Pig (song)

1998 song by Dave Matthews Band

"Pig"

Song by Dave Matthews Band
from the album  Before These Crowded Streets
Released| April 28, 1998
Recorded| The Plant Studios, Sausalito, CA & Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY
Genre| Progressive rock
Length| 6:57
Label| RCA
Songwriter(s)| Matthews, Lessard, Beauford, Moore, Boyd Tinsley
Producer(s)| Steve Lillywhite

"Pig" is a Dave Matthews Band song from the album Before These Crowded Streets. The song evolved from an earlier tune entitled "Don't Burn the Pig", which was written about a television program Dave Matthews viewed in England where pigs were burned to test their reaction to pain. After 11 live performances between 1996 and 1998, "Don't Burn the Pig" was recorded in the studio during the Before These Crowded Streets sessions, and then the song reworked itself into "Pig", with the same notion in mind; however, it interpreted more of a carpe diem theme.

A 33-second studio jam is heard at the end of the studio track, based on "Deed Is Done", an early song by the band, and "Anyone Seen the Bridge?", a segue jam that debuted live in 1996.

Dave Matthews Band has performed "Pig" since 1998, up through the summer of 1999. The song did not return to live set lists until spring 2002, where it was played the most during that year than any other year. Since the song's debut, "Pig" has been played 227 times; however, it still remains a rarity among the band's set lists.

## Live releases

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* The Gorge
* Weekend on the Rocks
* Live Trax Vol. 6
* Live Trax Vol. 26

## External links

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* Antsmarching.org song stats
* DMBAlmanac.com listing

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Dave Matthews Band

* Carter Beauford
* Jeff Coffin
* Stefan Lessard
* Dave Matthews
* Tim Reynolds
* Rashawn Ross
* Buddy Strong

* Peter Griesar
* LeRoi Moore
* Butch Taylor
* Boyd Tinsley

Studio albums|

* Under the Table and Dreaming
* Crash
* Before These Crowded Streets
* Everyday
* Busted Stuff
* Stand Up
* Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King
* Away from the World
* Come Tomorrow
* Walk Around the Moon

Live releases|

* Remember Two Things
* Live at Red Rocks 8.15.95
* Listener Supported
* Live in Chicago 12.19.98 at the United Center
* Live at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
* The Central Park Concert
* The Gorge
* Weekend on the Rocks
* Live at Piedmont Park
* Live at Mile High Music Festival
* Europe 2009
* Live in New York City
* Live at Wrigley Field
* Live Trax series

Compilation albums|

* The Best of What's Around Vol. 1
* Live Trax
* Where Are You Going: The Singles

Video albums|

* Listener Supported
* The Videos 1994–2001
* Live at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
* The Central Park Concert
* The Gorge
* Weekend on the Rocks
* Live at Piedmont Park
* Europe 2009 – Across the Pond

Extended plays|

* Recently

Singles|

* "What Would You Say"
* "Jimi Thing"
* "Typical Situation"
* "Ants Marching"
* "Satellite"
* "Too Much"
* "So Much to Say"
* "Two Step"
* "Crash into Me"
* "Tripping Billies"
* "Don't Drink the Water"
* "Stay (Wasting Time)"
* "Crush"
* "Rapunzel"
* "I Did It"
* "The Space Between"
* "Everyday"
* "Where Are You Going"
* "Grace Is Gone"
* "Grey Street"
* "American Baby"
* "Dreamgirl"
* "Everybody Wake Up (Our Finest Hour Arrives)"
* "Smooth Rider"
* "Funny the Way It Is"
* "Why I Am"
* "You and Me"
* "Mercy"
* "Samurai Cop (Oh Joy Begin)"
* "Madman's Eyes"

Featured singles|

* "Work It Out"

Other songs|

* "#34"
* "Warehouse"
* "#41"
* "Lie in Our Graves"
* "Proudest Monkey"
* "Say Goodbye"
* "Halloween"
* "The Last Stop"
* "Pantala Naga Pampa"
* "Pig"
* "Spoon"
* "The Stone"
* "Loving Wings"
* "Bartender"
* "Anyone Seen the Bridge?"
* "Granny"
* "JTR"

Side projects|

* Tribe of Heaven
* Dave Matthews & Friends
* Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds
* Live at Luther College
* True Reflections
* Some Devil
* Live at Radio City
* Live in Las Vegas

Related articles|

* Discography
* Awards and nominations
* Coran Capshaw
* Musictoday
* The Lillywhite Sessions
* 2004 Chicago River incident
* The Lillywhite Sessions (Ryley Walker album)

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