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March of the Pigs

Nine Inch Nails
Track 4 on The Downward Spiral 

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Trent Reznor
“March of the Pigs”, its single also being known as Halo 7 stands as the fastest NIN song ever recorded (coming it at 269 BPM) and features an aggressive verse followed by… Read More 
Feb. 25, 19941 viewer91.6K views

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“March of the Pigs”, its single also being known as Halo 7 stands as the fastest NIN song ever recorded (coming it at 269 BPM) and features an aggressive verse followed by a stripped-down piano chorus.

Lyrically, the song represents all of the “fake” people encountered in the protagonist’s life and his desire to “peel back” the mask they wear. The song itself is critical of society and the apparent superficiality of life.

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The Downward Spiral (1994)
Nine Inch Nails
  1. 1.
    Mr. Self Destruct
  2. 2.
    Piggy
  3. 3.
    Heresy
  4. 4.
    March of the Pigs
  5. 5.
    Closer
  6. 6.
    Ruiner
  7. 7.
    The Becoming
  8. 8.
    I Do Not Want This
  9. 9.
    Big Man with a Gun
  10. 10.
    A Warm Place
  11. 11.
    Eraser
  12. 12.
    Reptile
  13. 13.
    The Downward Spiral
  14. 14.
    Hurt
  15. The Beauty of The Drug
  16. Just Do It
  17. The Halo Numbers
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Recorded At
Le Pig, Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles, California
Release Date
February 25, 1994
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