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| BPM = 107| versions =Sanctified <br> Sanctified (Demo''[[Live 2013 EP]]'')<br>Sanctified (''[[Purest Feeling (halo)|Purest Feeling]]'') <br> Sanctified (PF VersionDemo)| live =Pre-[[Hate VIVIsectVI Tour|Hate]](1988) through [[Self-Destruct Nights Of Nothing Tour|Dissonance]] (1995) <br> Retired[[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.''

'''''Sanctified''''' is the fourth track on the 1989 release ''[[Pretty Hate MachineTrent Reznor]].'' It's best known for it's very tribal rhythms and distinctive bassline, though the original version of has said the song was apparently much brighter. A darker atmosphere was given to it for the ''Pretty Hate Machine'' version. The song appears to be is about sex a "relationship with a woman who the protagonist ([[Trent Reznor]]) is crazy about but is deathly afraid of. This could also be a metaphor for substance abusecrack pipe."

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

*''[[Purest Feeling]]''*''[[Purest Feeling IIDemos and Remixes]]''

The album version of the song features begins with a very dark motif, given the very tribal rhythm, synthetic "chanting" programmed drum beat featuring prominent toms and the oddly tuned "atmospheric sounds created by guitar" that accompanies . The body of the beat. There song is dominated by a short slap bassline atop this atmosphere and drumloop, joined by strumming guitars for the chorus. The bridge in features Gregorian chant [[samples]] and dialog from the film ''Midnight Express'', though the middle in which some muffled samples can be heard underneath film sample was excised on the synthetic drum loops and Gregorian like chanting2010 remaster of ''Pretty Hate Machine''. The outro end of the song is comprised of a keyboard synth pad and a guitar drone at the end (created by [[Richard Patrick]]), accompanied by some downmixed samplesanother sample, which lowers 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]].

===Sanctified (''Purest Feeling Version'')===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 feelmood. The samples in the song are also much louder and more prominant (and more audiable) 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 [[Purest Feeling II] ''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.

Well she knows exactly what i I can't resist

The following final two lines are only present in the Pretty Hate Machine lyrics are whispered at 2 minutes 28 seconds:booklet.

dear The following audio sample from the 1978 film ''[[wp:Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'' can be heard at 3 minutes 19 seconds on the original studio version (but not the 2010 remaster): Dear mom and dad, this This is the hardest letter iI've ever had to write i. 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 . I don't know what's going to happen, but what can i I say to you? will iWill "I'm sorry " make a difference? will Will it ease the pain? the The shame you must be feeling forgive ? Forgive me , please.

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