails video. It was directed *Reproduced and remixed 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 buildingAdrian Sherwood, where he falls to his death. Bandmates Richard Patrick and Chris Vrenna discover the body days later.Keith LeBlanc

===Down In It (Singe)==='''''Running Time: 7:04 and 7:21''''' A mix that appears on both the ''Down In It'' and ''Head Like a Hole'' singles. It's a mostly instrumental "dub" mix of the song with minimal vocals and strange warping and mixing of the beats with heavy bass emphasis. It should be noted that this mix is actually 18 seconds longer on the ''Head Like A Hole'' (US) single than it was on the ''Down In It'' single. The reason for this is unknown, though it's probably due to the time constraints imposed on vinyl singles compared to a full sized LP Maxi Single. ====Song Credits====*Reproduced and remixed by Adrian Sherwood, Keith LeBlanc ===Down In It (''Closure'')===This is a live version found on the ''Closure'' home video. It was filmed on the [[Self-Destruct Tour]] between 1994 and 1996 and cut to include different footage and accompanying audio from different performances. ===Down In It (''Purest Feeling'')===Appears on ''Purest Feeling'' as the last track, differing from its official counterparts as that it has an extended intro with strange screams and odd static. It also includes about one minute and eight 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'' US single. ===Down In It (''Demos & Remixes'' Version)===Appears on the ''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 outro, though it does retain the extended drumbeat intro. ===Down In It (Big Whole Mix)===Appears on the ''Demos and Remixes'' bootleg, running 4:09. It's an odd version with Reznor whispering a good portion of his vocals under an odd beat. It also includes faux-Oriental sounding synths which are noticeably absent in any of the other versions of the song. ==Live==As of [[Fragility 2.0]], Reznor had stated that he didn't like the song as much as he used to, but during the later legs of the [[Live: 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. ==Music Video==[[Image:Downinitstill.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from the "Down In It" 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 Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]." The video depicts Reznor running through downtown Chicago and climbing to the roof of a building, where he slips and falls to his death. Bandmates [[Richard Patrick]] and [[Chris Vrenna]] discover the body days later. An extended version of the video also exists, which is set to the "Shred" mix. 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 balloons 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 farmerin Michigan. 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 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. ===Credits===*Director: Eric Zimmerman & Benjamin Stokes*Producer: Jim Deloye*Cameraman: Eric Zimmerman, Benjamin Stokes, Eric Koziol & Eric Matthies*Editor: Eric 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 cross my heart and hope to die but the needle’s already in my eye==External Links== And all the world’s weight is on my back and I don’t even know why*[https://vimeo.com/17071944 "Down In It" music video (Remastered)] And what I used to think was me is just a fading memory*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVgBeNLGJuY "Down In It" (Shred) music video] I looked him right *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkphW38WyYo "Down In It" live in Europe 2000]*[http://vimeo.com/17037838 ''Hard Copy'' segment about the eye and said “goodbye”FBI investigation]

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