Wish (Nine Inch Nails song)

"Wish"
"Wish"
Promotional single by Nine Inch Nails
from the EP Broken
Released	1992
Genre	Alternative metal; industrial metal;
Length	3:46
Label	Nothing; TVT; Interscope; Atlantic;
Songwriter(s)	Trent Reznor
Producer(s)	Trent Reznor; Flood;
Nine Inch Nails singles chronology
Music video
	"Nine Inch Nails - Wish" on YouTube

"Wish" is a song by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails from their debut EP Broken (1992). It was released in 1992 as a promotional single from the EP. The drumming on the track was performed by Martin Atkins.^[4]

"Wish" was remixed twice for the companion disc to the EP, Fixed, as "Wish (Remix)" and "Fist Fuck". Both remixes were produced by J. G. Thirlwell.^[5]

"Wish" won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1993. Referencing a lyric from the song, Trent Reznor later joked that his epitaph should read: "REZNOR: Died. Said 'fist fuck' and won a Grammy."^[6]^[7] In 2020, Kerrang and Billboard ranked the song number one and number four, respectively, on their lists of the greatest Nine Inch Nails songs.^[8]^[9]

^ Ramirez, AJ (November 12, 2014). "Caught in the Machine: Nine Inch Nails - "Pinion" and "Wish"". PopMatters. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
^ Terich, Jeff; Blyweiss, Adam (October 3, 2012). "10 Essential Alternative Metal Singles". Treblezine. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
^ Nettleton, Chris (March 5, 2007). "Nine Inch Nails - Live: Beside You In Time (DVD)". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
^ Atkins, Martin (2007). Tour:Smart: And Break the Band. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1556529740. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
^ "J.G. Thirlwell Discography - Credits - Remix". Discogs. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
^ *Huxley, Martin (September 1997). Nine Inch Nails: Self Destruct. St. Martin's Press. p. 65. ISBN 0-312-15612-X.
^ Taylor, Steve (2006). The A to X of Alternative Music. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 165. ISBN 0826482171. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
^ Law, Sam (August 7, 2020). "The 20 greatest Nine Inch Nails songs – ranked". Kerrang. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
^ Unterberger, Andrew (November 5, 2020). "The 25 Best Nine Inch Nails Songs: Staff Picks". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2022.

[1] Ramirez, AJ (November 12, 2014). "Caught in the Machine: Nine Inch Nails - "Pinion" and "Wish"". PopMatters. Retrieved November 16, 2014.

[2] Terich, Jeff; Blyweiss, Adam (October 3, 2012). "10 Essential Alternative Metal Singles". Treblezine. Retrieved December 27, 2018.

[3] Nettleton, Chris (March 5, 2007). "Nine Inch Nails - Live: Beside You In Time (DVD)". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2016.

[4] Atkins, Martin (2007). Tour:Smart: And Break the Band. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1556529740. Retrieved December 4, 2012.

[5] "J.G. Thirlwell Discography - Credits - Remix". Discogs. Retrieved December 4, 2012.

[6] *Huxley, Martin (September 1997). Nine Inch Nails: Self Destruct. St. Martin's Press. p. 65. ISBN 0-312-15612-X.

[7] Taylor, Steve (2006). The A to X of Alternative Music. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 165. ISBN 0826482171. Retrieved December 4, 2012.

[8] Law, Sam (August 7, 2020). "The 20 greatest Nine Inch Nails songs – ranked". Kerrang. Retrieved August 29, 2022.

[9] Unterberger, Andrew (November 5, 2020). "The 25 Best Nine Inch Nails Songs: Staff Picks". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2022.

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