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| album =''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]''
| length =5:48
| versions =Sanctified <br> Sanctified (Demo''[[Purest Feeling]]'') <br> Sanctified (PF VersionDemo)| live =Pre-[[Hate VIVIsectVI Tour|Hate]](1988) through [[Self-Destruct Nights Of Nothing Tour|Dissonance]] (1995) <br> Retired
}}'''"Sanctified"''' is the fourth track on the 1989 release ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]].'' It's best known for it's very tribal rhythms and distinctive bassline, though the original version of the song was apparently much brighter. A darker atmosphere was given to it for the ''Pretty Hate Machine'' version. The song appears to be about sex with a woman who the protagonist ([[Trent Reznor]]) is crazy about but is deathly afraid of. This could also be a metaphor for substance abuse.