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| live = [[Dissonance]] tour <br> [[Performance 2007]]<br>[[Wave Goodbye Tour]]<br>[[NIN 2014 Europe/UK Tour]]}} '''"The Becoming"''' is the seventh track on the 1994 album ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]].''

In a 2004 interview for ''Alternative Press'', [[Trent Reznor ]] was asked about the use of the name Annie in this song.

'''''Running Time: 6:24''''' Released by Reznor via his [[remix.nin.com]] account, this unmastered instrumental version is extended to six minutes in length, as it does not fade out the ending, rather looping the acoustic guitar riff many times until stopping.

'''''Running Time: 4:30''''' This version appears on the ''Still'' CD, which was Disc 2 of the Deluxe Edition CD of ''And All That Could Have Been'' and is currently available through nin.com. Simpler in its instrumentation and without the sample loops, it transitions immediately from the end of "[[The_Fragile_%28song%29#The_Fragile_.28Still.29|The Fragile]]" and ends suddenly after the final "noisy" section. Though he is absent from the credits, [[Danny Lohner]] is clearly seen performing in the video.

This song, played live frequently on the [[Dissonance]] Tour and relegated to rarity status until its brief return on the [[Performance 2007]] Tour, was resurrected for the [[Wave Goodbye Tour]], where its arrangement during which it was closer characterized by [[Robin Finck]]'s use of an acoustic guitar throughout. However, the structure of the song stayed close to the ''Still'' album version, though with electric effects distortion used on the acoustic guitar during for the loud parts. These performances also dropped the verses''Robot Joxx'' sample loop.

*[http://www.rob-sheridanvimeo.com/video/becoming.html 61677369 "The Becoming"(''Still" '') music video]