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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 the first song to feature a live drum performance by [[Trent Reznor]], and one of the many songs to include the phrase "[[Nothing Can Stop Me Now]].". ===The Drum Solo===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.

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

Characterized by its very simplistic structureand quasi-jazz style, "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 basissince its debut on [[1994/08/27 Rochester, NY|August 27, 1994]]. During live shows Reznor will frequently venture into the crowd during this song with a microphone and invite fans to sing along. Starting on the [[Fragility]] tour, Reznor began singing "hey motherfucking pig" before the line "there's a lot of things that I hoped you could help me understand".

===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