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| length = 4:22
| BPM = 112
| versions = Only<br>Only (Instrumental)<br>Only (Clean Version)<br>Only (Radio Edit)<br>Only (Richard X Remix)<br>Only (El-P Remix)<br>Only (Richard X Dub)<br>Only (Richard X Edit)<br>Only (El-P Instrumental)<br>Only (''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]'')
| live = [[With Teeth Fall Arena Tour]] through [[Lights In The Sky Tour]]<br>[[NIN + QOTSA Tour]]<br>[[NIN 2014 Europe/UK Tour]] through present
}}'''"Only"''' is the eighth track on the 2005 album ''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]].'' It was released as a [[Only (halo)|single]] in summer 2005, receiving the designation [[Halo numbers|Halo 20]]. It is known for its upbeat and synthesizer-driven instrumentation, and casual lyric delivery, reminiscent of 1989's "[[Down In It (song)|Down In It]]." It was censored on radio, though it was obvious that the word "fucking" was being cut out.
==Versions==
===Only===
This is the original album version. The drum machine used is the same as was used in the [[How To Destroy Angels]] track "[[Fur-Lined]]". Per the titles of the song's multitracks, a Bösendorfer piano was used on this song.
===Only (Instrumental)===
'''''Running Time: 4:48'''''
Released exclusively through Apple Music.
===Only (Clean Version)===
Censored version of the original full-length track, released on some promos.
===Only (Radio Edit)===
The video starts with a hand pressing the space bar on the computer, which starts its music program (iTunes with the Visualizer turned on). The Newton's cradle begins to sway to the beat as ripples appear in a cup of coffee. Reznor appears in the Pin Art, singing the song. As it gets to the second verse, the songs builds and the vibrations get more intense. Reznor seems to almost break out of the Pin Art as the balls on the cradle sway almost uncontrollably. The ripples in the coffee also have greater frequency. The climax of the song dislodges the top-most apple in a nearby bowl, after which Reznor's impression walks off and the scene dies down. At the very end, a blurry image of a car can be seen driving away.
The video was almost entirely computer-animated, with Reznor filmed live in front of a green screen and then mapped onto the Pin Art. It is reported that the only parts that were live-action were the hand at the very beginning (that of Fincher) and the bowl of apples at the end.
=== Versions ===
There is a "Clean Version" and a "Dirty Version" of the video. The only difference is that "fucking" is censored for TV broadcast in the audio. Because Reznor's "face" never appears when the word "fucking" is sung, there was no need to alter any visuals.
=== Credits ===
* Director: David Fincher
==Reznor on the songwriting==
In a 2005 interview with ''Kerrang''[https://www.theninhotline.com/archives/articles/manager/display_article.php?id=171], Reznor gave the following insight:<blockquote>"It's about the business. When you get on this path of trying to sell records it becomes about selling more records and playing bigger venues. It's like,'"I'm friends with Tom Morello but Audioslave are releasing something on the same day as us and I must destroy him'. " It's like, '"Wait a minute!' " The goal has to be about making the best music possible or else it becomes something that will make you implode. Although, I'd rather have money than not because I know what not having it is like and not being able to pay the gas bill sucks. I feel lucky that I can do this but I constantly have to remind myself what the goal is. Should I say yes to that Microsoft commercial because I could use a new house? Or do I say no because this is something precious that would be tarnished if I did that? I find myself saying this to record labels and business manager guys,and they're like, '"You won't do what because of what?' " My feelings were hurt when I heard [[David Bowie]]'s '"Heroes' " on a fucking Microsoft commercial. It's like ', "Why? Fuck!'"</blockquote>
==Live==
==External Links==
*[https://archive.org/details/NineInchNails-OnlyMultitracks "Only" Multitracks at archive.org]*[http://vimeo.com/61997410 "Only" (Clean) music video]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP581mozBYk "Only" live from ''Beside You In Time'']
*[http://www.digitaldomain.com/play_video.php?id=19§ion=bts Behind-the-scenes video from DigitalDomain] (behind-the-scenes portion plays after finished video)