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| versions =Sanctified<br>Sanctified (''[[Live 2013 EP]]'')<br>Sanctified (''[[Purest Feeling (halo)|Purest Feeling]]'')<br>Sanctified (Demo) | live =[[VIVIsectVI Tour]] through [[Nights Of Nothing Tour]]<br>[[NIN 2013 Festival Tour]] through present}}'''"Sanctified"''' is the fourth track on the 1989 release ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]'', recognizable by its electronic tom-based drum beat and distinctive slap bassline, the only NIN song containing that playing technique. Its mood was altered from its happier form on ''[[Purest Feeling (halo)|Purest Feeling]]'' to a darker, uneasier one for ''Pretty Hate Machine.''.

[[Trent Reznor]] has said the song is about a "relationship with a crack pipe.".

*Production: Trent Reznor, [[John Fryer]]

The album version of the song begins with a programmed drum beat featuring prominent toms and atmospheric sounds created by guitar. The body of the song is dominated by a slap bassline atop this atmosphere and drumloop, joined by strumming guitars for the chorus. A The bridge featuring features Gregorian chant samples and dialog from the film ''Midnight Express'' was released without , though the film sample in was excised on the 2010 remaster of ''Pretty Hate Machine''. The end of the song is comprised of a synth pad and a guitar drone (created by [[Richard Patrick]]), accompanied by another sample, which lower in pitch and winds down, segueing directly into "[[Something I Can Never Have]]." On the 2010 remastered vinyl edition, this song ends the first side; as such, the ending sample is removed, and the descending synth pad fades out. ===Sanctified (''Live 2013 EP'')===Recorded live at [[2013/08/02 Chicago, IL|Lollapalooza Festival 2013]].

The second track on ''Purest Feeling,'' , the song begins with a shouted four count with drumsticks before hitting into the song. Though the beats and bassline are identical, the song is played slightly faster and all the effects are at a higher octave, giving it a much brighter mood. The samples in the song are also much louder than in the version on ''Pretty Hate Machine.''

His screams fade off into the guitar drones which contain more samples, which segue directly into the next song on the album, "[[Maybe Just Once]]".

Present on the ''[[Demos and Remixes]]'' bootleg, it has the same tone as the '''Pretty Hate Machine''' version while including some alternate samples, including a shortened version of the "Old Man" sample in the bridge, a few odd noises not present in the final version (such as the "reeeeeeeeeee" at the beginning of the bridge), the alternate lyric at the end, and an odd sample at the very end which concludes with a man saying, "You'll see your life begin to change."

Following the [[Pretty Hate Machine Tour]], "Sanctified" has been a rarely was not played again until the [[Dissonance]] tour, where it featured heavily. After the [[Nights Of Nothing Tour]], the song since was not played for 17 years until it was resurrected and played (as an altered version) throughout the [[NIN 2013-2014]] tour. During the ''Pretty Hate Machine'' tours[[Tension 2013 Tour]], though when it is featured backing vocals by [[Lisa Fischer]] and [[Sharlotte Gibson]]. Beginning with the 2014 tour, the song was playedto a backing track so [[Ilan Rubin]] could play bass. During the Nights Of Nothing shows, the breakdown of the song included the lyric, "please, God, save me." Elements of "[[Please]]" and "[[Sunspots]]" have been interpolated into the reworked live 2013-present version. Namely, the line "just like now" from the former being whispered at various intervals, an extended intro is usually played during which Reznor addresses and the latter's synthesizer lead (or "blender sound") featured towards the end of the audiencesong.

Dear mom and dad, This is the hardest letter I've ever had to write. I'd hoped somehow to get out of this quickly so that you'd never have to know about it, but that just isn't possible now. I don't know what's going to happen, but what can I say to you? Will "I'm sorry" make a difference? Will it ease the pain? The shame you must be feeling? Forgive me, please.

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