"Sanctified" is the fourth track on the 1989 release Pretty Hate Machine, recognizable by its electronic tom-based drum beat and distinctive slap bassline, the only NIN song containing that playing technique. Its mood was altered from its happier form on Purest Feeling to a darker, uneasier one for Pretty Hate Machine. Trent Reznor has said the song is about a "relationship with a crack pipe." The album version of the song begins with a programmed drum beat featuring prominent toms and atmospheric sounds created by guitar.

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