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| 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 (Demo''[[Closure]]'')<br>Down In It (Demo II''[[Purest Feeling (halo)|Purest Feeling]]'')<br>Down In It (Demo III''Demos & Remixes'' Version)<br>Down In It (Demo IVBig Whole Mix)| live = 1988 - Present [[VIVIsectVI Tour]] through [[Wave Goodbye Tour]]<br> Uncommon[[NIN 2022]]}}'''"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)|Down In It]]'' single release, a music video was made.

==About=Inspiration=== '''''Down In It''''' a 1994 radio broadcast biography of Reznor, it was the first single for the album [[Pretty Hate Machine]] and the third track on the disc. It is said to be the first song that [[Trent Reznor]] ever wrote under the name Nine Inch Nails and is a rare treat to hear live. Following the "Down In It single release, " was inspired by a relationship that had then recently ended for him with a music video was madewoman named Krissy.

===Inspiration===In Reznor has openly admitted that this song "was a 1994 radio broadcast biography total rip-off of Reznor, it was said that Down In 'Dig It was inspired ' by a relationship that had then recently ended for him with a woman named Krissy[[Skinny Puppy]]."

Reznor has openly admited that this <blockquote>That was the first song is basically his I'd ever written and when I sat down I took a very experimental approach to it, and the original version was about half-speed of the one on the record, and it was a total rip-off of Skinny Puppy's "Dig It"' by Skinny Puppy.[https://www.theninhotline.com/archives/articles/display/580]</blockquote>

*Production: Trent Reznor, [[Adrian Sherwood]], [[Keith LeBlanc]]*Engineering: Trent Reznor, Adrian Sherwood, Keith LeBlanc, [[Kennan Keating]]

*[[Down In It (halo)|''Down In It]]''*[[''Pretty Hate Machine]]''*''[[Head Like a A Hole (halo)| Head Like a A Hole]]''*''[[Closure]]'' (music video and live performance) ===Seeds===*''[[Collected]]''*''[[The Definitive NIN - The Singles]]''

*''[[Purest Feeling (halo)|Purest Feeling]] - non-official'' (unofficial)*''[[Purest Feeling IIDemos and Remixes]] - non-official'' (unofficial)

===Down In It=Song Credits====Appears on [[Purest Feeling]] as the last track*Reproduced 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

Appears on [[Head Like a Hole (halo)|Head Like A Hole]] (US) as the last track, 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.'Running Time: 3:55'''''

====Appears on ''Head Like a Hole'' (Demo IIUS)====Appears as the last track. Also appears on the [[''Demos and Remixes'' and ''Purest Feeling II]] bootleg'' bootlegs. On the UK ''Down In It's simply ' single, the [[Untitled (Skinfrom Head Like A Hole) version from [[Pretty Hate Machine|unlisted track]] with an unadulterated version of the Terrible Lie intro tacked onto the end which fades outfrom ''Head Like A Hole'' is appended to this track.

====(Demo III)====Appears on the During a podcast with [[Skinny Puppy]]'s cEvin Key, [[Purest Feeling IIRichard Patrick]] bootleg. Almost exactly the same as revealed that Reznor had originally intended to use the Purest Feeling demo version, simply lacking on the extra layering album and sound effects as well as that Patrick had convinced him to use the distorted outtro, though it does retain the extended drumbeat intro and is probably the version the Purest Feeling version was based upon"Skin" mix instead.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDT4UWJ14s4]

====(Demo IV)Song Credits====Appears on the [[Purest Feeling II]] bootleg. It's an odd version with *Writing, performance, production, mixing: Trent whispering a good portion of his vocals an odd beat set compared to the others. It also includes faux-Oriental sounding synths which are noticably absent in any of the other versions of the songReznor

'''''Running Time: 3:46''''' The mix from version that appears on ''Pretty Hate Machine'' is in fact the "Skin" remix, but it is not listed as such on the [[Down In album. It (halo)|Down In It]] single also appears on ''Demos and later chosen to be Remixes'' with an unadulterated version of the mix that appeared on "[[Pretty Hate MachineTerrible Lie]]" intro tacked onto the end, which fades out.

'''''Running Time: 6:51''''' 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'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. ====Song Credits====*Reproduced and remixed by Adrian Sherwood, considered the "extended single version" of the song by some.Keith LeBlanc

'''''Running Time: 7:04 and 7:21''''' 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'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 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.

[[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 Cleveland 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.

==Performed Live=Credits===*Director: Eric Zimmerman & Benjamin Stokes*Producer: Jim DeloyeAs of [[Fragility 2.0]]*Cameraman: Eric Zimmerman, Reznor had stated that he didn't like the song as much as he used toBenjamin Stokes, but during the later legs of the [[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 Trent towards the end.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 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:  But I watched it way too long, it was pulling me down Backing vocals in ''Pretty Hate Machine'' version:  Rain rain go away, come again some other day. During the last shows of the [[Wave Goodbye Tour]], the last line of the third verse was changed to:  I looked him right in the eye and waved goodbye ==External Links==*[https://vimeo.com/17071944 "Down In It" music video (Remastered)]*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVgBeNLGJuY "Down In It" (Shred) music video]*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkphW38WyYo "Down In It" live in Europe 2000]*[http://vimeo.com/17037838 ''Hard Copy'' segment about the FBI investigation] <BR>{{succession box | title=[[Pretty Hate Machine#Track Listing|Pretty Hate Machine]] | before= [[Terrible Lie]] | after= [[Sanctified]] | track= 3}}[[Category: NIN Songs]][[Category:Music Videos]]