During a recent interview on Chicago’s 101WKQX, Trent Reznor shared the song was created specifically for the show before revealing why Lynch turned down their first pitch. “We wrote a different song initially, and [Lynch] said, ‘How about something less “Twin Peaks”-y sounding, and more aggressive and ugly,'” Reznor said. Atticus Ross added that Lynch said he wanted a song to “make my hair stand on end.”

 

“[It was] a complete honor to be involved,” Reznor said about the experience. “Lynch has always been a hero of mine. I was thrilled to learn that he was gonna put the effort in and bring Twin Peaks [back] and do it in the style that he did. I was thrilled to see what it became because we didn’t know any more than anybody else. We filmed our bit… a few months later he said you want to come by my house and check out your footage.”

 

Check out the round-up of our very own Kelly McClure’s Twin Peaks: The Return recaps here. Nine Inch Nails released their Add Violence EP in July; Reznor and Ross most recently scored Ken Burns’ epic, The Vietnam War.

 

Find a YouTube clip of the band’s appearance below. Do be advised there’s a bit of a spoiler at the end.