"Head Like a Hole" is a song by the American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. A song influenced by industrial metal group Ministry, it was released as the second single from the group's debut album Pretty Hate Machine. The song received an almost overwhelmingly positive response from critics, and has been noted as the best track on the album."Head Like a Hole" was Nine Inch Nails' first single to chart on Billboard Hot 100 and enjoyed heavy rotation on the radio at the time.