Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now)
Piggy (And All That Could Have Been)
About
Piggy is the second track on the 1994 concept album 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"
The Drum Solo
The unique drum solo featured in the last half of the song is actually 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.
Appearances
- The Downward Spiral
- And All That Could Have Been (CD/DVD/VHS)
Song Credits
- Production: Flood and Trent Reznor
- Mixing Engineer: Alan Moulder
Versions
Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now)
Piggy was remixed by Rick Rubin for both of the 1995 Remix albums Further Down The Spiral v1 and v2. It features Dave Navarro on guitar. This remix was also featured on 2004's 2nd CD of the Tenth Aniversary edition of The Downward Spiral.
And All That Could Have Been
A professionally recording live version appears in video and audio on And All That Could Have Been.
Bridge School
Trent Reznor performed a new version of Piggy on piano with a string quartet at Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit concert.
Performed Live
Piggy has become a popular song in Nine Inch Nails live shows, though it is not played on a regular basis. During live shows Trent will frequently venture into the crowd during this song with a microphone and invite fans to sing along to the song.
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