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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==
''See also: [[Related bands and artists]]''<br>''See also: [[Covers Of NIN]]''
* 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.
* Progressive metal band Dream Theater has performed a live medley called "Caught in Alice's New Nine-Inch Millennium Tool Garden." It used the lyrics of their earlier release "Caught in a Web," but with new music which was a combination of the styles of Alice in Chains, Nine Inch Nails, [[Tool]], and [[Soundgarden]], all of which were prominent rock bands during the 90s. The band later wrote new lyrics to the song and released it as "New Millennium" on the album ''Falling into Infinity.''
*''[[The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Soundtrack|The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo]]'' (2011): In addition to featuring a score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Lisbeth gains information from a man wearing a "NIN" shirt at one point during the film.
*''The Avengers'' (2012): "[[We're In This Together (song)|We're In This Together]]" is used in a trailer.
*''The Cabin in the WoodWoods'' (2012): "[[Last]]" is used in the credits.
*''Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters'' (2013): "The Wretched (Version)" is used in the trailer.
*''The Unbelievers'' (2013): "[[Complication]]" is used during the first sequence of scenes in the film.
*''Mourning Son'' (2015): Contains an extended version of "[[1 Ghosts I]]".
*''The Defiant Ones'' (2017): Contains numerous NIN tracks.
*''Captain Marvel'' (2019): In preview photos released the film, which is set in September 2018the 90's, Carol Danvers Captain Marvel (played by Brie Larson) is wearing dons civilian clothing, including a white "NIN" logo t-shirt.
*''[[Soul (Original Score)|Soul]]'' (2020): In addition to featuring a score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, there is a hardware store sign in the background advertising a sale on "9 in. nails."
*''Tick, Tick... Boom!'' (2021): There is a NIN postcard on the wall of the main character's kitchen.
*''[[The Killer (Original Score)|The Killer]]'' (2023): In addition to featuring a score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, the band's name is somewhat referenced in the film when the main character says "nine gauge nails."
*''The Beekeeper'' (2024): A cinematic remix of "Head Like A Hole" is used in the trailer.
*''The Marvels'' (2023): Echoing 2019's ''Captain Marvel'', a character is this movie wears a "NIN" logo shirt.
==Television==
*Interpretations of multiple NIN songs are used on ''Westworld''.
*"Something I Can Never Have" is used during the credits of an episode of ''Black Bird''.
*NIN is mentioned in Season 9, Episode 3 of ''The Flash''.
*In the ''Bob's Burgers'' episode "These Boots Are Made For Stalking", Gene makes a reference to NIN.
*"The Day The World Went Away", "[[Letting Go While Holding On]]", "[[Hope We Can Again]]", and multiple tracks from the ''[[Waves (Original Score)]]'' are used in season 2 episodes of ''The Bear''.
*"[[Slipping Away]]" was used in an episode of ''The Walking Dead: Dead City''.
*A special remix of "Closer" was used in episode 2 of ''The Fall of the House of Usher''.
*"Terrible Lie" was used in an episode of ''Goosebumps''.
==Literature and Comics==
*A young soldier in the comic strip ''Doonesbury'' lost most of his hearing due to listening to too much Nine Inch Nails music before he was severely injured in Iraq. His hearing loss was "[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/db/2008/db080128.gif worth it]!"
*In the ''[https://xkcd.com/1732/ Earth Temperature Timeline]'' published by [[wp:xkcd|xkcd]], one figure is seen writing "NIИ" on a cave wall.
*Issue #1052 of ''Action Comics'' contains a short story entitled "Head Like A Whole".
==Video Games==