“Piggy” is the second track from Nine Inch Nail’s 1994 album The Downward Spiral. The song was released as a promotional-only single, and as such did not receive a Halo number.

SOURCE OF THE TITLE
Richard Patrick from the band Filter was a guitarist in Nine Inch Nails from 1989-1993. During an interview with Loudwire (around 9:30) he states that his nickname while in the band was Piggy. Trent was apparently angry with Richard because he sensed that he wanted to concentrate more on his own music. Brian Liesegang (who was in NIN at this time) informed Richard that the song was being written and was not flattering. This contributed to Richard leaving NIN.

FUN FACTS
It is one of many songs to include the phrase “nothing can stop me now”. The drum solo featured in the last half of the song is actually performed by Trent Reznor himself (his only live drum performance with NIN).

NOT SO FUN FACT
Like the rest of the album and Broken, “Piggy” was written at 10050 Cielo Drive, the site Sharon Tate’s murder by the ‘Manson family’ in 1969. The house was converted into a record studio that Reznor called ‘Le Pig’, referencing when Susan Atkins wrote ‘Pig’ in Tate’s blood on the front door of the house. The word ‘Pig’ itself referenced The Beatles song “ Piggies”.