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| BPM = 135| versions = Wish<br>Wish ("No Bad Words" versionMix)<br>Wish (Radio Edit)<br>Wish (''[[Fixed]]'')<br>Fist Fuck<br>Wish (''[[Closure]]'')<br>Wish (Live)<br>Wish (''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'')<br>Wish (''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]'')| live = [[Lollapalooza Tour]] through Presentpresent}} '''"Wish"''' is the second track on 1992's ''[[Broken]]'' EP, and displays that era's characteristic aggression and abrasive guitar attack. The song won a Grammy Award for "Best Metal Performance." It keeps with the general mood of the ''Broken'' EP and includes numerous angry and self-deprecating lyrical passages, but unlike other songs, also shows a desire for something more.

This is the original album version. Opening with percussion and noise loops, Reznor's quick verses work in call-and-response with an equally quick distorted guitar attack. Each verse eventually opens up into a sustained chorus based around guitar power chords. The synthesizer-driven bridge introduces a new chord progression (including whispers of the final two lines of lyrics) before returning to the verse guitar parts, a final chorus, and a coda made of the verse guitar parts again, which suddenly cut off to a quiet, ascending white noise manipulation that segues into "[[Last]]."

===Wish ("No Bad Words" Mix)==='''''Running Time: 3:37''''' This a censored versionof the original, distributed on a promo to U.S. radio stations. The censorship is accomplished by completely silencing music when a bad word is said. ===Wish (Radio Edit)==='''''Running Time: 3:51''''' This a censored version of the original, distributed exclusively on a 7" promo vinyl to U.K. radio stations. The censorship is accomplished by word/sound substitution when a bad word is said. Instead of cutting off abruptly, the ending guitar riff is repeated to fade-out, resulting in the longer runtime.

Elongated to nine minutes, this '''''Running Time: 9:10''''' This remix elaborates on the drum and synthesizer loop of the original. The cymbals are run through a wah effect, making them sound as if underwater. Its structure essentially follows the original, but with production changes and lengthening of the introduction and ending.

*Remixed by [[J.G. Thirlwell]]

This live version's ending incorporates double bass drumming by [[Josh Freese]] and a guitar solo by [[Aaron North]] but is otherwise identical in arrangement to the other versions.

[[Image:Wishstill.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from the "Wish" video]]In 1992 the [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music video ]] for "Wish" premiered. It was directed by [[Peter Christopherson]], who also directed "[[March Of The Pigs (song)|March Of The Pigs]]" and the infamous ''[[Broken Movie]].''Oddly enough, "Wish" bears a strong resemblance to the video for "Rock You Like A Hurricane" by The Scorpions.

The video features the band (Reznor, [[Richard Patrick]], [[James Woolley]] and [[Chris Vrenna]]) performing in a rather ornate cage. Outside of the cage is a mob that seems determined to get into the cage and attack the band. The finale of the video shows the mob accosting the band through the bars, grabbing at them and attempting to bind them. Ultimately, they break through the chain keeping the band locked inside and storm in, wielding baseball bats and other crude weapons. MTV felt that the ending scene was too violent and alternate footage was used for network airplay.

A second video is a live video filmed by [[Simon Maxwell]] . The footage used for ''Closure'' this (as well as the live videos for "Eraser" and "Hurt") was shot in Dallas, Texas and Omaha, Nebraska in February of 1995. The footage used is different from that used in the ''Closure'' performance. ===Credits===*Director: Peter Christopherson*Producer: Fiz Oliver*Cameraman: Adam Rodgers*Editor: Philip Richardson ===Credits (live version)===*Director: Simon Maxwell*Producer: Maryann Waldoff, Adam Stern, Laurence Novich*Cameraman: Crescenzo Notarile*Editor: Simon Maxwell*Executive Producer of live shoot: Cordelia Plunket

"Wish" has become a staple of the [[Nine Inch Nails]] live shows, performed at nearly every show, due to its high energy and guitar-oriented structure. The instrumental bridge is played by guitars rather than synthesizers in nearly every instance. When this song debuted on the [[LollapaloozaTour]] Tour in 1991, it was musically very similar to the final version, but with different lyrics.

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