"I Am a Pig" is a song by American

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band 2wo. The song was released as the

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from the band's only album, ''

Voyeurs Voyeurism is the sexual interest in or practice of watching other people engaged in intimate behaviors, such as undressing, sexual activity, or other actions of a private nature. The term comes from the French ''voir'' which means "to see". ...

''.

Music video

A music video was produced for the song, being directed by porn director

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. The video takes place in a

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and features grainy S&M scenes with several people in leather–clad outfits. The video features various porn stars, including

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and

Tom Chase Tom Chase (born March 6, 1965) is an American gay pornographic film actor who was active in the 1990s and 2000s. He is best known as the first lifetime exclusive model for Falcon Studios, and for his later work at Colt Studio Group. Biography ...

. The video ends with

Rob Halford Robert John Arthur Halford (born 25 August 1951) is an English heavy metal singer. He is the lead vocalist of Judas Priest, which was formed in 1969 and has received accolades such as the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. He has b ...

in a pose similar to the one on the album's cover, with the word ''Voyeurs'' appearing over his face. The video was not widely shown due to its content, but it was not banned. The video is briefly featured in the 1999

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film ''

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''.

Track listing

Charts

Personnel

– vocals *

John 5 John 5 is the fifth chapter of the Gospel of John of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It relates Jesus' healing and teaching in Jerusalem, and begins to evidence the hostility shown him by the Jewish authorities.Plummer, A. (1902)Cambri ...

– guitar, bass *

Bob Marlette Robert Roy Marlette (born December 7, 1955) is an American record producer, recording engineer, mixer, and songwriter. His production, writing and mixing credits include David Lee Roth, Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, Sebastian Bach, ...

– keyboards, drum programming, bass *

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– keyboards, drum programming * Anthony "Fu" Valcic – keyboards, drum programming

References

{{authority control 1998 songs 1998 singles Nothing Records singles Songs written by Rob Halford Songs written by John 5 Songs written by Bob Marlette Song recordings produced by Bob Marlette