2016Released
7:54

Did You Know?

Interesting facts and trivia about War Pigs. By Songfacts®.

This song is about man's desire to kill and destroy. Black Sabbath got the idea from war stories they heard when they did a show at an American Air Force base during a tour of Europe. They wrote the song when they were in a grim deserted place in Zurich where they were playing for a small sum of money to an even smaller audience. (Source: Iron Man: My Journey through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath)

"War Pigs" was inspired by the Vietnam War. Sabbath bass player Geezer Butler, who was also their lyricist, recalled to Mojo in 2017: "Britain was on the verge of being brought into it, there was protests in the street, all kinds of anti -Vietnam things going on. War is the real Satanism. Politicians are the real Satanists. That's what I was trying to say."

The original name for the song was "Walpurgis," which is a festival with origins in Paganism and witchcraft. Sabbath lead singer Ozzy Osbourne released the original version on his 1997 album The Ozzman Cometh.

Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of War Pigs.
AKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
91BPM

Album

The album War Pigs is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released War Pigs.
Sanctuary Records
© 2016 Gimcastle Ltd., under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Ltd., a BMG Company
℗ 2016 Gimcastle Ltd., under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Ltd., a BMG Company

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