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| BPM = 100| versions = Mr. Self Destruct<br>Mr. Self Destruct (Instrumental)<br>The Art Of of Self Destruction, Part One<BR>Self Destruction, Part Two<br>Self Destruction, Part Three<br>Self Destruction, Final<br>The Beauty of Being Numb (Section A)| live = [[Self Destruct Touring Cycle]]<br>[[With Teeth Fall Arena Tour]] through [[Performance 2007Wave Goodbye Tour]]}}'''"Mr. Self Destruct"''' is the first track on the 1994 release ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]].'' It begins with a sample from Its loud and abrasive verses and choruses as well as the contrast in the film ''THX 1138,'' quiet bridge and immediately picks up with use of samples combine to make a very up-tempo and aggressive first versecomprehensive introduction to the sonic characteristics of the entire album.

*[[In_pop_culture#Film|''Man On Fire'']](2004) ==About==The song's title seems to be one of several references to Soft Cell, a cited influence for NIN, as a song of the same name opens their 1994 album ''This Last Night in Sodom.'' Other references may include the reference to their album ''The Art of Falling Apart'' in the remixes titled "The Art of Self Destruction" and NIN covering "[[Memorabilia]]" and "[[Sex Dwarf]]," though the latter remains unreleased and/or incomplete. In the April 1994 issue of ''Guitar World'', Reznor was asked about the circumstances behind the guest appearance of guitarist Belew::GW: How did you hook up with Adrian Belew? :REZNOR: His name just popped into my head. I called my manager and two days later he was here. As it turned out he was already in L.A., working on something else... The songs were pretty much arranged, but we thought, "What would it be like if we got someone in here who could really play his ass off? Let's see what happens." We basically told Adrian, "Just play whatever you want and we'll piece it together however we see fit. Maybe stuff from one song will fit into another." We did about six or seven songs with four or five passes each. One time we'd tell Adrian something like, "Concentrate on a rhythmic part." Another time, "Think in terms of countermelody." Or, "Think in terms of no pitch at all, just noise." He pulled out a bunch of great sounds that he never gets to use. Flood and I were definitely intimidated when he first came up. We were sitting in the living room of Sharon Tate's house--our studio--with this guy who's played with Paul Simon and David Bowie. The first song we played him was "Mr. Self Destruct"--the hardest-sounding one we had. I said, "Play whatever you want." He said, "What key is it in?" And I had to say, "Uh, I don't remember. It's probably in E." It's a real fast track. For a moment he thought, "What the fuck?" Then he kicked in and it was just the most awesome thing.

This is the original album version. It begins with a restructured sample from the film ''THX 1138,'' and immediately picks up with very fast and aggressive verses and choruses, Reznor's casual vocal delivery contrasting with the noisy cacophony around it. The bridge is in stark contrast: quiet, subdued and atmospheric, it is the only section of the song to feature bass. A return to cacophony for the final verse and choruses gives way to manipulated and looped guitar noises made by Adrian Belew, which cuts off suddenly and leads into "[[Piggy]]". Its call-and-response style verses are later recalled by those of "[[While I'm Still Here]]".

===The Art Of Mr. Self Destruction, Part OneDestruct (Instrumental)===This remix appears on ''Further Down The Spiral.'' In contrast with the normal version, which is mostly screaming all the way through, this track is for the most part whispers, with "I control you" being whispered repeatedly.'Running Time: 4:14'''''

* Manipulation: Recreated by Nine Inch Nails ([[Chris Vrenna]], [[Robin Finck]], [[Danny Lohner]], [[Charlie Clouser]], [[Trent Reznor]]) with [[Sean Beavan]] and [[Brian Pollack]]

This remix, also on ''Further Down The Spiral,'' features guitar work by [[Adrian Belew]] and samples [[David Bowie]].'Running Time: 5:37'''''

* Manipulation: Remixed by [[J. G. Thirlwell]]at the Room of Doom, Unique Studios, NYC for Ectopicents* Engineered by Rob Sutton and Jim Janik

This is the last remix on the US edition of ''Further Down The Spiral''. It also featurs guitar by Adrian Belew and samples David Bowie.'Running Time: 9:52'''''

* Manipulation: Remixed by J. G. Thirlwellat the Room of Doom, Unique Studios, NYC for Ectopicents* Engineered by Rob Sutton and Jim Janik

===The Beauty Of of Being Numb===The first part of this track is a version of "Mr. Self Destruct" played in reverse and remixed by NIN, Beavan and Pollack. The second part is an entirely new composition created by [[Aphex Twin]].'''''Running Time: 5:06'''''

* Manipulation: Section A created : recreated by Nine Inch Nails (Chris Vrenna, Robin Finck, Danny Lohner, Charlie Clouser, Trent Reznor) with Sean Beavan and Brian Pollack; * Section B : created by Aphex Twin

Often used to open shows during the later [[Self Destruct Touring Cycle|Self Destruct]] tours. It begins , its sample intro was used only long enough to count in the song, and the opening with a much faster drum beat intro than the album version full band following it was extended by 16 instrumental bars while Reznor and features heavy amounts stage crew pulled apart the scrim covering the front of guitar feedback at various points in the songstage. During the 2006 [[Live: With_Teeth]] winter tour and the [[Year Zero Warm-Up Tour]], [[Alessandro Cortini]] joins joined the rest of the band at the front of the stage playing guitar only to immediately return to . The 2009 [[Wave Goodbye Tour]] arrangement saw a synthesized ambient introduction surround manipulations of the back when ''THX 1138'' sample before jumping into the song is finishedfirst verse.

I speak religion’s religion's message clear And I control you

I am the high you can’t can't sustain And I control you I am the pusher I’m I'm a whore And I control you