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| BPM = 66| versions = Piggy<br>Piggy (Instrumental)<br>Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now)<br>Piggy (''[[Closure]]'')<br>Piggy (''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'')<br>Ghosts Piggy

}}'''"Piggy"''' is the second track from the 1994 album ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]].'' It is one of the many songs to include the phrase "[[Nothing Can Stop Me Now]]." The drum solo featured in the last half of the song is actually performed by [[Trent Reznor]] himself. Initially, it was a drum test being used as a placeholder in the song, but he liked it too much to replace it.

'''"Piggy"''' is ===Meaning===According to the second track from the 1994 album ''Filter biography on their official website, former live guitarist [[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward SpiralRichard Patrick]]reportedly received the nickname "Piggy" while in Nine Inch Nails.According to Patrick'' It is the first song to feature a live drum performance by s Filter bandmate [[Trent ReznorBrian Liesegang]], Reznor was very upset when Patrick left the band and one of wrote the many to include the phrase song "Piggy"about it shortly thereafter[https://www.facebook.com/Filter/photos/a.186150516351/10155799437926352/?type=3&permPage=1]. Patrick gave the story behind his nickname in a 2013 interview[Nothing Can Stop Me Now]http://www.intravenousmag.co.uk/2013/09/richard-patrick-explains-origins-of.html]".:

===The Drum Solo===<blockquote>"One evening the day before some studio time with Trent I took a girlfriend to a [[Skinny Puppy]] gig. I was watching the sound check and Ogre was on the mic shouting 'WHITE PIGGY' over and over, I found it really funny. When I got back to the studio and we were setting up, I keep doing an impersonation of Ogre and after a few minutes Trent shouted to me 'Hey Piggy, shut up and play some chords man!', and the name stuck after that".</blockquote> As well, "Piggies" is a song on The drum solo featured Beatles' 1968 self-titled (or 'white') album, a noted influence on Charles Manson, who scrawled the word "pig" in blood on the last half front door of the song is actually Sharon Tate mansion wherein he and his 'Family' killed Tate and several others on August 8, 1969. The mansion was also where Reznor recorded ''The Downward Spiral'' in 1993-4 and Reznor himselfkept the Tate door when he moved to [[Nothing Studios]] in New Orleans. InitiallyHowever, Reznor debunked rumors of song connections to the Tate murders in an interview[http://www.nin-pages.de/2003_Metal_Hammer_April_english.htm]: <blockquote>"I had 'Piggy' written long before it was a drum test ever known that I would be in that house. 'March of the Pigs' has nothing to do with the Tate murders or anything like that, I’m not going to say what it is about, but it’s not about that. Yeah, the name of the studio being used as 'Pig', that was a placeholder in definite bad taste joke. It was written on the songfront door at one time, but he liked it too much I’ll admit to replace itthat."</blockquote>

*''[[Further Down The Spiral]]''*''[[Closure]]''

Characterized by its very simplistic structure, "Piggy " contains a simple set of drum and other percussion loops with only bass and organ accompaniment, joined by piano and noise loops in the latter half. Though heavily debated, the album version of "Piggy " is the first of several songs on ''The Downward Spiral'' to incorporate the famous "Downward Spiral Motif." While this version of the motif does not contain the final "five note measure" found on other songs such as "[[Closer]] " and "[[The Downward Spiral (song)|The Downward Spiral]]", the structure remains relatively the same. Played by the organs on the second verse, the notes to this short variation of the motif are as follows:

'''''Running Time: 4:30''''' Released by Reznor through his [[remix.nin.com ]] account, this is a vocalless, unmastered version of the album recording. Its ending is also extended by several repetitions of noise loops and the bass riff after the loud drums have faded out.

'''''Running Time: 4:02''''' "Piggy" was remixed by [[Rick Rubin]] for the 1995 remix album ''[[Further Down The Spiral]]''. It features Dave Navarro of [[Dave NavarroJane's Addiction]] on guitar and samples "Put Your Love in My Tender Care" by the Fatback Band. This remix was also featured on 2004's 2nd CD of the 10th Aniversary Anniversary Deluxe Edition of ''The Downward Spiral.'' Formerly exclusively played Featured first on the [[Dissonance]] tour, it is one of the only remixes ever played live, and has recently been was revived on for the [[Wave Goodbye Tour|NIN|JA 2009]] tour.====Song Credits====*Produced by Rick Rubin*Engineered by David Sardy & David Schiffman*Guitar: Dave Navarro*Beats: Kim Bullard

"Piggy " has become a popular song in Nine Inch Nails live shows, played seemingly on a nearly regular basis. During live shows Reznor will frequently venture into the crowd during this song with a microphone and invite fans to sing along.

===Bridge School Benefit===Reznor performed a new version of "Piggy" on piano with a string quartet at Neil Young's 2006 [[Bridge School Benefit]] concert. This was most likely the inspiration for the "Ghosts Piggy" arrangement that was used in 2008's [[Lights In The Sky Tour]]. It features [[Justin Meldal-Johnsen]] on upright bass and Reznor on shaker and marimba, usually segueing directly from "[[19 Ghosts III]]" via Reznor's shaker playing as it slows from the quicker tempo to match that of "Ghosts Piggy." Its title is sourced from tour setlists.

Hey pig,

Hey pig Therethere's a lot of things I hoped you could help me understand

The last two lines line of the song are is not sung in the final album cut. ==External Links==*[http://www.officialfilter.com/band Official Filter biography], which mentions Patrick's nickname