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==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)===
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
==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)