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| BPM = 150| versions = The Becoming<br>The Becoming (Instrumental)<br>The Becoming (''[[Still]]'')| live = [[Dissonance]] tour <br> [[Performance 2007]]<br>[[Wave Goodbye Tour]]<br>[[NIN 2014 Europe/UK Tour]]<br>[[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]] through present}}'''"The Becoming"''' is made from many loops of industrial sounds, showcasing the hard sound from seventh track on the 1994 album ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]].'' A semi-acoustic version can be found on ''[[Still]],'' which has an accompanying performance video released at the time on [[nin.com]]. The main body bassline on this track was done with a prototype of the song is in a 13Oberheim OB-Mx synthesizer.[https:/8 time signature before switching to a 6/8 time signature at the breakdownwww.instagram. It then goes back to 13com/p/8 before ending Bw4RM5movKf/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=jqklvyc8wfw7] [[Trent Reznor]] stated in 6an interview[https://www.youtube.com/8, leading into "watch?v=4IwIxiovt_I] that the idea for the metaphor of a person becoming a machine was inspired by [[I Do Not Want ThisShinya Tsukamoto]]'s ''Tetsuo: The Iron Man''."

A more acoustic version (with [[Trent Reznor]] on piano, [[Danny Lohner]] on guitar, [[Jerome Dillon]] on drums, with drum machine and samples) can be found on===Annie===In a 2004 interview for '' [[Still]],Alternative Press'' with an accompanying video on www.nin.com, Reznor was asked about the use of the name Annie in this song.

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This is the original album version. It begins in a 13/8 time signature with a manipulated piano line, then bursts into drum and [[samples|sample]] loops of screams taken from the film ''Robot Jox''. The drum loop pattern is also nearly identical in "[[The Way Out Is Through]]". At the 3-minute mark, it mellows into an acoustic guitar-led passage in 6/8, with machine-like loops and synthesized chorus pads sampled from Reznor's voice. The quiet portions of the song also contain a backwards sample from the film ''Angel Heart'' where the character is repeatedly yelling "I know who I am!" There is a final outburst of noise and screaming before returning to the acoustic section, which crossfades with the opening of "[[I Do Not Want This]]". ===The Becoming (Instrumental)==='''''Running Time: 6:24''''' Released by Reznor via his [[remix.nin.com]] account, this unmastered instrumental version is extended 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 disc two of the Deluxe Edition CD of ''And All That Could Have Been'' . 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 currently available through NIN.comclearly seen performing in the video.

*[http://www.youtubevimeo.com/watch?v=eaX4Ac2-Fww 61677369 "The Becoming" (''Still'')music video]*[http://vimeo.com/5133409 "The Becoming" live from on stage at the Sasquatch Festival, 5.24.09]*[https://archive.org/details/remix-nin-com-audio-02953 "The Becoming" (Instrumental) at archive.org]