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| versions = Wish<br>Wish ("No Bad Words" version)<br>Wish (''[[Fixed]]'')<br>Fist Fuck<br>Wish (''[[Closure]]'')<br>Wish (Live)<br>Wish (''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'')<br>Wish (''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]'')
| live = [[Lollapalooza Tour]] through present
}} '''"Wish"''' is the second track on 1992's ''[[Broken]]'' EP, and displays that era's characteristic aggression and abrasive guitar attack. The song won a Grammy Award for "Best Metal Performance." It keeps with the general mood of the ''Broken'' EP and includes numerous angry and self-deprecating lyrical passages, but unlike other songs, also shows a desire for something more.
"[[Echoplex]]" features similar wind synthesizer sounds, but they do not appear to be direct samples from "Wish". As well, the bridge of "Wish" shares its chord progression with the chorus of "[[March Of The Pigs (song)|March Of The Pigs]]".
==Music Video==
[[Image:Wishstill.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from the "Wish" video]]
In 1992 the video for "Wish" premiered. It was directed by [[Peter Christopherson]], who also directed "[[March Of The Pigs (song)|March Of The Pigs]]" and the infamous ''[[Broken Movie]].'' Though it may only be a coincidenceOddly enough, "Wish" bears a strong resemblance to the video for "Rock You Like A Hurricane" by The Scorpions.
The video features the band (Reznor, [[Richard Patrick]], [[James Woolley]] and [[Chris Vrenna]]) performing in a rather ornate cage. Outside of the cage is a mob that seems determined to get into the cage and attack the band. The finale of the video shows the mob accosting the band through the bars, grabbing at them and attempting to bind them. Ultimately, they break through the chain keeping the band locked inside and storm in, wielding baseball bats and other crude weapons. MTV felt that the ending scene was too violent and alternate footage was used for network airplay.
==Live==
"Wish" has become a staple of the [[Nine Inch Nails]] live shows, performed at nearly every show, due to its high energy and guitar-oriented structure. The instrumental bridge is played by guitars rather than synthesizers in nearly every instance. When this song debuted on the [[LollapaloozaTour]] Tour in 1991, it was musically very similar to the final version, but with different lyrics.
==Covers==
{{Youtube|Zj--eRqqgyc|Cover by Behemoth (from "Conjuration")}}
{{Youtube|HX7jL8rTRgg|Cover by Dillinger Escape Plan (from "Plagiarism")}}
*[http://vbox7.com/play:df3b3423 Cover by Silverstein (from Transitions EP)]
==Lyrics==