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| versions = Mr. Self Destruct<br>The Art Of Self Destruction, Part One<BR>Self Destruction, Part Two<br>Self Destruction, Part Three<br>Self Destruction, Final<br>The Beauty of Being Numb (Section A)
| live = [[Self Destruct Touring Cycle]]<br>[[With Teeth Fall Arena Tour]] through [[Wave Goodbye Tour|NIN|JA 2009]]
}} '''"Mr. Self Destruct"''' is the first track on the 1994 release ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]].'' It begins with a restructured sample from Its loud and abrasive verses and choruses as well as the contrast in the film ''THX 1138,'' quiet bridge and immediately picks up with use of samples combine to make a very up-tempo and aggressive first versecomprehensive introduction to the sonic characteristics of the entire album.
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==Versions==
===Mr. Self Destruct===
This is the original album version.It begins with a restructured sample from the film ''THX 1138,'' and immediately picks up with very fast and aggressive verses and choruses, Reznor's casual vocal delivery contrasting with the noisy cacophony around it. The bridge is in stark contrast: quiet, subdued and atmospheric, it is the only section of the song to feature bass. A return to cacophony for the final verse and choruses gives way to manipulated and looped guitar noises made by Adrian Belew, which cuts off suddenly and leads into "[[Piggy]]."
===The Art Of Mr. Self Destruction, Part OneDestruct (Instrumental)===This Released by Reznor through his account at remix appears on ''Further Down The Spiral.'' In contrast with the normal version, which is mostly screaming all the way throughnin.com, this track is for unmastered instrumental version does not include the most part whispers, with "I control you" being whispered repeatedlyopening sample.
===The Art of Self Destruction, Part One===
This remix appears on ''Further Down The Spiral.'' In contrast with the vocals prominent in the original, the only words used are quiet and whispered. In fact, most of its non-linear structure builds using elements of the quiet bridge.
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* Manipulation: Nine Inch Nails ([[Chris Vrenna]], [[Robin Finck]], [[Danny Lohner]], [[Charlie Clouser]], [[Trent Reznor]]) with [[Sean Beavan]] and [[Brian Pollack]]
===Self Destruction, Part Two===
This remix, also on ''Further Down The Spiral,'' features the guitar work by [[Adrian Belew]] and samples [[David Bowie]].
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* Manipulation: [[J. G. Thirlwell]]
===Self Destruction, Part Three===
This version is on the UK edition of ''Further Down The Spiral'' in place of Part Two, and follows the original structure of "Mr. Self Destruct" with only minor changes in the mix and the removal of the sample and concluding guitar scramble.
====Song Credits====
* Manipulation: J. G. Thirlwell
===Self Destruction, Final===
This is the last remix on the US edition of ''Further Down The Spiral''. It also featurs features the guitar by Adrian Belew and samples David Bowie, in particular the lyric "wanking" repeated many times, originally from Bowie's "Time.".
====Song Credits====
* Manipulation: J. G. Thirlwell
===The Beauty Of of Being Numb===The first part of this track is a version of "Mr. Self Destruct" played in reverse and remixed by NIN, Beavan and Pollack. The second part is an entirely new composition created by [[Aphex Twin]]. The ending is , which eventually crossfades with the opening of straw blowing sounds from "[[Eraser]]."
====Song Credits====
* Manipulation: Section A created by Nine Inch Nails (Chris Vrenna, Robin Finck, Danny Lohner, Charlie Clouser, Trent Reznor) with Sean Beavan and Brian Pollack; Section B created by Aphex Twin
==Live==
Often used to open shows during the later [[Self Destruct Touring Cycle|Self Destruct]] tours. It , it begins with a much faster drum beat intro count-in rather than the sample intro on album version , and features heavy amounts of guitar feedback at various points in the song. During the 2006 [[Live: With_Teeth]] winter tour and the [[Year Zero Warm-Up Tour]], [[Alessandro Cortini]] joins joined the rest of the band at the front of the stage playing guitar only to immediately return to . The 2009 [[Wave Goodbye Tour]] arrangement saw a synthesized ambient introduction surround manipulations of the back when THX 1138 sample before jumping into the song is finishedfirst verse.
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