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The During the Nights Of Nothing shows, the breakdown of the song was resurrected included the lyric, "please, God, save me." Elements of "[[Please]]" and played "[[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, and the latter's synthesizer lead (as an altered versionor "blender sound") on featured towards the first night end of the [[Nine Inch Nails Live 2013]] toursong.
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| length =5:48
| BPM = 107
| versions =Sanctified<br>Sanctified (''[[Nine Inch Nails: Live 2013 EP]]'')<br>Sanctified (''[[Purest Feeling (halo)|Purest Feeling]]'')<br>Sanctified (Demo) | live =[[VIVIsectVI Tour]] through [[Nights Of Nothing Tour]]<br>[[Nine Inch Nails Live NIN 2013Festival 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."[https://www.theninhotline.com/archives/articles/display/531]
===Song Credits===
*Production: Trent Reznor, [[John Fryer]]
*Engineer/Mix: John Fryer
==Versions==
===Sanctified===
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. The bridge features Gregorian chant [[samples ]] and dialog from the film ''Midnight Express'', though the film sample 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 (''Nine Inch Nails: Live 2013 EP'')===
Recorded live at [[2013/08/02 Chicago, IL|Lollapalooza Festival 2013]].
===Sanctified (''Purest Feeling'')===
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.''.
Sample in the bridge:
Old Man: "He wants to Think we should give it a try right now. Give it a try right now!"
*car starts*
Old Man: "Doesn't that feel good? Now you're ready to go! Hey See there? Ready We're ready to get in there and get the job done! Live Life is great! Life is terrific!
Thank you God, for another wonderful day."
I am sanctified... inside you!"
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]]". One of the samples is a man saying, "Hold on to hope even when it's hopeless, and you'll see your life begin to change." This is followed by the beginning of the sample (from the movie ''Diner'') that continues into "Maybe Just Once".
===Sanctified (Demo)===
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 a sample at the very end which concludes with a man saying, "YouHold on to hope even when it's hopeless, and you'll see your life begin to change."
==Live==
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 playedfeatured backing vocals by [[Lisa Fischer]] and [[Sharlotte Gibson]]. Beginning with the 2014 tour, an extended intro is usually the song was played during which Reznor addresses the audienceto a backing track so [[Ilan Rubin]] could play bass.
==Lyrics==
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