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==Alternate VersionsMeaning==The song was Remixed by Rick Rubin for both of According to the 1995 Remix albums Filter biography on their official website, former live guitarist [[Futher Down Richard Patrick]] reportedly received the Spiralnickname "Piggy" while in [[Nine Inch Nails]] v1 . According to Patrick's Filter bandmate [[Brian Liesegang]], Reznor was very upset when Patrick left the band and v2(wrote the song "Piggy" about it shortly thereafter[https://www.facebook.com/Filter/photos/a.186150516351/10155799437926352/?type=3&permPage=1]. Patrick gave the Ustory behind his nickname in a 2013 interview[http://www.intravenousmag.k import)co.uk/2013/09/richard-patrick-explains-origins-of.html]:
<blockquote>I had "Piggy" written long before it was ever known that I would be in that house. "[[March of the Pigs (song)|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 "Pig", that was a definite bad taste joke. It was written on the front door at one time, I’ll admit to that.</blockquote>
The chaotic, extended drum solo/outro was happenstance. Reznor explained more in a 1994 interview with ''Keyboard Magazine''[https://www.theninhotline.com/archives/articles/manager/display_article.php?id=548]:
<blockquote>For that part, I had a rigid, weird sixteenth-note pattern going. A kit was set up in the dining room, and I was playing along, fuckin' around, testing out the drums. I'd go in the other room, start the machine, run back in, put the headphones on, and play along. I couldn't hear it very good and I was way out of meter. So I just played as insanely as I could so I could hear how the drums were going to sound on tape. When I listened back, I thought, "Hey, that's pretty cool. Someday I'll come back and fix it." And of course, I never did. That was it. That was the final take. A lot of what I do is accidental. I luck into things. I think that due to laziness---not coming back and fixing things---they end up becoming more interesting. My instinct is to repair, edit. "I'll get to it later". But then I'll get so used to hearing it, I'll end up leaving it alone.</blockquote>
===Piggy (Radio Edit)===
'''''Running Time: 4:28'''''
This version is full-length, but omits the word "shit".
===Piggy (Instrumental)===
'''''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.
===Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now)===
'''''Running Time: 4:02'''''
Also labeled on promo releases as "Piggy (Rick Rubin Remix)". It features Dave Navarro of [[Jane'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 Anniversary Deluxe Edition of ''The Downward Spiral.'' Featured first on the [[Dissonance]] tour, it is one of the only remixes ever played live, and was revived 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 (''Closure'')===
Recorded in bootleg-like quality, this live performance video is featured on the first disc of ''Closure''.
===Piggy (''And All That Could Have Been'')===
A professionally recorded live version appears in video and audio on ''And All That Could Have Been.'' Reznor gives the microphone away to audience members to sing the "nothing can stop me now" refrain in the latter half of the song, and his ending piano solo segues directly into the performance of "[[The Frail]]."
==Live==
"Piggy" has become a popular song in Nine Inch Nails live shows, played seemingly on a nearly regular basis since 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. Reznor usually sings "hey motherfucking pig" before the line "there's a lot of things that I hoped you could help me understand".
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.
==Lyrics==
Hey pig
Yeah you
Hey pig piggy pig pig pig
All of my fears came true
Black and blue and broken bones you left me here I'm all alone
My little piggy needed something new
Nothing can stop me now
I don't care anymore
Nothing can stop me now
I just don't care
Hey pig
Nothing's turning out the way I planned
Hey pig there's a lot of things I hoped you could help me understand
What am I supposed to do I lost my shit because of you
Nothing can stop me now
I don't care anymore
Nothing can stop me now
I just don't care
Nothing can stop me now
You don't need me anymore
The last line of the song is not sung in the final album cut.
==External Links==
*[http://www.officialfilter.com/band Official Filter biography], which mentions Patrick's nickname
*[https://archive.org/details/remix-nin-com-audio-02951 "Piggy" (Instrumental) at archive.org]
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