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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|JA 20092014 Europe/UK Tour]]<br>[[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]]through present}}'''"The Becoming"''' is made from many loops of industrial sounds, thus typical of the seventh track on the 1994 album ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]].'' Its main body is in A semi-acoustic version can be found on ''[[Still]],'' which has an accompanying performance video released at the time on [[nin.com]]. The bassline on this track was done with a 13prototype of the Oberheim 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, crossfading 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 semi-acoustic version can be found on ===Annie===In a 2004 interview for ''[[Still]],Alternative Press'' which has an accompanying video released at , Reznor was asked about the use of the time on nin.comname Annie in this song.

===Meaning===<blockquote>The lyrics describe <p>Oh, and "Annie" was abstractly referring to a man fighting against himselfcollege sweetheart/ heartbreak situation that, trying to avoid his "becomingat the time I was writing that song," transforming him into was a machine without human characteristics and feelingsvalid source of emotional pain to draw from. Its structure, described belowHer real name is Andrea Mulrain, and her phone number is indicative of this struggle[number deleted for privacy purposes. -Patriot Act Ed.]</p> This is a rare example of Reznor directly referencing a name ("Annie") in his lyrics<p>—Reznor [http://www. Usually, he uses ambiguous pronounstheninhotline. This expresses the need for attachment, the need to interact intimately with another human despite the narrator's extreme attempts to detach himself from the worldnet/archives/articles/manager/display_article.php?id=11]</p></blockquote>

This is the original album version. It begins in a 13/8 time signature with industrial noises such as a manipulated piano line, then bursts into drum machine and [[samples|sample]] loops of screams taken from the film ''Robot JoxxJox''. 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 passagein 6/8, with swooshy sounds 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 fades 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 outthe 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.