The lyrical contents deal with themes of betrayal and angst, consistent with the rest of the album. Although one of the more rock-oriented tracks on the album, many elements of electronic and dance music are still featured. The tempo is 115 BPM, and it is played in the key of E Minor. "Head Like a Hole" has been classified as an industrial rock and electronic rock song, and recognized as an " industrial dance anthem". Reznor said that the song emerged from the feel that "I needed something to kind of break the guitars out and be a bit more aggressive", while also conveying his fears that TVT Records would not be helpful to him, with the aggression turned up further by producer Keith LeBlanc after Reznor learned that the label had not liked the early version of his album. Unlike the other songs on the album, Reznor wrote "Head Like a Hole" very quickly "in about fifteen minutes in his bedroom." It was one of the last songs completed for the album, since Flood did not arrive to the studio until the completion of Depeche Mode's Violator (1990). Flood, Adrian Sherwood, and Keith LeBlanc were co-producers of the song, and it was recorded in 1989. Trent Reznor wrote "Head Like a Hole" in 1988, after touring with Skinny Puppy. The song was also rewritten as " On a Roll" (performed by Miley Cyrus in character as Ashley O) for the Black Mirror episode " Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too". It has been covered by several artists, including Devo, AFI, Buckcherry and Korn. 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. " 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.
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