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| versions =Sin <br> Sin (Long) <br> Sin (Dub) <br> Sin (Short) <br> Sin (''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'')
| live =[["Pretty Hate Machine" Promotional Tour]]<br> through [[Wave Goodbye Tour]]<br>[[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]]
}}'''"Sin"''' is the seventh track on the 1989 release ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]].'' Remixes were featured on the ''[[Sin (halo)|Sin]]'' single along with a B-side (a cover of Queen's "[[Get Down, Make Love]]"). The song is often amped up when played live, usually featured at the beginning of setlists.
===Song Credits===
*Production: [[Trent Reznor]], [[John Fryer]]*Remix: [[Keith LeBlanc]]*Engineering: John Fryer, Keith LeBlanc, [[Kennan Keating]], [[Ken Quartarone]]
*Mix: Keith LeBlanc, Trent Reznor
==Versions==
===Sin===
This is the original album version from ''Pretty Hate Machine.'' The loud cry from the end of "[[Kinda I Want To]]" segues into the track as the hisses jump back and forth between the left and right audio channels, stereo panning being a prominent feature of the track. The song itself is very beat driven with much synthesized layering and uses the lyrics as the melody for most of the song, lacking any real "lead" parts. It's also notable for its unique sample of a loud whistling, the origin of which is unknown (though it may be most likely a sped up sample of a saxophone recording or sample).
===Sin (Dub)===
'''''Running Time: 5:00'''''
This remix is almost completely stripped of lyrics, save for the words "sin," "control," and "lies" scattered throughout the track.
====Song Credits====
===Sin (Long)===
====Song Credits====
*Remix: Adrian Sherwood, Keith LeBlanc
===Sin (Short)===
'''''Running Time: 4:19'''''
This remix incorporates some of the elements of the "Long" and "Dub" remixes, but it has a more drawn-out outro. This version is used in the music video.
====Song Credits====
==Music Video==
[[Image:Sinstill.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from the "Sin" video]]
A [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music video ]] was released in 1990, using the "(Short)" remix of the song. It was directed by [[Brett Turnbull]]. The video contains two women dancing with each other at the beginning before cutting to the main focus of the video. A woman, nude except for what looks like straps to spelunking gear and a halogen lamp, walking a shirtless, wrist-bound Reznor with a bag over his head through what looks like an industrial warehouse complex. He is then strapped into a large rotary harness where she spins him throughout the remainder of the video. These scenes are intercut with two young gay lovers, a man and woman wearing ritualistic dressings and dancing, as well as visuals of pierced genitalia (both male and female), all reflecting the song's dark, sexual aspects.
The video was banned from MTV and most major outlets. A partial version of the video can be found on ''Closure.'' There were reports that the complete video was shown at dance clubs in the early 1990s and can now be found on the Internetinternet, as the full video became available through [[TVT Records|TVT]]'s website.[http://www.theninhotline.net/news/archives/backissue.php?y=01&m=11#1004906701] [http://web.archive.org/web/20020311020744/http://www.tvtrecords.com/artists/select-video.jsp?art_id=110]
*Director: Brett Turnbull
*Producer: Sarah Bayliss
Take in
The extent of my sin
On the final album version, the placement of the words "defaced" and "disgraced" in the second verse is switched.
==External Links==
*[http://vimeo.com/3609548 "Sin" music video (incomplete; NSFW)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJtro9VK4nQ "Sin" music video (complete; NSFW)]
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