Head Like a Hole

single by Nine Inch Nails
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Head Like a Hole

Summary

Head Like a Hole is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (783 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Head Like a Hole's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Head Like a Hole's composer is recorded as Trent Reznor[4].
  • Head Like a Hole's genre is industrial rock[5].
  • Head Like a Hole followed Down in It[6].
  • Head Like a Hole was followed by Sin[7].
  • Head Like a Hole was produced by Trent Reznor[8].
  • Among the performers on Head Like a Hole was Nine Inch Nails[9].
  • Head Like a Hole's record label is recorded as TVT Records[10].
  • Head Like a Hole is part of Pretty Hate Machine[11].
  • Head Like a Hole's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Head Like a Hole was distributed by music streaming[13].
  • Head Like a Hole was distributed by compact disc[14].
  • Head Like a Hole's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • Head Like a Hole was released on March 22, 1990[16].
  • Head Like a Hole's lyricist is recorded as Trent Reznor[17].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Single[18]

  • First release date: 1990-03-22[19]

  • Genre(s): alternative dance, ebm, electro-industrial, electronic, industrial, industrial rock, rock[20]

  • Community tags: alternative dance, ebm, electro-industrial, electronic, industrial, industrial rock, rock[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2578b1f7-1325-30f4-b556-827c3d8fc246[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Head Like a Hole was performed by Nine Inch Nails[9]. It was produced by Trent Reznor[8].

Publication

Head Like a Hole was published on March 22, 1990[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is industrial rock[5]. It is part of Pretty Hate Machine[11]. Recorded distribution format include music streaming[13] and compact disc[14].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Head Like a Hole followed Down in It[6]. It was followed by Sin[7].

Why It Matters

Head Like a Hole ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (783 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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