Head Like a Hole

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"Head Like a Hole"
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Single by Nine Inch Nails
from the album Pretty Hate Machine
ReleasedMarch 22, 1990 (1990-03-22)
Recorded1989
Genre
Length5:00
Label TVT
Songwriter(s) Trent Reznor
Producer(s)
Nine Inch Nails singles chronology
"Down in It"
(1989)		"Head Like a Hole"
(1990)		"Sin"
(1990)
Halo numbers chronology
Halo 2
(1989)		Halo 3
(1990)		 Halo 4
(1990)
No.TitleRemixerLength
1."Head Like a Hole" (Slate) Trent Reznor, Flood 4:19
2."Head Like a Hole" (Clay) Keith LeBlanc 4:32
3."Terrible Lie" (Sympathetic Mix)Reznor, Flood4:27
4."Head Like a Hole" (Copper)Reznor, Flood6:27
5."You Know Who You Are" (Instrumental Dub mix of "Head Like a Hole")Reznor, Flood5:39
6."Head Like a Hole" (Soil)Reznor, Flood6:39
7."Terrible Lie" (Empathetic Mix)Reznor, Flood6:09
8."Down in It" (Shred) Adrian Sherwood, LeBlanc6:52
9."Down in It" (Singe)Sherwood, LeBlanc7:20
10."Down in It" (Demo)Reznor3:56
11."Untitled" (hidden track) 0:03
Total length:55:14

UK version

No.TitleRemixerLength
1."Head Like a Hole" (Clay)LeBlanc4:32
2."Head Like a Hole" (Copper)Reznor, Flood6:27
3."Head Like a Hole" (Opal)Reznor, Flood5:17
Total length:16:14

Australian version

No.TitleLength
1."Head Like a Hole" (Slate)4:19
2."Terrible Lie" (Sympathetic Mix)4:30
3."Head Like a Hole" (Opal)5:21
Total length:14:05

"You Get What You Deserve" German promo

No.TitleRemixerLength
1."Head Like a Hole" (Copper)Reznor, Flood6:27
2."Down in It" (Shred)Sherwood, LeBlanc6:52
3."Terrible Lie" (Sympathetic Mix)Reznor, Flood4:27
4."Head Like a Hole" (Clay)LeBlanc4:32
Total length:22:22

Releases

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Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990–1991)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [35] 45
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [36] 28
Chart (1995)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [37] 57

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)Position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) [38] 169

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