Head Like a Hole
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"Head Like a Hole" is an industrial rock song by Nine Inch Nails that became one of the band's signature tracks and a defining anthem of their early career.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Head Like a Hole canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Pretty Hate Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Nine Inch Nails NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide |
Head Like a Hole (Copper)
NERFINISHED
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Head Like a Hole (Opal) NERFINISHED ⓘ Terrible Lie (live) NERFINISHED ⓘ You Know Who You Are ⓘ |
| composer | Trent Reznor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| format |
12-inch single
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7-inch single ⓘ CD single ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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industrial metal ⓘ industrial rock ⓘ |
| hasChorusLine |
Head like a hole, black as your soul
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I’d rather die than give you control ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion |
Head Like a Hole (AFI cover)
NERFINISHED
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Head Like a Hole (Tori Amos cover) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Head Like a Hole (live) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Head Like a Hole (music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRemix |
Head Like a Hole (Clay)
NERFINISHED
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Head Like a Hole (Copper) NERFINISHED ⓘ Head Like a Hole (Opal) NERFINISHED ⓘ Head Like a Hole (Slate) NERFINISHED ⓘ Head Like a Hole (Soil) NERFINISHED ⓘ Head Like a Hole (Spun) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedOn |
And All That Could Have Been
NERFINISHED
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Closure (video) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pretty Hate Machine (2010 remaster) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 4:59 ⓘ |
| liveStapleFor | Nine Inch Nails NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricLanguage | English ⓘ |
| lyricTheme | critique of greed and consumerism ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Eric Zimmerman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an early anthem of Nine Inch Nails
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heavy use of synthesizers and distorted guitars ⓘ |
| openingLyric | God money I’ll do anything for you ⓘ |
| partOf | Pretty Hate Machine tour setlist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy | Trent Reznor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Adrian Sherwood
NERFINISHED
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Flood NERFINISHED ⓘ Trent Reznor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1988–1989 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | TVT Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1990-03-22 ⓘ |
| signatureSongOf | Nine Inch Nails NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | tour encore for Nine Inch Nails ⓘ |
| writer | Trent Reznor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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