Head Like A Hole (halo)

Halo 3: Head Like A Hole (US)
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Head Like A Hole (also known as Halo 3) is the second single by Nine Inch Nails, and the second single from debut album Pretty Hate Machine, released on March 22, 1990 by TVT Records.

About

Head Like A Hole was released in maxi-single (US) and standard single (UK and Australia) formats. Despite the absence of the original album version on either release, the US Maxi version is longer than Pretty Hate Machine, thanks to inclusion of two remixes of "Terrible Lie" as well as the demo version and the two remixes of "Down In It." Both remixes of "Down In It" previously appeared on Down In It single, which had only been available on vinyl when this maxi-single was due for release; shortly thereafter, Halo 1 was released on CD by TVT as well. The maxi-Single's disc art reveals the BPM for Head Like A Hole to be 115 BPM and the BPM for Terrible Lie to be 88 BPM. On the US version, there's an unlisted 11th track featuring a clip of Kelly Ripa shouting "Let's hear it for Nine Inch Nails! Woooo! They're GOOD!" Also the first track on the UK single version is mislabeled: instead of Slate it should read Clay (that mix was used for the "Head Like A Hole" video).

The UK version's artwork was originally intended to be the sole artwork, but was replaced for the wider release by TVT Records due to the colour printing costing too much.[1]

Track listings

US Version

1. "Head Like A Hole" (Slate) (remixed by Trent Reznor, Flood) - 4:13
2. "Head Like A Hole" (Clay) (remixed by Keith LeBlanc) - 4:30
3. "Terrible Lie" (Sympathetic Mix) (remixed by Reznor, Flood) - 4:26
4. "Head Like A Hole" (Copper) (remixed by Reznor, Flood) - 6:26
5. "You Know Who You Are" (remixed by Reznor, Flood) - 5:50
6. "Head Like A Hole" (Soil) (remixed by Reznor, Flood) - 6:38
7. "Terrible Lie" (Empathetic Mix) (remixed by Reznor, Flood) - 6:11
8. "Down In It" (Shred) (remixed by Adrian Sherwood, LeBlanc) - 6:51
9. "Down In It" (Singe) (remixed by Sherwood, LeBlanc) - 7:21
10. "Down In It" (Demo) (remixed by Reznor) - 3:55
11. "(unlisted track)" - 0:04

UK Version

1. "Head Like A Hole" (Clay) (remixed by LeBlanc) - 4:30
2. "Head Like A Hole" (Copper) (remixed by Reznor, Flood) - 6:26
3. "Head Like A Hole" (Opal) (remixed by Reznor, Flood) - 5:18

Australia Version

1. "Head Like A Hole" (Slate) (remixed by Trent Reznor, Flood) - 4:13
2. "Terrible Lie" (Sympathetic Mix) (remixed by Reznor, Flood) - 4:26
3. "Head Like A Hole" (Opal) (remixed by Reznor, Flood) - 5:18

Album Credits

• Writing and performance: Trent Reznor
• (1–7) Production and mix: Flood, Trent Reznor
• (8–9) Production and mix: Adrian Sherwood, Keith LeBlanc
• (2) Production: Flood, Trent Reznor; Mix: Keith LeBlanc
• (10) Production and mix: Trent Reznor
• Original versions appear on the album Pretty Hate Machine
• All songs Trent Reznor ©1989 TVT Music/Leaving Hope
  

• Contact: J Artist Management
• Portrait: Max Hudson
• Sleeve: Gary Talpas for Föhn Design

Releases

• TVT Records TVT 2614 - US 12" Vinyl
• TVT Records TVT 2615-2 - US CD
• Island Records 12 IS 484 878 893-1 - UK 12" Vinyl
• Island Records CID 482 878 893-2 - UK CD
• Rykodisc RCD-10839 - US CD

External Links

• Head Like A Hole at nincatalog.com
• Head Like A Hole at nincollector.com
• Head Like A Hole at Amazon
• Head Like A Hole at eBay

Discography

Previous release - "Pretty Hate Machine" Halo number: 3 Next release - "Sin"