Reznor wrote the song after the extended play Broken (1992) was completed. It was initially a poem which he expanded into a full song. On July 4, 1992, he later moved to a house—famous for its status as the site of the gruesome Tate murders—and created a studio space there, calling it Le Pig.[1] When asked about the building where production on the song was done, Reznor responded that he chose it merely for space considerations, claiming not to have been aware of the house's connection to the murders until after he chose it. "I looked at a lot of places", Reznor said. "And this just happened to be the one I liked most."[2]
The studio name, Le Pig, alludes to the word "PIG" written with Tate's blood on the front door by the murderers, itself a reference to The Beatles' song "Piggies". This incident introduced Reznor to their 1968 album, the White Album, which included "Piggies".[3]
The frantic drumming on the outro is Reznor's only attempt at performing drums on the record, and one of the few "live" drum performances on the album. He had stated that the recording was from him testing the microphone setup in studio, but he liked the sound too much not to include it.[4]
Music and lyricsedit
Former Nine Inch Nails guitarist Richard Patrick has claimed in various interviews that "Piggy" was Reznor's nickname for him and that the song was written in response to Patrick leaving the band.[5]
This is the first NIN song to use the line "nothing can stop me now", which concludes the track. The phrase appears often in Reznor's later writing, making appearances in the songs "Ruiner", "Big Man with a Gun", "La Mer",[6] "We're in This Together", and "Sunspots".[7][8][9][10][11][12]
A leitmotif used throughout the album first appears on "Piggy". Pictured here is the pattern (transposed to A) on the album's title track
Quiet and slow overall, the song's tempo is 65 BPM, and played in the key of B. It is also the first track on the album to use "The Downward Spiralleitmotif", albeit on the organ. It also appears on "Closer" on piano, the title track on acoustic guitar, and "A Warm Place" with the acoustic guitar part reversed.[13][failed verification]
Release and receptionedit
"Piggy" was released as a promotional single on The Downward Spiral in December 1994. The single was not labeled as a halo number, and has no music video created in promotion of the song. It reached number 20 on the BillboardModern Rock Tracks chart, making the album fly upwards to number 62.[14] "Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now)," a remix of "Piggy" produced by Rick Rubin and featuring Dave Navarro on guitar, appears on The Downward Spiral's accompanying remix album, Further Down the Spiral (1995).[15] The subtitle is the "nothing can stop me now" lyric.
^"Q&A with Richard Patrick". Sacramento Press. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
^Friskics-Warren, Bill (2005). I'll Take You There: Pop Music and the Urge for Transcendence. New York, London: Continuum. pp. 103–104. ISBN0-8264-1921-6. OCLC 1035615192 – via the Internet Archive.
^The Downward Spiral (Interscope Records/nothing/TVT, March 8, 1994) booklet; "Big Man with a Gun" lyrics.
^The Fragile (Interscope Records/nothing, September 21, 1999) booklet; "La Mer" lyrics (when translated from French language).
^The Fragile (Interscope Records/nothing, September 21, 1999) booklet; "We're in This Together" lyrics.
^With Teeth (Interscope Records/nothing, May 3, 2005) PDF poster; "Sunspots" lyrics.
^Schiller, Mike (May 18, 2005). "Nine Inch Nails: With Teeth". PopMatters. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
^Billboard 200: Charts for week of December 25-31, 1994. Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved 05-23-2011.
^McGill, Sean Eric (July 1995). "Further Down The Spiral" (transcription). West Net. Retrieved April 24, 2018 – via The NIN Hotline.
^"Piggy" (US promotional CD single). Nine Inch Nails. Interscope Records. 1994. PRCD 5923.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^"Nine Inch Nails Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
Bibliography
Huxley, Martin (1997). Nine Inch Nails. Macmillan. ISBN0-312-15612-X.
January 01, 1970
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Piggy is a song by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails from their second studio album The Downward Spiral 1994 It was written by Trent Reznor co produced by Flood and recorded at Le Pig 10050 Cielo Drive It was released in December 1994 as a promotional single from the album The song is known for being Reznor s only live drumming performance Piggy Promotional single by Nine Inch Nailsfrom the album The Downward SpiralReleasedDecember 1994RecordedLe Pig Benedict Canyon Los Angeles GenreIndustrial rock alternative rockLength4 24LabelNothingTVTInterscopeSongwriter s Trent ReznorProducer s Trent ReznorFloodThe Downward Spiral track listing14 tracks Mr Self Destruct Piggy Heresy March of the Pigs Closer Ruiner The Becoming I Do Not Want This Big Man With A Gun A Warm Place Eraser Reptile The Downward Spiral Hurt Contents 1 Recording 2 Music and lyrics 3 Release and reception 4 Personnel 5 Track listing 6 Charts 7 ReferencesRecording editReznor wrote the song after the extended play Broken 1992 was completed It was initially a poem which he expanded into a full song On July 4 1992 he later moved to a house famous for its status as the site of the gruesome Tate murders and created a studio space there calling it Le Pig 1 When asked about the building where production on the song was done Reznor responded that he chose it merely for space considerations claiming not to have been aware of the house s connection to the murders until after he chose it I looked at a lot of places Reznor said And this just happened to be the one I liked most 2 The studio name Le Pig alludes to the word PIG written with Tate s blood on the front door by the murderers itself a reference to The Beatles song Piggies This incident introduced Reznor to their 1968 album the White Album which included Piggies 3 The frantic drumming on the outro is Reznor s only attempt at performing drums on the record and one of the few live drum performances on the album He had stated that the recording was from him testing the microphone setup in studio but he liked the sound too much not to include it 4 Music and lyrics editFormer Nine Inch Nails guitarist Richard Patrick has claimed in various interviews that Piggy was Reznor s nickname for him and that the song was written in response to Patrick leaving the band 5 This is the first NIN song to use the line nothing can stop me now which concludes the track The phrase appears often in Reznor s later writing making appearances in the songs Ruiner Big Man with a Gun La Mer 6 We re in This Together and Sunspots 7 8 9 10 11 12 nbsp A leitmotif used throughout the album first appears on Piggy Pictured here is the pattern transposed to A on the album s title track Quiet and slow overall the song s tempo is 65 BPM and played in the key of B It is also the first track on the album to use The Downward Spiral leitmotif albeit on the organ It also appears on Closer on piano the title track on acoustic guitar and A Warm Place with the acoustic guitar part reversed 13 failed verification Release and reception edit Piggy was released as a promotional single on The Downward Spiral in December 1994 The single was not labeled as a halo number and has no music video created in promotion of the song It reached number 20 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart making the album fly upwards to number 62 14 Piggy Nothing Can Stop Me Now a remix of Piggy produced by Rick Rubin and featuring Dave Navarro on guitar appears on The Downward Spiral s accompanying remix album Further Down the Spiral 1995 15 The subtitle is the nothing can stop me now lyric Personnel editTrent Reznor vocals guitars bass guitar piano organ synthesizers drums percussionTrack listing editUS promotional CD single 16 Piggy radio edit 4 28 Hurt radio edit 4 39 Piggy Rick Rubin Remix 4 02Charts editChart 1995 Peakposition US Alternative Airplay Billboard 17 20References edit Huxley 1997 p 99 Making Records Where Manson Murdered Helter Shelter Entertainment Weekly No 214 1994 03 18 Retrieved 2007 11 01 Mark Blackwell February 1997 Ninechnails transcription Ray Gun Retrieved 2007 06 04 Greg Rule April 1994 Trent Reznor Keyboard Retrieved 2007 04 25 Q amp A with Richard Patrick Sacramento Press Retrieved 1 March 2019 Friskics Warren Bill 2005 I ll Take You There Pop Music and the Urge for Transcendence New York London Continuum pp 103 104 ISBN 0 8264 1921 6 OCLC 1035615192 via the Internet Archive The Downward Spiral Interscope Records nothing TVT March 8 1994 booklet Piggy lyrics The Downward Spiral Interscope Records nothing TVT March 8 1994 booklet Ruiner lyrics The Downward Spiral Interscope Records nothing TVT March 8 1994 booklet Big Man with a Gun lyrics The Fragile Interscope Records nothing September 21 1999 booklet La Mer lyrics when translated from French language The Fragile Interscope Records nothing September 21 1999 booklet We re in This Together lyrics With Teeth Interscope Records nothing May 3 2005 PDF poster Sunspots lyrics Schiller Mike May 18 2005 Nine Inch Nails With Teeth PopMatters Retrieved September 6 2017 Billboard 200 Charts for week of December 25 31 1994 Billboard Nielsen Company Retrieved 05 23 2011 McGill Sean Eric July 1995 Further Down The Spiral transcription West Net Retrieved April 24 2018 via The NIN Hotline Piggy US promotional CD single Nine Inch Nails Interscope Records 1994 PRCD 5923 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Nine Inch Nails Chart History Alternative Airplay Billboard Retrieved December 26 2016 Bibliography Huxley Martin 1997 Nine Inch Nails Macmillan ISBN 0 312 15612 X Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Piggy song amp oldid 1217670553, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
