March of the Pigs
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March of the Pigs (also known as Halo 7) is a single by Nine Inch Nails for the song of the same name released in 1994.
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The single
March of the Pigs is the seventh official Nine Inch Nails release and is a single for the album The Downward Spiral. It contains "March of the Pigs," a remix of this song, two remixes of "Reptile," and an instrumental. A two-disc version was released in the UK, which added a radio edit of "March of the Pigs" and "Big Man With a Gun" from The Downward Spiral.
The disc art for this single features a rolled-up millipede, an image that was later used on the cover of the single Closer to God.
Releases
- Nothing Records / TVT Records / Interscope Records 95938-2 - US CD
- TVT Records / Interscope Records INTDM-95938 - US CD Re-release
- Island Records CID 592 854 001-2 - UK CD 1
- Island Records CIDX 592 854 003-2 - UK CD 2
Track listing
US version
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- "March of the Pigs" - 2:54
- "Reptilian" (remixed by Dave Ogilvie) - 8:39
- "All the Pigs, All Lined Up" - 7:25
- "A Violet Fluid" - 1:05
- "Underneath the Skin" - 7:13
UK version
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(disc 1)
- "March of the Pigs (clean version)" - 2:54
- "All the Pigs, All Lined Up" - 7:25
- "A Violet Fluid" - 1:05
- "Big Man With a Gun" - 1:36
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(disc 2)
- "March of the Pigs (LP version)" - 2:54
- "Underneath the Skin" - 7:13
- "Reptilian" (remixed by Ogilvie) - 8:39
The song
"March of the Pigs" has one of the most unique time signatures of any song to enjoy popular radio play. It's in 29/8 time and mixes three bars of 7/8 time with one bar of 4/4 time.
A music video was made for this song. It was directed by Peter Christopherson and released in March, 1994. The video features the band playing the song and smashing instruments in a white room. A previous version of the video was partially shot but abandoned.
"March of the Pigs" has been covered by Owl.
External links
- nin.com (http://www.nin.com)
- Halo 7 Lyrics (http://www.wellnowwhat.net/nin/halo07.html)
- nincollector.com: halo seven (http://mike7478.homestead.com/files/halo07.htm)
- discogs.com: March of the Pigs (US CD5") (http://www.discogs.com/release/4402)
- discogs.com: March of the Pigs (US 10") (http://www.discogs.com/release/82623)
- discogs.com: March of the Pigs (UK 2xCD5") (http://www.discogs.com/release/120254)
- discogs.com: March of the Pigs (UK 7") (http://www.discogs.com/release/307910)