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{{song
| title = The Hand That Feeds
| album = ''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]]''
| length = 3:31
| versions = The Hand That Feeds The Hand That Feeds (DFA Mix) The Hand That Feeds (DFA Mix Instrumental) The Hand That Dubs (DFA Version I) The Hand That Dubs (DFA Version II) The Hand That Feeds (Photek Dub) The Hand That Feeds (Photek Dub Instrumental) The Hand That Feeds (Photek Straight Mix) The Hand That Feeds (Ruff Mix) The Hand That Feeds (''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]'')
| live = [[Live: With Teeth]] through present
}}'''"The Hand That Feeds"''' is the first single of the fifth album ''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]],'' and it has received the designation of [[Halo numbers|Halo 18]]. It began playing on [[Nine Inch Nails]]' official Myspace page before its radio release. The [[multitracks]] for this song were released via [[nin.com]].

===Meaning===
"The Hand That Feeds" is a verbal attack on the United States Government, specifically the Bush Administration and its foreign policy, but can be interpreted as speaking out against abusive authority in general.

===2005 MTV Movie Awards===
Nine Inch Nails was scheduled to perform this song live at the ''2005 MTV Movie Awards,'' but MTV denied [[Trent Reznor]]'s request to perform in front of a large image of President George W. Bush's face. As a result, Reznor decided to cancel the performance. NIN was replaced by the [[Dave Grohl|Foo Fighters]].

Reznor responded on the [http://www.nin.com Official NIN Website]:

We were set to perform 'The Hand That Feeds' with an unmolested, straightforward
image of George W. Bush as the backdrop. Apparently, the image of our President
is as offensive to MTV as it is to me. See you on tour this fall when we return
to play in America.

===Song Credits===
*Writing and performance: Trent Reznor
*Production: Trent Reznor, [[Alan Moulder]]
*Programming: [[Atticus Ross]]
*Mix: Alan Moulder

==Appearances==
===Halos===
*''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]]''
*''[[The Hand That Feeds (halo)|The Hand That Feeds]]''
*''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]''

==Versions==
===The Hand That Feeds===
This is the album version and is the first track on "[[The Hand That Feeds (halo)|The Hand That Feeds]]" single. In the album version, the intro of the song is heard at the end of the previous song, "[[The Collector]]". In the single version, the intro is incorporated into the track.

===The Hand That Feeds (DFA Mix)===
This remix was available as an iTunes exclusive until it was released as the second track on the "[[Every Day Is Exactly The Same (halo)|Every Day Is Exactly The Same]]" EP.

====Song Credits====
*Remix by the [[DFA]]
*Assistance: Eric Broucek

===The Hand That Feeds (DFA Mix Instrumental)===
Coming Soon.

===The Hand That Dubs (DFA Version I)===
Coming soon.

===The Hand That Dubs (DFA Version II)===
Coming Soon.

===The Hand That Feeds (Photek Dub)===
The third track on "[[The Hand That Feeds (halo)|The Hand That Feeds]]" single.

====Song Credits====
*Remix and additional production: [[Photek]]

===The Hand That Feeds (Photek Dub Instrumental)===
Coming soon.

===The Hand That Feeds (Photek Straight Mix)===
The second track on "[[The Hand That Feeds (halo)|The Hand That Feeds]]" single and the third track on the "[[Every Day Is Exactly The Same (halo)|Every Day Is Exactly The Same]]" EP.

====Song Credits====
*Remix and additional production: Photek

===The Hand That Feeds (Ruff Mix)===
Featured on the Japanese release of ''With Teeth'' as track 16.

===The Hand That Feeds (''Beside You In Time'')===
A live version featured on the [[Beside You In Time (halo)|''Beside You In Time'' DVD]].

==Music Video==
The video for this song was directed by [[Rob Sheridan]] and Reznor, debuting at NIN.com on March 17, 2005. It's a basic performance video, filmed with a digital camera in the band's rehearsal space. The film has been tinted blue and some distortion does occur, due to the nature of the camera and how it responds to fast movements. It is possible that this distortion is intended, as it appears to be an exaggerated artifact of poor deinterlacing. This would go along with the album's original theme of things bleeding through.

The video caused quite a stir throughout the NIN community. Some didn't like the song, whereas others weren't even sure that this was the official video as it didn't look "done" to them. Still others were quick to note a noticeable change in Reznor's physical appearance.

Initially, there were plans to create an animated video using the same company that created Eminem's "Mosh" video. The plans were scrapped sometime during pre-production.

==Live==
"The Hand That Feeds" has been played live regularly since the [[Live: With Teeth]] tour launched in March of 2005.

==Lyrics==
You’re keeping in step
In the line
Got your chin held high and you feel just fine
Because you do
What you’re told
But inside your heart it is black and it’s hollow
And it’s cold

Just how deep do you believe?
Will you bite the hand that feeds?
Will you chew until it bleeds?
Can you get up off your knees?
Are you brave enough to see
Do you want to change it?

What if this whole crusade’s
A charade
And behind it all there’s a price to be paid
For the blood
On which we dine
Justified in the name of the holy and the divine

Just how deep do you believe?
Will you bite the hand that feeds?
Will you chew until it bleeds?
Can you get up off your knees?
Are you brave enough to see?
Do you want to change it?

So naïve
To keep holding on to what I want to believe
And I can see
But I keep
Holding on and on and on and on

Will you bite the hand that feeds you or will you stay down on your knees?

==External Links==
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJN2SPUcXTQ "The Hand That Feeds" music video (album version)]

[[Category:NIN Songs]][[Category:NIN Songs Released as Multitracks]][[Category:Music Videos]]

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