Came Back Haunted

The song contains layered synthesizer parts, rhythmic industrial patterns, and an electronic bassline, which are interrupted by a guitar-driven instrumental break. The song ends with a vocal outro chanting the song's title.^[3][4] Billboard interpreted the lyrics as an acknowledgement of Nine Inch Nails' hiatus from 2009 to 2013.^[3]

The song was the band's first single after signing with Columbia Records.^{[5][6][7][8][9]} It was also released by Reznor's own label, The Null Corporation.^[3]

The song first leaked online on Brazilian website BCharts,^[10] then spread to other sites. It was later streamed on the band's official SoundCloud account.^[6] The audio-only video was also uploaded to Nine Inch Nails' YouTube channel.^[11] A radio edit of the song was initially made available, which was edited down to 3:56 in length.^[6]

The music video was released on June 28, 2013.^[12][13] It was directed by David Lynch, with whom Reznor previously collaborated on the film Lost Highway (1997).^[14] The video begins with a photosensitive epilepsy warning and consists of quick cuts between flashing lights, unsettling images, and extreme close-ups of Reznor's eyes.^[15] Photographs taken by Rob Sheridan during the video's shooting in Los Angeles were released the day before the video premiered.^[12]

• Trent Reznor – vocals, guitar, bass, electronics, percussion, production
• Alessandro Cortini – additional electronics
• Ilan Rubin – tom drum
• Atticus Ross – production
• Alan Moulder – production

The song was included on the soundtrack of the 2013 video game Gran Turismo 6.^{[citation needed]}