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| BPM = 112
| versions =That's What I Get <br> That's What I Get (Demo - ''[[Purest Feeling (halo)|Purest Feeling]]'')
| live =[[Pretty Hate Machine Tour]]
}}'''"That's What I Get"''' is the eighth track on the 1989 release ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]].'' [[Trent Reznor]] has stated that the song was not originally intended to the be on the album, but was rather meant for b-side material, due to not fitting in lyrically with the rest of the songs.[http://www.nin-pages.de/1990_Keyboard_April_english.htm]
This is the original album version, notable for its use of steel drum synth in the bassline that begins the song. The song itself is minimal in its construction, relying on atmospheric keyboard pads for its harmony and Reznor's singing for the lead melodies until the reappearance of the synth voice from "Down In It" in the latter half of the song. Percussion, present throughout much of the track, is used less obviously compared to the rest of the record: a prominent beat doesn't enter the track until the second half, the first relying on the movement of the bass track and quieter percussion loops.
===That's What I Get (Demo- ''Purest Feeling'')===
Taking a very different tone from its final version, the song is much less synthetic, with what at least sound like live drums and a synthetic saxophone backing, with the synthetic melody of the song being much more apparent. There is also a synth solo after the bridge verse that wasn't included in the final and some sampling that was omitted as well. The song also includes an extended, panning intro and extra lyrics and improvisation by Reznor towards the end of the song.
==Live==
"That's What I Get" was played live in its demo form during the [[VIVIsectVI Tour]]. It was then performed in a manner close to its album form throughout the rest of the [["Pretty Hate Machine" Promotional Tour]]. It was retired from live play at the conclusion of that tour.
==Lyrics==