with an unmolested, straightforward image of George W. Bush as the backdrop. Apparently, the image of our president is as offensive to MTV as it is to me. See you on tour this fall when we return to play in America." The following day, MTV stated, "While we respect Nine Inch Nails' point of view, we were uncomfortable with their performance being built around a partisan political statement. When we discussed our discomfort with the band, their choice was to unfortunately pull out of the Movie Awards." The band was eventually replaced by Foo Fighters at the ceremony. During a performance of "The Hand That Feeds" in Jacksonville, Florida, on October 29, 2008, a photo of Bush was displayed behind the band; as the band played, the photo gradually morphed into John McCain, the Republican candidate for the 2008 U.S. presidential election. The song was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance for the 48th Annual Grammy Awards in 2006. It is included in the videogames Rock Band, Midnight Club 3, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, and Rock Band 4. The song also appears in the trailer for the film Red Riding Hood and in the TV spots for Underworld: Evolution and Running Scared. In 2009, the song ranked at number 406 in Pitchfork's list of the top 500 songs of the 2000s. Music video The music video for the song was directed by Reznor and Rob Sheridan and debuted on the Nine Inch Nails website. The video features Reznor alongside the band he assembled for live performances at the time (Aaron North, Jeordie White, Jerome Dillon, and Alessandro Cortini) performing the song. The video uses the pan and scan technique, resulting in video distortion such as pixelization and interlacing. During the final chorus, the band members become more distorted by additional interlacing. A second video for the song was directed by Ian Inaba, but was shelved. Releases Island Records CID888 - CD Island Records CIDV888 - DVD Island Records 9IS888 - 9-inch vinyl Interscope Records HALO_18 V2 - 10-inch picture disc (limited edition) Interscope Records INTR-11401-7 - 7-inch vinyl (promo) Interscope Records B0005127-11 - 12-inch vinyl, Photek remixes Interscope Records B0005129-11 - 12-inch vinyl, DFA remixes Track listing Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts See also List of anti-war songs References External links nin.com The Hand That Feeds at the NinWiki Halo 18 at NINCollector.com discogs.com: The Hand that Feeds (UK