"Closer" has been regularly performed live since 1994. Starting from [[Live: With Teeth]] tour, the instrumental breakdown of "The Only Time" was incorporated into the breakdown of "Closer". Also, the second to last line of the song has been sung as "I am the honey inside your hive" instead of "I drink the honey inside your hive." An example of this can be seen on ''Beside You In Time.''
After being in setlist rotation for 14 years, Reznor stated in a web interview that the song is "nowhere on the setlist" for the [[Wave Goodbye Tour]], despite it later being played a handful of times on that tour, with Trent playing the breakdown from "The Only Time" instead of [[Alessandro Cortini]]. More recentlyDuring the [[Live 2013-2014|Tension 2013 tour]], "Closer" has been referenced during some live performances of "[[All Time Low]]".
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