Head Like a Hole - Definition and Overview

Head Like a Hole (also known as halo 3) is a single by Nine Inch Nails for the song of the same name. It contains remixes of three different songs from Pretty Hate Machine and is longer in duration than the album itself.

A three-track version of this single was released in the UK. This version contains the "opal" mix of "Head Like a Hole," which is not included on the US release.

The "clay" mix of "Head Like a Hole" is the version used on the music video.

The "shred" and "singe" mixes of "Down in It" were previously released on the Down in It single.

The unlisted eleventh track is a woman's voice yelling "Let's hear it for Nine Inch Nails, woo, they're good!" This is from a Nine Inch Nails appearance on Dance Party USA. The woman is the show's host.

Track Listing

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) - 5:40
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

(track 1 is listed as "Head Like a Hole (slate)" on the CD, but this is a typo)

External Links

• Halo 3 Lyrics (http://www.rexer.com/nin/halo03.html)