Sin

"Sin" (also known as Halo 4) is a single for the song of the same name. It was released in 1990.

The Single

"Sin" is the fourth official Nine Inch Nails release and the final single for the album Pretty Hate Machine. It contains three remixes of "Sin" from Pretty Hate Machine and Nine Inch Nails' first cover song. Even though the front has a stylized graphic that simply says "Sin" and everyone calls it "Sin" (including the official NIN webite), the spine of the US version refers to the album as "Sin Long, Dub & Short".

"Get Down, Make Love" is a cover of the Queen song originally released on the album "News of the World".

The Video

A video was released, using the "(short)" remix of the song, which featured two girls dancing with each other at the beginning, cutting to a black and white footage of a woman, naked except for what looks like straps to spelunking gear and a halogen lamp, walking a wrist bound Trent Reznor with a bag over his head through what looks like an industrial warehouse complex and eventually to strap him into a large rotary harness where she spins him throughout the video. These scenes are intercut with two young gay lovers who eventually fight, a man and woman wearing ritualistic dressings and dancing, as well as visuals of a pierced penis and clitoris, all reflecting the song's dark, sexual aspects.

Releases

TVT Records TVT 2617-1 - US 12" Vinyl
TVT Records TVT 2617-2 - US CD
Island Records CID 508 866 151/2 - UK CD

Track listing

US version

"Sin (long)" (remixed by Adrian Sherwood, Keith LeBlanc) - 5:51
"Sin (dub)" (remixed by Sherwood, LeBlanc) - 5:00
"Get Down, Make Love" - 4:19
"Sin (short)" (remixed by Sherwood, LeBlanc) - 4:19

UK version

"Sin (short)" (remixed by Sherwood, LeBlanc) - 4:19
"Sin (long)" (remixed by Sherwood, LeBlanc) - 5:51
"Get Down, Make Love" - 4:19
"Sin (dub)" (remixed by Sherwood, LeBlanc) - 5:00

Sin

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