| versions = I'm Afraid Of Americans<br>I'm Afraid Of Americans (V1)<br>I'm Afraid Of Americans (V2)<br>I'm Afraid Of Americans (V3)<br>I'm Afraid Of Americans (V4)<br>I'm Afraid Of Americans (V5)<BR>I'm Afraid Of Americans (V6)
| live = N/A
}}[[David Bowie]]'s song ''''I'm Afraid of Americans'''' was remixed by [[Trent Reznor]] for its maxi-single releasein 1997.
==Appearances==
*''I'm Afraid Of Americans''
*''Earthling''
==Personnel==
V1-4, 6:
*Production and additional performances by Nine Inch Nails: Trent Reznor, Charlie Clouser, Keith Hillebrandt, Dave "Rave" Ogilvie, Danny Lohner
*Mixed by Dave "Rave" Ogilvie
*Engineered by Brian Pollack at Nothing Studios, New Orleans
*Special guest on V3: Ice Cube
V5:
*Additional production and remix by Photek
==Versions==
===I'm Afraid of Americans===
The original song appears on David Bowie's album ''Earthling'', also released in 1997.
===I'm Afraid of Americans (V1)===
Remixed by [[Nine Inch Nails]]5:31, this version was used as the single mix of the song, in its music video, and appears on the titular remix EP and the ''Best of Bowie'' compilation. Reznor sings backup in this mix, most notably in the "God is an American" coda.
===I'm Afraid of Americans (V2)===
5:51This remix resembles "[[Closer (song)|Closer (Precursor)]]" in its laid back beat and soundscaping.
===I'm Afraid of Americans (V3)===
6:18This version splices vocals by Bowie with those of Ice Cube, manipulated into phrases like "I pledge allegiance" and "a murder-merican" in addition to many others. The beat and bassline are very minimal, featuring ''and eventually give way to a distant piano below Ice Cube''s words "TV got your brain."
===I'm Afraid of Americans (V4)===
5:25This remix is very atmospheric, created in more of an ambient style, and its predominantly instrumental, using various layers of the original beat and guitars.
===I'm Afraid of Americans (V5)===
5:38[[Photek]] created this remix, a very minimal and bouncy electronic version of the song. Spliced vocals are arranged above a repetitious bassline, synth melody, and drum programming resembling that of Bowie's song "Little Wonder," the first on ''Earthling.''
===I'm Afraid of Americans (V6)===
11:18The final NIN remix of the song transitions directly from the Photek mix, and is mostly composed of very repetitious bass and drums. It is instrumental, and bears very little resemblance to any part of the original.
==Music Video==
The video uses the (V1) mix of the song, and features Reznor stalking Bowie throughout New York, with Bowie constantly trying to escape. Throughout the video, violent acts are "commited" with guns seemingly only visable visible to Bowie, and the video culminates culminating in Reznor firing an automatic imaginary gun at a cab that Bowie is hiding behind, with . Reznor subsequently appearing appears bearing a cross as part of a festival revellermisfit parade passing Bowie in the streets, chanting "God is an American."
==Lyrics==