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| length =5:40
| BPM = 113
| versions =Ringfinger<br>Twist (Demo - from ''Purest FeelingDemos & Remixes'')<br>Twist (Demo - ''Demos & RemixesPurest Feeling'')
| live =[[Pretty Hate Machine Tour]] through [[Lollapalooza Tour]]
}}'''"Ringfinger"''' is the tenth and final track on the 1989 release ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]''. The demo version of this song was called "Twist," which remains musically almost identical but uses alternate lyrics.
This is the final album version. Opening with a thumping beat and a synth melody, Reznor's reverberating vocals dominate the verses. A different beat is introduced during the second verse, while vocal harmonies and a synth pad enter during the choruses. During the break, there is a short distorted guitar riff before the final verse and choruses. The end of the track comes in after the final chorus with a funky guitar riff playing over a panned drum beat. This is followed by a scream [[samples|sampled]] from the beginning of [[Jane's Addiction]]'s "Had a Dad," which leads into an entirely different beat, sampled from "Alphabet St." by Prince. This is accompanied by a synth that sounds very similar to the one used in "[[That's What I Get]]" and vinyl scratching.
===Twist (Demo - from ''Purest FeelingDemos & Remixes'')===Found The "Twist" recording on ''Demos & Remixes'' includes the spoken lyrics printed at the end of "Ringfinger" in the ''Purest FeelingPretty Hate Machine'' bootleg, it uses different lyricsliner notes.
====Lyrics====
I'd still be half of what you need
Still you lead me and I follow
Over to the tip of your switchblade
As you pull it out and you stick it in
(Twist twist twist)
==Live==