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| versions = March Of The Pigs<br>March Of The Pigs (Instrumental)<br>March Of The Pigs (Clean)<br>All The Pigs, All Lined Up<br>March Of The Pigs (Video Version)<br>March Of The Pigs (''Closure'')<br>March Of The Pigs (''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'')<br>March Of The Pigs (''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]'')
| live = [[Self Destruct Touring Cycle]] through present
}} '''"March Of The Pigs"''' is the fourth track on 1994's ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]].'' It has one of the most unique unusual metres of any song to enjoy popular radio play, alternating three measures of 7/8 time with one measure of 4/4 time in the verses (in effect, a 29/8 time signature). The chorus is in the common 4/4 time signature. As a result, with eighth notes getting the count, the song has a BPM rate of 269. The chorus of this song shares its chord progression with the bridge of "[[Wish (song)|Wish]]."
===Meaning===
A previous version of the video was partially shot but abandoned, and is included in glimpses on the ''Closure'' DVD. The band performs the song in a red, cave-like set with water at their feet, with a troll-like midget in costume running in and out of the set.
*Director: Peter Christopherson
*Producer: Scott Shapiro
==Live==
Being a staple NIN song with its high energy segued by two piano breakdowns, there is a live performance video of "March of the Of The Pigs" on each of their live releases. In the live set, the band extends the song by including an amped up version portion of "All The Pigs, All Lined Up" at the end of almost every performance. In most performances in the pre-''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]]'' eras, the songs starts with similar high pitched squeals as it does in the performance music video for the song. The [[Live: With Teeth|With Teeth Tour]] arrangement started with [[Alessandro Cortini ]] playing the synthesized bassline twice, stopping for Josh Freese to play eight bars of the drum pattern before the band launched directly into the first verse. Reznor typically starts the song with the spoken lyrics "C'mon you pigs... march!".
==Lyrics==
*[http://vimeo.com/3554852 "March Of The Pigs" music video]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjX7yXA_fL0 "March Of The Pigs" live from ''Beside You In Time'']
*[http://ninlivewww.youtube.com/audio/Disturbed/Disturbed.MP3 Direct linkwatch?v=Idchc6FjSNw Snippet from the original music video] to Disturbed interview audio
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