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| versions = Head Like A Hole<br>Head Like A Hole (Clay)<br>Head Like A Hole (Copper)<br>Head Like A Hole (Opal)<br>Head Like A Hole (Slate)<br>Head Like A Hole (Soil)<br>Head Like A Hole (Radio Edit)<br>Head Like A Hole (NMS 10 Sampler version)<br>You Know Who You Are<br>Head Like A Hole (''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'')<br>Head Like A Hole (''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]'')
| live = [["Pretty Hate Machine" Promotional Tour]] through present
}}'''"Head Like A Hole"''' is the first track on the 1989 release ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]].'' It was the first commercial success [[Trent Reznor]] had and received wide radio rotation at the time. Though Reznor doesn't dislike the song, he was quite surprised it became as big as it did, especially due to its relatively easy writing process compared to some of the lesser recognized tracks on ''Pretty Hate Machine'' ("[[That's What I Get]]" and "[[Kinda I Want To]]" most notably.)
====Song Credits====
*Production and mix: Flood, Trent Reznor
===Head Like A Hole (Radio Edit)===
'''''Running Time: 3:43'''''
Available on a promotional only special DJ edit vinyl pressing.
===Head Like A Hole (NMS 10 Sampler version)===
The video was originally going to be directed by [[David Lynch]][http://www.nin-pages.de/1989_Boston_Rock_Dezember_english.htm], whom Reznor would later work with on the ''[[Lost Highway Soundtrack]]'' and the "[[Came Back Haunted (song)|Came Back Haunted]]" music video. An extended version of the video also exists, referred to as the "Flood Mix" version, which is set to the "Copper" mix. This version was used when the video was shown on ''Beavis And Butt-Head'' in 1993.
The video was filmed at the Exit Lounge in Chicago.[https://www.avclub.com/head-like-a-hole-captured-the-dangerous-allure-of-nin-1798283642] At least part of the music video it was filmed on May 6, 1990, as indicated on the film clapperboard seen in the "Flood Mix"/"Copper" version of the video.
===Credits===