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| album =''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]''
| length =1:36
| versions =Big Man With A Gun<br>Big Man With A Gun (''The Downward Spiral'' DE)
| live =[[Self Destruct Tour]]
}} '''"Big Man With A Gun"''' is the ninth track on ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]'' and is the most violent song on the entire album, and arguably, in NIN's entire discography.
It is rumored that the sound effect at the beginning of the song is an adult film actress in the throes of passion. The sound was reportedly run through a program by Tommy Lee, who called the resulting sound "Steakhouse."
==Versions==
===Big Man With A Gun===
This is the original version. Short, fast, violent, and energetic, this song contains many layers of different distorted guitar riffs, and features Reznor nearly speaking most of the lyrics with an equalizer filter on his voice.
===Big Man With A Gun (''The Downward Spiral 2004 re-releaseDE'')===In the 5.1 surround edition of the 2004 re-release of ''The Downward Spiral'', the scream sample heard at the beginning is replaced with a lower-pitched, distant wail, which echoes around the speakers.
==Live==
"Big Man With A Gun" became a semi-frequent encore on the [[Self Destruct Tour]], and has not been played live since. Rehearsal and live footage of the song appear in brief on the Self Destruct Tourleaked ''Closure'' DVD appendage.
==Lyrics==