| album = ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]''
| length = 3:57
| versions = [[The Downward Spiral<br>The Downward Spiral (The Bottom)]]
| live = [[Self-Destruct Tour]]
}}
==About=='''''The Downward Spiral''' (3:58 min) '' is often referred to as the final part of ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]'s '' story in which the main character kills himself with a gun. ===Appearances===*The Downward Spiral*intro to the song contains a chromatic melody very reminiscent of the ending of "[[Further Down The Spiral]]===Versions===*The Downward Spiral*[[The Downward Spiral Closer (The Bottomsong)|Closer]]" but it is in E Major rather than C Major.
===Song Credits===
*Mixing engineer: [[Alan Moulder]]
*Drums: [[Andy Kubiszewski]]
==Appearances==
===Halos===
*''The Downward Spiral''
*''[[Further Down The Spiral]]''
==Versions==
===The Downward Spiral===
This is the original album version.
===The Downward Spiral (The Bottom)===
This remix contains a percolating minor-key melody that incorporates the guitar part of the original album version. It can be found on ''Further Down The Spiral'' and the 2-disc Deluxe Edition of ''The Downward Spiral.''