'''''Pretty Hate Machine''''' (also known as '''''[[Halo numbers|Halo 2]]''''') is the first studio album by [[Nine Inch Nails]], released on October 20, 1989 by [[TVT Records]] and was a huge success. The first single off of the album, ''[[Down In It (halo)|Down In It]]'', was released on September 27, 1989.
It received radio airplay for the aforementioned "[[Down In It (song)|Down In It]]" as well as subsequent singles ''[[Head Like A Hole (halo)|Head Like A Hole]]'' and ''[[Sin (halo)|Sin]]''. == Track Listing ======CD====[[Image:halo2-back.jpg|thumb|200px|Back of CD tray liner, including tracklist.]]#"[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]" and – 4:59#"[[Terrible Lie]]" – 4:38#"[[Down in It (song)|Down In It]]" – 3:46#"[[Sanctified]]" – 5:48#"[[Something I Can Never Have]]" – 5:54#"[[Kinda I Want To]]" – 4:33#"[[Sin (song)|Sin]]"– 4:06#"[[That's What I Get]]" – 4:30#"[[The Only Time]]" – 4:47#"[[Ringfinger]]" – 5:40*The 2010 remastered edition adds "[[Get Down, Make Love]]," originally a B-side on ''Sin'', on the end. ====12" Vinyl==== A1 "Head Like A Hole" – 4:59<br> A2 "Terrible Lie" – 4:38<br> A3 "Down In It" – 3:46<br> A4 "Sanctified" – 5:48<br> A5 "Something I Can Never Have" – 5:54<br> B1 "Kinda I Want To" – 4:33<br> B2 "Sin" – 4:06<br> B3 "That's What I Get" – 4:30<br> B4 "The Only Time" – 4:47<br> B5 "Ringfinger" – 5:40*The 2010 remastered edition is split across three sides: side 1 has A1 through A4, side 2 has A5 through B3, and side 3 has B4 & B5 along with "Get Down, Make Love" on the end.
==Recording==
* When the actual vinyl discs were cut, an additional low-filter (hipass), desser and hyper-elliptical filter were put in place.
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== Track Listing ==
====CD====
[[Image:halo2-back.jpg|thumb|200px|Back of CD tray liner, including tracklist.]]
#"[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]" – 4:59
#"[[Terrible Lie]]" – 4:38
#"[[Down in It (song)|Down In It]]" – 3:46
#"[[Sanctified]]" – 5:48
#"[[Something I Can Never Have]]" – 5:54
#"[[Kinda I Want To]]" – 4:33
#"[[Sin (song)|Sin]]" – 4:06
#"[[That's What I Get]]" – 4:30
#"[[The Only Time]]" – 4:47
#"[[Ringfinger]]" – 5:40
*The 2010 remastered edition adds "[[Get Down, Make Love]]," originally a B-side on ''[[Sin (halo)|Sin]]'', on the end.
====12" Vinyl====
A1 "Head Like A Hole" – 4:59<br>
A2 "Terrible Lie" – 4:38<br>
A3 "Down In It" – 3:46<br>
A4 "Sanctified" – 5:48<br>
A5 "Something I Can Never Have" – 5:54<br>
B1 "Kinda I Want To" – 4:33<br>
B2 "Sin" – 4:06<br>
B3 "That's What I Get" – 4:30<br>
B4 "The Only Time" – 4:47<br>
B5 "Ringfinger" – 5:40
*The 2010 remastered edition is split across three sides: side 1 has A1 through A4, side 2 has A5 through B3, and side 3 has B4 & B5 along with "Get Down, Make Love" on the end.
==Artwork==