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The term "[[Nine Inch Nails]]" has been used in various cultural references, and as an otherwise unlikely phrase, is often assumed to be in reference or tribute to the band. NIN songs have also been used in many films, television shows and video games.
==Music==
* Singer [[Tori Amos]] has alluded to Nine Inch Nails in her lyrics: "Precious Things" mentions "demigods with their nine-inch nails" and "Caught a Lite Sneeze" finds her "{making her} own [[Pretty Hate Machine]]." [[Trent Reznor]] sang back-up vocals on Amos' "Past the Mission." Amos sometimes included the opening line of "[[Hurt (song)|Hurt]]" in live improvisations, sometimes with silly alternative lyrics such as "I hurt myself today/to find a jellybean." The term "[[Starfuckers, Inc. (song)|Starfucker]]" was used in Amos' 1996 song "Professional Widow" on the album ''Boys for Pele.'' Many believe that Amos and Reznor were more than friends, and Reznor has confessed that [[Courtney Love]] meddled in their friendship, causing them to drift apart. Some believe Amos's song, "She's Your Cocaine" is about the two of them. In 2014, Amos performed a live cover of ""[[Something I Can Never Have]]".
* Eminem's "My Name Is" from his 1999 album ''The Slim Shady LP'' includes the line "Wanna see me stick Nine Inch Nails through each one of my eyelids?" in the first verse, commonly seen as a nod to the band.
==Film==
''See also: [[Soundtracks]]''
* ''Class of 1999'' (1990): During the scene featuring a phone conversation between Cody and Hector, "[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]" plays on the radio in Razorhead's headquarter.
* ''Prayer of the Rollerboys'' (1991): "Head Like a Hole" can be heard playing at a party.
* ''The Doom Generation'' (1995): The film opens in a nightclub playing "[[Heresy]]."
* ''Se7en'' (1995): The opening sequence features the "Closer" remix "[[Closer#Closer_.28Precursor.29|Closer (Precursor)]]".
*''Joe's Apartment'' (1996): The main character is seen wearing a ''[[Closer To God]]'' shirt.
* ''The Fan'' (1996): A clip of "[[Mr. Self Destruct|The Art Of Self Destruction, Part One]]."
* ''[[Lost Highway Soundtrack|Lost Highway]]'' (1997): Reznor wrote "The Perfect Drug" specifically for this film, with limited production time. He was also the producer for the film's soundtrack, and wrote/performed "[[Driver Down]]" and "[[Videodrones; Questions]]" along with [[Peter Christopherson]].
*''300: Rise of An Empire'' (2014): "[[Eraser]]" is used in the trailer.
*''The Raid 2'' (2014): "[[13 Ghosts II]]" and "[[14 Ghosts II]]" are used in the film's final scene and credits.
*''Mourning Son'' (2015): Contains an extended version of "[[1 Ghosts I]]".
*''The Defiant Ones'' (2017): Contains numerous NIN tracks.
==Television==
*On Nickelodeon's ''Danny Phantom'', a NIN poster can be seen in the background.
*In a 2014 episode of ''Top Gear'', the song "[[Disappointed]]" can be heard.
*In ''The Vampire Diaries'' in the episode "I Alone," Damon Salvatore lists Nine Inch Nails (along with Nirvana and Boyz II Men) as a possible music choice.
**Also, in season six of ''The Vampire Diaries'' all episode titles are based on song titles and episode 16 is titled "[[The Downward Spiral (song)|The Downward Spiral]]." This episode was Ian Somerhalder's directorial debut and he revealed the episode title comes from the title of his favorite Nine Inch Nails album.
*In ''The Walking Dead'' episode "Try," "[[Somewhat Damaged]]" is prominently featured at the beginning. It is the first track on a CD mix titled "Run Mix" created by Aiden and found by his mother, Deanna, after his death.
*Part 5 of the documentary miniseries ''O.J.: Made In America'' uses "[[5 Ghosts I]]" and "[[28 Ghosts IV]]".
*Nine Inch Nails (billed as "The Nine Inch Nails" and consisting of Reznor, [[Robin Finck]], [[Mariqueen Maandig]], [[Atticus Ross]], [[Alessandro Cortini]] and Joey Castillo of [[Queens Of The Stone Age]]) appeared in an episode of the 2017 reboot of ''Twin Peaks'', doing a mimed performance of "[[She's Gone Away]]". The song also appears on the soundtrack for the new series.
*NIN shirts are worn on two episodes of ''Narcos''.
*The documentary series ''[[The Vietnam War Original Score|The Vietnam War]]'' contains reworked versions of several NIN tracks, in addition to featuring a score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
==Literature and Comics==
*The fortress bosses (the fire-breathing dinosaurs) in various incarnations and versions of ''Super Mario World'' are called Reznors and have been confirmed to be named after Trent.[http://www.mariowiki.com/Reznor]
*The first person shooter ''SiN'' contains a reference to "[[Reptile]]" in the form of a bulletin board with the words "she has the blood of reptile underneath her skin" on it. The game title may also be a reference to "[[Sin (song)|Sin]]".
==External Links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0722153/ IMDB profile] for all Film and Television featuring Reznor's work.
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