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| versions = The Big Come Down<br>The Big Come Down (Instrumental)<br>The Big Come Down (Instrumental)<br>The Big Come Down (''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]'')| live = [[Fragility v2.0]] through [[Wave Goodbye Tour|Wave Goodbye]]<br>[[Tension 2013 Tour]]<br>[[NIN + QOTSA Tour]] through [[NIN 2014 Latin America Tour]]<br>[[Europe + Asia 2018]] through present

This is the original album version. A unique track in the NIN canon, it features a loud and bombastic drum loop with odd percussion sounds, synthesized bass, and an oddly-tuned acoustic -sounding guitar riffplayed on a Parker Fly guitar utilizing its piezo pickup.[https://www.reddit. com/r/nin/comments/71zc1i/comment/dnexbbo/] [[Trent Reznor]]'s vocals in the verses are abrasively yelled, contrasting with the melodic singing in the pre-choruses and choruses, a pattern that would be used again in "[[The Line Begins To Blur]]" and "[[Head Down]]". The chorus is backed by organ chords, while the bridge descends into ambient synthesizers and loops before exploding back into the song with a new synthesized melody. The song ends suddenly, segueing immediately into "[[Underneath It All]]".

===The Big Come Down (Instrumental)===Released exclusively through Apple Music, then later on ''The Fragile: Deviations 1,'' versionthe entire song runs at its original tempo of 83 BPM. All vocals are removed, and the synth melody/solo after the bridge features additional guitar parts layered with roaring crowd sounds.

Reznor is highly energetic in this particular performance. As well, the acoustic lead guitar part in the original album version is replaced with a moderately more heavily distorted /fuzzed part, though still played on a Parker Fly. During the guitar solo, Aaron North scrapes his guitaragainst his amp cabinet, creating a controlled feedback sound.

"The Big Come Down" made its live debut on [[2000/04/03 Los Angeles, CA|April 3, 2000]]. It has been performed live sporadically since the [[Fragility]] tour in 1999, with the [[Lights In The Sky Tour]] the only one it could properly be considered a regular on. During the [[Tension 2013 Tour]], this song featured backing vocals by [[Lisa Fischer]] and [[Sharlotte Gibson]].