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}} '''"Piggy"''' is the second track on from the 1994 concept 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 to include the phrase "[[Nothing Can Stop Me Now]]".

Characterized by its very simplistic structure, Piggy contains a simple set of drum beat (the exception being the final drum solo) and other percussion loops with only bass and organ accompaniment , joined by piano and a small piano line attached to noise loops in the song's endlatter 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:<br>[[Image:Piggy_Organ_Motif_Tab.JPG|The motif as played by the organs on "Piggy."]]

[[Image:Piggy_Organ_Motif_Tab===Piggy (Instrumental)===Released by Reznor through his remix.JPG|The motif as played by nin.com account, this is a vocalless, unmastered version of the organs on "Piggyalbum version."]]

"Piggy" was remixed by [[Rick Rubin]] for both of the 1995 Remix albums remix album ''[[Further Down The Spiral]] v1'' and ''v2.'' It features [[Dave Navarro]] 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 Tenth 10th Aniversary Deluxe Edition of ''The Downward Spiral.'' Formerly exclusively played at on the [[Dissonance]] tour, it is one of the only remixes ever played live. It , and has recently been revived on the [[Wave Goodbye Tour|NIN|JA 2009]] tour.

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]]."

Piggy has become a popular song in Nine Inch Nails live shows, though it is not 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 to the song.

The last two lines of the song can't be heard are not sung in the final album cut.