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{{song
| title = Mr. Self Destruct
| album = ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]''
| length = 4:30
| versions = Mr. Self Destruct<br>The Art Of Self Destruction, Part One<BR>Self Destruction, Part Two<br>Self Destruction, Final
| live = [[Self-Destruct Tour]] <br> [[With Teeth arena tour]] <br> [[Year Zero Warm-Up Tour]]
}}
==About==
''Mr. Self Destruct'' is the first track on the 1994 release ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]].'' It begins with a sample from the film THX 1138, and immediately picks up with a very up-tempo and aggressive first verse.
===Song Credits===
*Production: [[Flood]] and [[Trent Reznor]]
*Mixing engineer: [[Alan Moulder]]
*Texture generating guitars: Adrian Belew
==Appearances==
"Mr. Self Destruct" (and its remixes) have appeared on numerous [[Halo|halos]], as well as in popular culture.
===Halos===
*''The Downward Spiral''
*''[[Further Down The Spiral]]''
*''[[Closure]]'' (DVD)
===Films===
*Man On Fire
==Versions==
===Mr. Self Destruct===
This is the original album version.
===The Art Of Self Destruction, Part One===
This remix appears on ''Further Down The Spiral.''
===Self Destruction, Part Two===
This remix, also on ''Further Down The Spiral,'' features guitar work by Adrian Belew and samples [[David Bowie.]]
===Self Destruction, Final===
This is the last remix on the US edition of ''Further Down The Spiral'' and also featurs guitar by Adrian Belew and samples David Bowie.
===Self Destruction, Part Three===
This version is on the UK edition of ''Further Down The Spiral.''
==Live==
Often used to open shows during the later Self Destruct tours. It begins with a much faster drum beat intro than the album version and features heavy amounts of guitar feedback at various points in the song. During 2006 With_Teeth winter tour and the [[Year Zero Warm-Up Tour]], [[Alessandro Cortini]] joins the rest of the band at the front of the stage playing guitar only to immediately return to the back when the song is finished.
==Lyrics==
I am the voice inside your head And I control you
I am the lover in your bed And I control you
I am the sex that you provide And I control you
I am the hate you try to hide And I control you
I take you where you want to go
I give you all you need to know
I drag you down I use you up
Mr. Self Destruct
I speak religion’s message clear And I control you
I am denial guilt and fear And I control you
I am the prayers of the naïve And I control you
I am the lie that you believe And I control you
I take you where you want to go
I give you all you need to know
I drag you down I use you up
Mr. Self Destruct
I am the needle in your vein And I control you
I am the high you can’t sustain And I control you
I am the pusher I’m a whore And I control you
I am the need you have for more And I control you
I am the bullet in the gun And I control you
I am the truth from which you run And I control you
I am the silencing machine And I control you
I am the end of all your dreams And I control you
I take you where you want to go
I give you all you need to know
I drag you down I use you up
Mr. Self Destruct
[[Category:NIN Songs]]
| title = Mr. Self Destruct
| album = ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]''
| length = 4:30
| versions = Mr. Self Destruct<br>The Art Of Self Destruction, Part One<BR>Self Destruction, Part Two<br>Self Destruction, Final
| live = [[Self-Destruct Tour]] <br> [[With Teeth arena tour]] <br> [[Year Zero Warm-Up Tour]]
}}
==About==
''Mr. Self Destruct'' is the first track on the 1994 release ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]].'' It begins with a sample from the film THX 1138, and immediately picks up with a very up-tempo and aggressive first verse.
===Song Credits===
*Production: [[Flood]] and [[Trent Reznor]]
*Mixing engineer: [[Alan Moulder]]
*Texture generating guitars: Adrian Belew
==Appearances==
"Mr. Self Destruct" (and its remixes) have appeared on numerous [[Halo|halos]], as well as in popular culture.
===Halos===
*''The Downward Spiral''
*''[[Further Down The Spiral]]''
*''[[Closure]]'' (DVD)
===Films===
*Man On Fire
==Versions==
===Mr. Self Destruct===
This is the original album version.
===The Art Of Self Destruction, Part One===
This remix appears on ''Further Down The Spiral.''
===Self Destruction, Part Two===
This remix, also on ''Further Down The Spiral,'' features guitar work by Adrian Belew and samples [[David Bowie.]]
===Self Destruction, Final===
This is the last remix on the US edition of ''Further Down The Spiral'' and also featurs guitar by Adrian Belew and samples David Bowie.
===Self Destruction, Part Three===
This version is on the UK edition of ''Further Down The Spiral.''
==Live==
Often used to open shows during the later Self Destruct tours. It begins with a much faster drum beat intro than the album version and features heavy amounts of guitar feedback at various points in the song. During 2006 With_Teeth winter tour and the [[Year Zero Warm-Up Tour]], [[Alessandro Cortini]] joins the rest of the band at the front of the stage playing guitar only to immediately return to the back when the song is finished.
==Lyrics==
I am the voice inside your head And I control you
I am the lover in your bed And I control you
I am the sex that you provide And I control you
I am the hate you try to hide And I control you
I take you where you want to go
I give you all you need to know
I drag you down I use you up
Mr. Self Destruct
I speak religion’s message clear And I control you
I am denial guilt and fear And I control you
I am the prayers of the naïve And I control you
I am the lie that you believe And I control you
I take you where you want to go
I give you all you need to know
I drag you down I use you up
Mr. Self Destruct
I am the needle in your vein And I control you
I am the high you can’t sustain And I control you
I am the pusher I’m a whore And I control you
I am the need you have for more And I control you
I am the bullet in the gun And I control you
I am the truth from which you run And I control you
I am the silencing machine And I control you
I am the end of all your dreams And I control you
I take you where you want to go
I give you all you need to know
I drag you down I use you up
Mr. Self Destruct
[[Category:NIN Songs]]