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The term "[[Nine Inch Nails|nine inch nails]]" has been used in various cultural references, and as an otherwise unlikely phrase is often assumed to be in reference or tribute to the band. Examples include musicians such as [[Tori Amos]], video games such as ''[[Quake]]'', movies such as ''[[Man on Fire (2004 film)|Man on Fire]]'', and literature such as ''[[The Dark Tower (2004 novel)|The Dark Tower]]''.
==In music==
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* Singer [[Tori Amos]] has alluded to Nine Inch Nails in her lyrics: "[[Little Earthquakes|Precious Things]]" mentions "demigods with their nine-inch nails" and "[[Boys for Pele|Caught a Lite Sneeze]]" finds her "[making her] own [[Pretty Hate Machine|pretty hate machine]]." [[Trent Reznor]] sang back-up vocals on Amos' "[[Under the Pink|Past the Mission]]." Amos sometimes includes the opening line of "[[Hurt (song)|Hurt]]" in live improvisations, and has performed the majority of the song at various times in concert, sometimes with silly alternative lyrics such as "I hurt myself today/to find a jellybean". The term "[[Starfuckers, Inc.|Starfucker]]" was used in Amos's song "[[Professional Widow]]" on the album ''[[Boys for Pele]]''. Many believe that Amos and Reznor were more than friends, and Reznor has confessed that [[Courtney Love]] meddled in their friendship, causing them to drift apart. Some believe Amos's song, "[[From the Choirgirl Hotel|She's Your Cocaine]]" is about the two of them.
* [[Eminem]]'s "[[My Name Is]]" from his [[1999 in music|1999]] album ''[[The Slim Shady LP]]'' includes the line "Wanna see me stick Nine Inch Nails through each one of my eyelids?" in the first verse, commonly seen as a nod to the band.
* Progressive metal band [[Dream Theater]] has performed a live [[wiktionary:Medley|medley]] called "Caught in Alice's New Nine-Inch Millennium Tool Garden." It used the lyrics of their earlier release "Caught in a Web", but with new music which was a combination of the styles of [[Alice in Chains]], Nine Inch Nails, [[Tool (band)|Tool]], and [[Soundgarden]], all of which were prominent rock bands during the [[1990s in music|90s]]. The band later wrote new lyrics to the song and released it as "New Millennium" on the album ''[[Falling into Infinity]]''.
* Nine Inch Nails is referenced in the [[Phi Life Cypher]] remix of [[Gorillaz]]' "[[Clint Eastwood (song)|Clint Eastwood]]": "Now rearrangin' your whole skeletal structure then I find some nine inch nails to perform some acupuncture."
* [[Weird Al Yankovic]] has paid tribute to NIN more than once: "Closer" is parodied in the "Alternative Polka" from ''[[Bad Hair Day]]'', and "Terrible Lie" and "Closer" in "Germs" from ''[[Running with Scissors (album)|Running with Scissors]]''.
* Following the feud with [[Fred Durst]] of [[Limp Bizkit]], in their [[2000 in music|2000]] song "Hot Dog" returned the lyrics of [[Closer to God|Closer]], stating "You wanna fuck me like an animal/You'd like to [[Burn (Nine Inch Nails song)|burn]] from the inside." The use of the lyrics was actually meant as a tribute to Trent Reznor, whom Durst admires, though it is often misinterpreted as an attempt at "bashing" him. Reznor cleared the use of his lyrics with no trouble, and received credit in the liner notes for the song. "Hot Dog" also mentioned "A nine inch nail/ get knocked the fuck out" and two NIN song-titles: "[[The Perfect Drug|A Perfect Drug]]" and "Closer".
* In [[Crazy Town]]'s [[1999]] album ''[[The Gift of Game]]'', the song "Darkside" contains the lyric "Devils eyes and nine inch nails."
* The [[MC Lars]] song ''Signing Emo'' contains the line "Industrial comes back/The pres. needs a NIN." MC Lars has stated he is a fan, but live often replaces NIN with Tool, a sign of the current relevance of Tool to the industrial scene..
* In the song "In My Backyard" by [[Dead Celebrity Status]], the band references Nine Inch Nails in the line "Like a Nine Inch Nail being pushed in by Trent Reznor", this track also references many other bands.
* Nine Inch Nails are referenced in the song "Overcome" by [[Within Temptation]]. The last two lines of the fifth verse are "Sorry do my nine inch nails/Slash your soul?"
* In the video for [[Good Charlotte]]'s "[[Keep Your Hands Off My Girl]]", a NIN sticker can be seen on a band member's guitar.
==In film==
* ''Class of 1999'' ([[1990 in film|1990]]): During the scene featuring a phone conversation between Cody and Hector, "[[Head Like a Hole]]" plays on the radio in Razorhead's headquarter.
* ''[[Prayer of the Rollerboys]]'' ([[1991 in film|1991]]): "[[Head Like a Hole]]" can be heard playing at a party.
* ''[[The Crow]]'' ([[1994 in film|1994]]): Cover of [[Joy Division]]'s "[[Still (Joy Division album)|Dead Souls]]".
* ''[[Natural Born Killers]]'' (1994): "[[Pretty Hate Machine|Something I Can Never Have]]" (edited and extended), "[[Burn (Nine Inch Nails song)|Burn]]" and "[[The Downward Spiral|A Warm Place]]" are used in the film and appear on the [[Natural Born Killers (soundtrack)|soundtrack]], which Reznor produced.
* ''[[Clueless]]'' ([[1995 in film|1995]]): Travis Birkenstock says, "so how I feel about [[The Rolling Stones]], is how my kids are going to feel about Nine Inch Nails."
* ''[[Se7en]]'' (1995): The opening sequence features a remix of "[[Closer to God|Closer (precursor)]]".
* ''[[The Fan (1996 film)|The Fan]]'' ([[1996 in film|1996]]): A clip of "[[Further Down the Spiral|The Art of Self Destruction, Part One]]".
* ''[[Lost Highway]]'' ([[1997 in film|1997]]): Reznor wrote "[[The Perfect Drug]]" specifically for this film, with limited production time.
* ''[[Small Soldiers]]'' ([[1998 in film|1998]]): Just as one of the soldiers is about to fire the [[nail gun]], he shouts, "Hey kid, don't you like Nine Inch Nails?".
* ''[[Tuesdays with Morrie]]'' ([[1999 in film|1999]]): The opening sequence featured a voice saying "Morrie would dance to anything... Name a band. He'd do the twist to Nine Inch Nails".
* ''[[Final Destination]]'' ([[2000 in film|2000]]): When Carter tries to run over Billy shortly before Terry's death, "[[Into the Void (Nine Inch Nails song)|Into the Void]]" can be heard pumping from his car.
* ''[[Lara Croft: Tomb Raider]]'' ([[2001 in film|2001]]): "[[Deep (song)|Deep]]".
* ''[[Resident Evil (film)|Resident Evil]]'' ([[2002 in film|2002]]): While Alice battles the mutated dogs, "[[Fixed (album)|Fist Fuck]]" soundtracks the assault.
* ''[[Saw (2003 film)|Saw short film]]'' ([[2003 in film|2003]]): Intro has a clip from "[[Screaming Slave]]".
* ''[[The Machinist]]'' ([[2004 in film|2004]]): Writer [[Scott Kossar]] is a fan of Nine Inch Nails, and named [[Christian Bale]]'s character Trevor Reznik in tribute to Reznor. His original script had NIN lyrics on the first page, the [[:Image:The Machinist poster.JPG|promotional poster for the film]] has a backwards 'N' (as in the NIИ logo), and early press articles described Reznik as going through a "[[The Downward Spiral|downward spiral]]".
* ''[[Man on Fire (2004 film)|Man on Fire]]'' (2004): Clips of "The Art of Self Destruction, Part One", "Self Destruction, Part Two", and "The Downward Spiral (The Bottom)" from ''[[Further Down the Spiral]]''; "The Mark Has Been Made" and "The Great Below" from ''[[The Fragile]]''; and "The Wretched (Version)" from ''[[Things Falling Apart]]''. Reznor received a "Music Consultant" credit for the film.
* ''[[Doom (film)|Doom]]'' ([[2005 in film|2005]]): [[Clint Mansell]]'s remix of "[[With Teeth|You Know What You Are?]]" starts the ending credits. This is most likely a tribute to Reznor's work on the ''[[Quake]]'' and ''[[Doom III]]'' sound effects and music mentioned below.
* ''[[Underworld 2]]'' ([[2006 in film|2006]]): The trailer features "[[The Hand That Feeds]]".
* ''[[300 (film)|300]]'' ([[2007 in film|2007]]): Trailers feature "[[Just Like You Imagined]]".
* ''[[The Hitcher]]'' ([[2007 in film|2007]]): "[[Closer to God|Closer]]" is used in a chase scene.
==In television==
* Several excerpts of various Nine Inch Nails songs have been used on episodes of the television shows ''[[CSI]]'', ''[[Cold Case]]'', ''[[The Sopranos]]'', ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'', ''[[Criminal Minds]]'', ''[[Millennium (TV series)|Millennium]]'', and ''[[Brotherhood (Showtime)|Brotherhood]]'' [http://www.tunefind.com/artist/Nine+Inch+Nails], as well as [[Top Gear]].
* An episode of ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'' contained a performance by "Nine Inch Snails," an unpunctual musical group of [[snail]]s dressed in "[[Goth subculture|goth]]" apparel.
* In ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode [[Homerpalooza]], [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] says, "Now here are some of your no name bands - [[Sonic Youth]], Nine Inch Nails..."
==In literature==
* [[American literature|American author]] [[Stephen King]] quotes the chorus of "[[Hurt (song)|Hurt]]" in the opening pages of the final book of his [[The Dark Tower (series)|''Dark Tower'' series]], [[The Dark Tower (2004 novel)|''The Dark Tower'']] ([[2004 in literature|2004]]). In an interview with The NIN Hotline, he said, "I've always been a TrentRez fan--and Nails. "Hurt" says all you need to know about what life takes away. What it ALWAYS takes away in the end. A song like that is a treasure because it vocalizes what we all feel but somehow can't say. Of course the [[Johnny Cash|Cash]] video blew me away, but that song (and the Bad Company lyric) have been in my head for a couple of years now."[http://www.theninhotline.net/news/archives/backissue/04/10#1097116302]
* In book [[List of Animorphs books (11-20)#Animorphs 12: The Reaction|#12]] of [[Animorphs]], [[Cassie (Animorphs)|Cassie]] tells [[Rachel (Animorphs)|Rachel]] that she told her mom that NIN stood for "Nice is Neat".
* In the graphic novel [[Johnny the Homicidal Maniac]] by [[Jhonen Vasquez]], the band "Nine Inch Heels" is referenced several times. The logo is very similar to that of Nine Inch Nails.
* Trent and Nine Inch Nails are mentioned several times in the novel [[Glamorama]] by [[Bret Easton Ellis]]. Protagonist Victor Ward makes reference to "[[Hurt (song)|Hurt]]" specifically.
==In video games==
* Episode 4 mission 1 of [[Ultimate Doom]] contains a hidden NIИ logo[http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/E4M1:_Hell_Beneath].
* Being a huge fan of the game ''[[Doom]]'', Reznor worked with [[id Software]] to create the soundtrack for ''[[Quake]]''. In the game, ammunition crates for the [[nail gun]] have the NIN logo on them. Reznor later composed music and sound effects for id's ''[[Doom 3]]'', although ultimately his efforts were replaced by other artists. The sound effects portion of Reznor's effort is available on the internet due to an earlier leak of the incomplete game.
* "[[With Teeth|Getting Smaller]]" appears in [[Tony Hawk's Project 8]].[http://www.theninhotline.net/news/archives/backissue/06/10#1161129225]
==In music==
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* Singer [[Tori Amos]] has alluded to Nine Inch Nails in her lyrics: "[[Little Earthquakes|Precious Things]]" mentions "demigods with their nine-inch nails" and "[[Boys for Pele|Caught a Lite Sneeze]]" finds her "[making her] own [[Pretty Hate Machine|pretty hate machine]]." [[Trent Reznor]] sang back-up vocals on Amos' "[[Under the Pink|Past the Mission]]." Amos sometimes includes the opening line of "[[Hurt (song)|Hurt]]" in live improvisations, and has performed the majority of the song at various times in concert, sometimes with silly alternative lyrics such as "I hurt myself today/to find a jellybean". The term "[[Starfuckers, Inc.|Starfucker]]" was used in Amos's song "[[Professional Widow]]" on the album ''[[Boys for Pele]]''. Many believe that Amos and Reznor were more than friends, and Reznor has confessed that [[Courtney Love]] meddled in their friendship, causing them to drift apart. Some believe Amos's song, "[[From the Choirgirl Hotel|She's Your Cocaine]]" is about the two of them.
* [[Eminem]]'s "[[My Name Is]]" from his [[1999 in music|1999]] album ''[[The Slim Shady LP]]'' includes the line "Wanna see me stick Nine Inch Nails through each one of my eyelids?" in the first verse, commonly seen as a nod to the band.
* Progressive metal band [[Dream Theater]] has performed a live [[wiktionary:Medley|medley]] called "Caught in Alice's New Nine-Inch Millennium Tool Garden." It used the lyrics of their earlier release "Caught in a Web", but with new music which was a combination of the styles of [[Alice in Chains]], Nine Inch Nails, [[Tool (band)|Tool]], and [[Soundgarden]], all of which were prominent rock bands during the [[1990s in music|90s]]. The band later wrote new lyrics to the song and released it as "New Millennium" on the album ''[[Falling into Infinity]]''.
* Nine Inch Nails is referenced in the [[Phi Life Cypher]] remix of [[Gorillaz]]' "[[Clint Eastwood (song)|Clint Eastwood]]": "Now rearrangin' your whole skeletal structure then I find some nine inch nails to perform some acupuncture."
* [[Weird Al Yankovic]] has paid tribute to NIN more than once: "Closer" is parodied in the "Alternative Polka" from ''[[Bad Hair Day]]'', and "Terrible Lie" and "Closer" in "Germs" from ''[[Running with Scissors (album)|Running with Scissors]]''.
* Following the feud with [[Fred Durst]] of [[Limp Bizkit]], in their [[2000 in music|2000]] song "Hot Dog" returned the lyrics of [[Closer to God|Closer]], stating "You wanna fuck me like an animal/You'd like to [[Burn (Nine Inch Nails song)|burn]] from the inside." The use of the lyrics was actually meant as a tribute to Trent Reznor, whom Durst admires, though it is often misinterpreted as an attempt at "bashing" him. Reznor cleared the use of his lyrics with no trouble, and received credit in the liner notes for the song. "Hot Dog" also mentioned "A nine inch nail/ get knocked the fuck out" and two NIN song-titles: "[[The Perfect Drug|A Perfect Drug]]" and "Closer".
* In [[Crazy Town]]'s [[1999]] album ''[[The Gift of Game]]'', the song "Darkside" contains the lyric "Devils eyes and nine inch nails."
* The [[MC Lars]] song ''Signing Emo'' contains the line "Industrial comes back/The pres. needs a NIN." MC Lars has stated he is a fan, but live often replaces NIN with Tool, a sign of the current relevance of Tool to the industrial scene..
* In the song "In My Backyard" by [[Dead Celebrity Status]], the band references Nine Inch Nails in the line "Like a Nine Inch Nail being pushed in by Trent Reznor", this track also references many other bands.
* Nine Inch Nails are referenced in the song "Overcome" by [[Within Temptation]]. The last two lines of the fifth verse are "Sorry do my nine inch nails/Slash your soul?"
* In the video for [[Good Charlotte]]'s "[[Keep Your Hands Off My Girl]]", a NIN sticker can be seen on a band member's guitar.
==In film==
* ''Class of 1999'' ([[1990 in film|1990]]): During the scene featuring a phone conversation between Cody and Hector, "[[Head Like a Hole]]" plays on the radio in Razorhead's headquarter.
* ''[[Prayer of the Rollerboys]]'' ([[1991 in film|1991]]): "[[Head Like a Hole]]" can be heard playing at a party.
* ''[[The Crow]]'' ([[1994 in film|1994]]): Cover of [[Joy Division]]'s "[[Still (Joy Division album)|Dead Souls]]".
* ''[[Natural Born Killers]]'' (1994): "[[Pretty Hate Machine|Something I Can Never Have]]" (edited and extended), "[[Burn (Nine Inch Nails song)|Burn]]" and "[[The Downward Spiral|A Warm Place]]" are used in the film and appear on the [[Natural Born Killers (soundtrack)|soundtrack]], which Reznor produced.
* ''[[Clueless]]'' ([[1995 in film|1995]]): Travis Birkenstock says, "so how I feel about [[The Rolling Stones]], is how my kids are going to feel about Nine Inch Nails."
* ''[[Se7en]]'' (1995): The opening sequence features a remix of "[[Closer to God|Closer (precursor)]]".
* ''[[The Fan (1996 film)|The Fan]]'' ([[1996 in film|1996]]): A clip of "[[Further Down the Spiral|The Art of Self Destruction, Part One]]".
* ''[[Lost Highway]]'' ([[1997 in film|1997]]): Reznor wrote "[[The Perfect Drug]]" specifically for this film, with limited production time.
* ''[[Small Soldiers]]'' ([[1998 in film|1998]]): Just as one of the soldiers is about to fire the [[nail gun]], he shouts, "Hey kid, don't you like Nine Inch Nails?".
* ''[[Tuesdays with Morrie]]'' ([[1999 in film|1999]]): The opening sequence featured a voice saying "Morrie would dance to anything... Name a band. He'd do the twist to Nine Inch Nails".
* ''[[Final Destination]]'' ([[2000 in film|2000]]): When Carter tries to run over Billy shortly before Terry's death, "[[Into the Void (Nine Inch Nails song)|Into the Void]]" can be heard pumping from his car.
* ''[[Lara Croft: Tomb Raider]]'' ([[2001 in film|2001]]): "[[Deep (song)|Deep]]".
* ''[[Resident Evil (film)|Resident Evil]]'' ([[2002 in film|2002]]): While Alice battles the mutated dogs, "[[Fixed (album)|Fist Fuck]]" soundtracks the assault.
* ''[[Saw (2003 film)|Saw short film]]'' ([[2003 in film|2003]]): Intro has a clip from "[[Screaming Slave]]".
* ''[[The Machinist]]'' ([[2004 in film|2004]]): Writer [[Scott Kossar]] is a fan of Nine Inch Nails, and named [[Christian Bale]]'s character Trevor Reznik in tribute to Reznor. His original script had NIN lyrics on the first page, the [[:Image:The Machinist poster.JPG|promotional poster for the film]] has a backwards 'N' (as in the NIИ logo), and early press articles described Reznik as going through a "[[The Downward Spiral|downward spiral]]".
* ''[[Man on Fire (2004 film)|Man on Fire]]'' (2004): Clips of "The Art of Self Destruction, Part One", "Self Destruction, Part Two", and "The Downward Spiral (The Bottom)" from ''[[Further Down the Spiral]]''; "The Mark Has Been Made" and "The Great Below" from ''[[The Fragile]]''; and "The Wretched (Version)" from ''[[Things Falling Apart]]''. Reznor received a "Music Consultant" credit for the film.
* ''[[Doom (film)|Doom]]'' ([[2005 in film|2005]]): [[Clint Mansell]]'s remix of "[[With Teeth|You Know What You Are?]]" starts the ending credits. This is most likely a tribute to Reznor's work on the ''[[Quake]]'' and ''[[Doom III]]'' sound effects and music mentioned below.
* ''[[Underworld 2]]'' ([[2006 in film|2006]]): The trailer features "[[The Hand That Feeds]]".
* ''[[300 (film)|300]]'' ([[2007 in film|2007]]): Trailers feature "[[Just Like You Imagined]]".
* ''[[The Hitcher]]'' ([[2007 in film|2007]]): "[[Closer to God|Closer]]" is used in a chase scene.
==In television==
* Several excerpts of various Nine Inch Nails songs have been used on episodes of the television shows ''[[CSI]]'', ''[[Cold Case]]'', ''[[The Sopranos]]'', ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'', ''[[Criminal Minds]]'', ''[[Millennium (TV series)|Millennium]]'', and ''[[Brotherhood (Showtime)|Brotherhood]]'' [http://www.tunefind.com/artist/Nine+Inch+Nails], as well as [[Top Gear]].
* An episode of ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'' contained a performance by "Nine Inch Snails," an unpunctual musical group of [[snail]]s dressed in "[[Goth subculture|goth]]" apparel.
* In ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode [[Homerpalooza]], [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] says, "Now here are some of your no name bands - [[Sonic Youth]], Nine Inch Nails..."
==In literature==
* [[American literature|American author]] [[Stephen King]] quotes the chorus of "[[Hurt (song)|Hurt]]" in the opening pages of the final book of his [[The Dark Tower (series)|''Dark Tower'' series]], [[The Dark Tower (2004 novel)|''The Dark Tower'']] ([[2004 in literature|2004]]). In an interview with The NIN Hotline, he said, "I've always been a TrentRez fan--and Nails. "Hurt" says all you need to know about what life takes away. What it ALWAYS takes away in the end. A song like that is a treasure because it vocalizes what we all feel but somehow can't say. Of course the [[Johnny Cash|Cash]] video blew me away, but that song (and the Bad Company lyric) have been in my head for a couple of years now."[http://www.theninhotline.net/news/archives/backissue/04/10#1097116302]
* In book [[List of Animorphs books (11-20)#Animorphs 12: The Reaction|#12]] of [[Animorphs]], [[Cassie (Animorphs)|Cassie]] tells [[Rachel (Animorphs)|Rachel]] that she told her mom that NIN stood for "Nice is Neat".
* In the graphic novel [[Johnny the Homicidal Maniac]] by [[Jhonen Vasquez]], the band "Nine Inch Heels" is referenced several times. The logo is very similar to that of Nine Inch Nails.
* Trent and Nine Inch Nails are mentioned several times in the novel [[Glamorama]] by [[Bret Easton Ellis]]. Protagonist Victor Ward makes reference to "[[Hurt (song)|Hurt]]" specifically.
==In video games==
* Episode 4 mission 1 of [[Ultimate Doom]] contains a hidden NIИ logo[http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/E4M1:_Hell_Beneath].
* Being a huge fan of the game ''[[Doom]]'', Reznor worked with [[id Software]] to create the soundtrack for ''[[Quake]]''. In the game, ammunition crates for the [[nail gun]] have the NIN logo on them. Reznor later composed music and sound effects for id's ''[[Doom 3]]'', although ultimately his efforts were replaced by other artists. The sound effects portion of Reznor's effort is available on the internet due to an earlier leak of the incomplete game.
* "[[With Teeth|Getting Smaller]]" appears in [[Tony Hawk's Project 8]].[http://www.theninhotline.net/news/archives/backissue/06/10#1161129225]