"Head Like a Hole" | ||||
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Single by Nine Inch Nails | ||||
from the album Pretty Hate Machine | ||||
Released | March 22, 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
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Length | 5:00 | |||
Label | TVT | |||
Songwriter(s) | Trent Reznor | |||
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"Head Like a Hole" on YouTube |
"Head Like a Hole" is a song by the American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released as the second single from the group's debut album, Pretty Hate Machine. It enjoyed heavy rotation on the radio at the time of its release, eventually reaching number 9 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
It has been covered by several artists, including Devo, AFI, Buckcherry and Korn. The song was rewritten as "On a Roll" (performed by Miley Cyrus in character as Ashley O) for the Black Mirror episode "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too".