Songs & Lyrics
Physical
“Physical” appears on Broken (1992) and has returned in setlists across multiple touring eras.
- Record type
- Lyrics available
- Classification
- Released cover
- First record
- Halo 05 · Broken
- Known versions
- 2
Song details
About This Song
Two titled versions are documented.
- Classification
- Released cover
- First documented release
- Halo 05 · Broken
- Release date
- September 22, 1992
- Track position
- 7
- Running time
- 5:29
- Tempo
- 80 BPM
- Known versions
- 2
Track Credits
- Writing
- Adam Ant
- Credit
- ©1980 CBS Records, Inc.
- Production
- Trent Reznor
Live History
- Performance span
- Lollapalooza Tour through Wave Goodbye Tour, · Cold And Black And Infinite Tour
- Live debut
- January 5, 1995 · Worcester, MA
Versions
- Physical
- Physical (Mass Consumption mix)
Sources: NIN Wiki — Physical, revision 67457 (reviewed September 28, 2026). NIN Wiki song record
Words
Lyrics
I want to take you out
I want to wine and dine you
I want to twist and twist and shout
I want you hard in my arms
So soft on my bed
You get the key to my heart
When you wear that sweet dress
But you're too physical, physical, for me
You're just too physical, physical, to me
I want your roughhouse baby
I want this right in your ear
You let me feel your danger
I let you make this feeling clear, here
I want the touch of your charms
The heat of your breath
I want to say all those things
That would be better unsaid
Lyrics reproduced with permission for non-profit educational use.
Where it appears