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===Down In It There also exists a version (Demo - Martin Atkins tape)==='''''Running Time: with a running time of 4:26''''' Only exists on ) from a cassette tape handed out by Reznor to important figures. This cassette One of these cassettes is also in the possession of [[Martin Atkins]], who has allowed fans to hear excerpts. Based on what fans have heard, this version may be the same demo.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVgBeNLGJuY "Down In It" (Shred) music video]
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| length = 3:46
| BPM = 104
| versions =Down In It <br>Down In It (Skin)<br>Down In It (Shred)<br>Down In It (Singe)<br>Down In It (Demo - ''Head Like A Hole'')<br>Down In It (Demo - ''[[Purest Feeling (halo)|Purest Feeling]]'')<br>Down In It (Demo - ''Demos & Remixes'')<br>Down In It (Demo - Martin Atkins tape)<br>Down In It (Big Whole Mix)<br>Down In It (''[[Closure]]'')<br>
| live = [[VIVIsectVI Tour]] through [[Wave Goodbye Tour]]<br>[[NIN 2022]]
}}'''"Down In It"''' was the first single for the 1989 album ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]'' and the third track on the disc. It has been stated by [[Trent Reznor]] that this song is the first he ever wrote and is a rare treat to hear live. Following the ''[[Down In It (halo)|Down In It]]'' single release, a music video was made.
===Other===
*''[[Purest Feeling (halo)|Purest Feeling]]'' (unofficial)
*''[[Demos and & Remixes]]'' (unofficial)
==Versions==
===Down In It (Demo - ''Demos & Remixes'')===
Appears on the ''Demos and & Remixes'' bootleg, running 4:35. Almost exactly the same as the ''Purest Feeling'' version, simply lacking the extra layering and sound effects as well as the distorted outro, though it does retain the extended drumbeat intro.
===Down In It (Big Whole Mix)===
'''''Running Time: 4:09'''''
Appears on the ''Demos and & Remixes'' bootleg. It's an odd version with Reznor whispering a good portion of his vocals under an odd beat. It also includes faux-Oriental sounding synths which are noticeably absent in any of the other versions of the song.
===Down In It (''Closure'')===
==Music Video==
[[Image:Downinitstill.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from the "Down In It" video]]
"Down In It" was the first Nine Inch Nails [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music video]], completed in September 1989 to accompany the single release. [https://cplorg.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/iiif/p16014coll5/39203/full/full/0/default.jpg] It was directed by Eric Zimmerman and Benjamin Stokes, who also directed "[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]." The video depicts Reznor running through downtown Chicago and climbing to the roof of a building, where he slips and falls to his death. Bandmates [[Richard Patrick]] and [[Chris Vrenna]] discover the body days later. An extended version of the video also exists, which is set to the "Shred" mix.
This was the first video to be met with controversy. To film the shots of lifeless Reznor, he was covered with cornstarch to create the illusion of decay and cameras were tied to heavy-duty balloons that were tied down. During the filming of these scenes, one of the balloons broke free and took the camera with it, drifting some 200 miles before being found by a farmer in Michigan. The camera was turned over to local police who, upon seeing the raw video footage, assumed it was a snuff film and the FBI was called in to investigate. The incident was even reported on ''Hard Copy'' and recalled in an interview for ''SPIN'' magazine. Because MTV and its US affiliates were uncomfortable with the video's subject matter, all scenes that depict Reznor's body lying on the ground behind the building were deleted.
==External Links==
*[https://vimeo.com/17071944 "Down In It" music video (Remastered)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkphW38WyYo "Down In It" live in Europe 2000]
*[http://vimeo.com/17037838 ''Hard Copy'' segment about the FBI investigation]