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[[Image:HeadLikeAHoleUK.jpg|thumb|UK version artwork]]
'''''Head Like A Hole''''' (also known as '''''[[Halo numbers|Halo 3]]''''') is the second single by [[Nine Inch Nails]], and the second single from debut album ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]''. It was released on March 22, 1990 by [[TVT Records]] in the US, and on September 142, 1991 , by Island Records in the UK. The single also serves as a companion [[Remixes|remix]] album of sorts to ''Pretty Hate Machine''.
==Track listings==
''Head Like A Hole'' was released in maxi-single (US) and standard single (UK and Australia) formats. Despite the absence of the original album version on either release, the US Maxi version is longer than ''Pretty Hate Machine'', thanks to inclusion of 5 tracks from the limited UK edition of the ''Down In It'' single (Halo 1): 2 versions of "Terrible Lie" and 3 of "Down In It", all of which had only been available on vinyl when this maxi-single was due for release; shortly thereafter, Halo 1 was released on CD by TVT as well.
<blockquote>Also in case anybody was wondering, the 'down in it' single was only going to be released on vinyl (because my old record label sucks) so i put most of it on the 'head like a
hole' single (which obviously IS on CD) - then the greedy record label releases 'd.i.i.' on CD which is quite redundant. Sorry if you feel ripped off. [http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/display/327]</blockquote>
The maxi-single's disc art reveals the tempo for "Head Like A Hole" (115 BPM) and "Terrible Lie" (88 BPM). On the US version, there's an unlisted bonus track featuring a clip of Heather "Princess" Day from Dance Party USA shouting "Let's hear it for Nine Inch Nails! Woooo! They're GOOD!" Also the first track on the UK single version is mislabeled: instead of ''Slate'' it should read ''Clay''.
==Artwork==
[[Image:HLAHmockup.jpg|thumb|Mockup of artwork by The Designers Republic]]
The UK version's artwork was originally intended to be the sole artwork, but was replaced for the wider release by TVT Records due to the colour printing costing too much.[http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/manager/display_article.php?id=327]
The Designers Republic, who did the artwork for the ''[[Sin (halo)|Sin]]'' single, wanted to do a similar design for the ''Head Like A Hole'' single, but it wasn't used. A mockup of the art was posted to Facebook in 2016.[https://www.facebook.com/thedesignersrepublic/photos/pcb.10154678018942214/10154678017797214/?type=3&theater] ==Album Credits==
*Writing and performance: Trent Reznor
*(1–7) Production and mix: Flood, Trent Reznor
*Original versions appear on the album ''Pretty Hate Machine''
*All songs Trent Reznor ©1989 TVT Music/Leaving Hope<br>
*Contact: J Artist Management
*Portrait: Max Hudson
==''Halo I-IV''==
''Halo I-IV'' is a limited edition vinyl box set released by Concord/Bicycle Music for Record Store Day in November 2015. It contains the domestic versions of the 12" singles for ''Head Like A Hole'', ''[[Sin (halo)|Sin]]'' and ''[[Down In It (halo)|Down In It]]'' on 120 gram vinyl, as well as the original version of ''Pretty Hate Machine'' on 180 gram vinyl. None of the music in this set is remastered.
==External Links==