Closer (Nine Inch Nails Song) - in Popular Culture

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  • The remix "Closer (Precursor)" is featured in the opening credits of the movie Seven. The same version was also used in The Fan.
  • Limp Bizkit parodied "Closer" (as well "The Perfect Drug" and "Burn") in their song "Hot Dog". The chorus goes, "You wanna fuck me like an animal, You'd like to burn me on the inside, You like to think that I'm a perfect drug, Just know that nothing you do will bring you closer to me." Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst said he was a big fan of Nine Inch Nails, who inspired his music. However, reviewers have often interpreted the lyrics as negative.
  • The 2007 remake of The Hitcher uses the song in the background of a car chase scene.
  • Santino Rice sang the song in season 2 of Project Runway as Tim Gunn.
  • The first few seconds were used as the intro to Extreme Championship Wrestling's show ECW Hardcore TV. The beats would match each of the letters to the word "Extreme", before the main music kicked in ("Thunder Kiss '65" by White Zombie).
  • The song was used in the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "Lady Heather's Box".
  • The song was used in the Cold Case episode "The Hitchhiker".
  • Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra have played it a number of times on the Late Show with David Letterman.
  • The song appears as a downloadable track in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock part of the Mega Track Pack.

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