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The term "[[Nine Inch Nails]]" has been used in various cultural references, and as an otherwise unlikely phrase, is often assumed to be in reference or tribute to the band. NIN songs have also been used in many films, television shows and video games.
==Music==
''See also: [[Related bands and artists]]''<br>''See also: [[Covers Of NIN]]''
* Singer [[Tori Amos]] has alluded to Nine Inch Nails in her lyrics: "Precious Things" mentions "demigods with their nine-inch nails" and "Caught a Lite Sneeze" finds her "{making her} own [[Pretty Hate Machine]]." [[Trent Reznor]] sang back-up vocals on Amos' "Past the Mission." Amos sometimes included the opening line of "[[Hurt (song)|Hurt]]" in live improvisations, sometimes with silly alternative lyrics such as "I hurt myself today/to find a jellybean." The term "[[Starfuckers, Inc. (song)|Starfucker]]" was used in Amos' 1996 song "Professional Widow" on the album ''Boys for Pele.'' Many believe that Amos and Reznor were more than friends, and Reznor has confessed that [[Courtney Love]] meddled in their friendship, causing them to drift apart. Some believe Amos's song, "She's Your Cocaine" is about the two of them. In 2014, Amos performed a live cover of ""[[Something I Can Never Have]]".
* Eminem's "My Name Is" from his 1999 album ''The Slim Shady LP'' includes the line "Wanna see me stick Nine Inch Nails through each one of my eyelids?" in the first verse, commonly seen as a nod to the band.
* Progressive metal band Dream Theater has performed a live medley called "Caught in Alice's New Nine-Inch Millennium Tool Garden." It used the lyrics of their earlier release "Caught in a Web," but with new music which was a combination of the styles of Alice in Chains, Nine Inch Nails, [[Tool]], and [[Soundgarden]], all of which were prominent rock bands during the 90s. The band later wrote new lyrics to the song and released it as "New Millennium" on the album ''Falling into Infinity.''
* ''Small Soldiers'' (1998): Just as one of the soldiers is about to fire the nail gun, he shouts, "Hey kid, don't you like Nine Inch Nails?".
* ''Tuesdays with Morrie'' (1999): The opening sequence featured a voice saying "Morrie would dance to anything... Name a band. He'd do the twist to Nine Inch Nails".
* ''The Rage: Carrie 2'' (1999): A NIN poster is seen on the main character's bedroom wall.
* ''Requiem for a Dream'' (2000): Trent Reznor and [[Nothing Records]] are credited in the "Special Thanks" section of the film's end credits. Composer [[Clint Mansell]] said Reznor served as a music consultant for the film's soundtrack.
* ''Final Destination'' (2000): When Carter tries to run over Billy shortly before Terry's death, "[[Into The Void (song)|Into The Void]]" can be heard pumping from his car. A fan made this connection to something Trent had purportedly said:
* ''Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'' (2001): "[[Deep]]".
* ''Resident Evil'' (2002): While Alice battles the mutated dogs, "[[Fist Fuck]]" soundtracks the assault.
* ''Saw'' (2003 short film): Intro has a clip and end credits have clips from the ''[[Fixed]]'' remix of "[[Screaming SlaveHappiness In Slavery]]".* ''School of Rock'' (2003): A NIN sticker can be seen among the band stickers in Dewey's bedroom.
* ''The Machinist'' (2004): Writer Scott Kosar is a fan of Nine Inch Nails, and named Christian Bale's character Trevor Reznik in tribute to Reznor. His original script had NIN lyrics on the first page, the promotional poster for the film has a backwards 'N' (as in the NIИ logo), and early press articles described Reznik as going through "[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|a downward spiral]]."
* ''Man on Fire'' (2004): Clips of "The Art Of Self Destruction, Part One," "[[Mr. Self Destruct|Self Destruction, Part Two]]," and "[[The Downward Spiral (The Bottom)]]" from ''[[Further Down The Spiral]];'' "[[The Mark Has Been Made]]" and "[[The Great Below]]" from ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]];'' and "[[The Wretched|The Wretched (Version)]]" from ''[[Things Falling Apart]].'' Reznor received a "Music Consultant" credit for the film.
*''[[The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Soundtrack|The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo]]'' (2011): In addition to featuring a score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Lisbeth gains information from a man wearing a "NIN" shirt at one point during the film.
*''The Avengers'' (2012): "[[We're In This Together (song)|We're In This Together]]" is used in a trailer.
*''The Cabin in the WoodWoods'' (2012): "[[Last]]" is used in the credits.
*''Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters'' (2013): "The Wretched (Version)" is used in the trailer.
*''The Unbelievers'' (2013): "[[Complication]]" is used during the first sequence of scenes in the film.
*''The Raid 2'' (2014): "[[13 Ghosts II]]" and "[[14 Ghosts II]]" are used in the film's final scene and credits.
*''Mourning Son'' (2015): Contains an extended version of "[[1 Ghosts I]]".
*''The Defiant OnesCaptain Marvel'' (20172019): Contains numerous In the film, which is set in the 90's, Captain Marvel (played by Brie Larson) dons civilian clothing, including a white "NIN tracks" logo t-shirt.*''Captain Marvel[[Soul (Original Score)|Soul]]'' (20192020): In preview photos released addition to featuring a score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, there is a hardware store sign in September 2018the background advertising a sale on "9 in. nails."*''Tick, Carol Danvers Tick... Boom!'' (played 2021): There is a NIN postcard on the wall of the main character's kitchen.*''[[The Killer (Original Score)|The Killer]]'' (2023): In addition to featuring a score by Brie LarsonTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross, the band's name is somewhat referenced in the film when the main character says "nine gauge nails."*''The Beekeeper'' (2024): A cinematic remix of "Head Like A Hole" is used in the trailer.*''The Marvels'' (2023) : Echoing 2019's ''Captain Marvel'', a character is wearing this movie wears a "NIN" logo shirt.
==Television==
*In an episode of Hulu's series adaptation of ''High Fidelity'', Robin's character is seen wearing a ''Closer To God'' t-shirt and a NIN sticker appears on the cash register.
*The Kate Kane character wears a NIN shirt in an episode of ''Batwoman''.
*In ''The X-Files'' episode "Quagmire", a van can be seen with NIN stickers on it.
*Multiple documentaries by Adam Curtis feature the music of Nine Inch Nails.
*A 2010 episode of ''Grey's Anatomy'' is titled "[[Adrift And At Peace]]".
*In a 1999 episode of ''Saturday Night Live'', a NIN sticker can be seen on a garbage can during a Mary Katherine Gallagher sketch.
*"Closer" is used in an episode of ''Pam & Tommy''.
*Interpretations of multiple NIN songs are used on ''Westworld''.
*"Something I Can Never Have" is used during the credits of an episode of ''Black Bird''.
*NIN is mentioned in Season 9, Episode 3 of ''The Flash''.
*In the ''Bob's Burgers'' episode "These Boots Are Made For Stalking", Gene makes a reference to NIN.
*"The Day The World Went Away", "[[Letting Go While Holding On]]", "[[Hope We Can Again]]", and multiple tracks from the ''[[Waves (Original Score)]]'' are used in season 2 episodes of ''The Bear''.
*"[[Slipping Away]]" was used in an episode of ''The Walking Dead: Dead City''.
*A special remix of "Closer" was used in episode 2 of ''The Fall of the House of Usher''.
*"Terrible Lie" was used in an episode of ''Goosebumps''.
*A NIN sticker can be seen in the background on an episode of ''Degrassi: The Next Generation''.
*''The Defiant Ones'' docuseries features NIN and contains numerous NIN tracks.
*''Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza'' docuseries features NIN.
==Literature and Comics==
*A young soldier in the comic strip ''Doonesbury'' lost most of his hearing due to listening to too much Nine Inch Nails music before he was severely injured in Iraq. His hearing loss was "[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/db/2008/db080128.gif worth it]!"
*In the ''[https://xkcd.com/1732/ Earth Temperature Timeline]'' published by [[wp:xkcd|xkcd]], one figure is seen writing "NIИ" on a cave wall.
*Issue #1052 of ''Action Comics'' contains a short story entitled "Head Like A Whole".
==Video Games==