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"Swine"
"Swine"
Song by Lady Gaga
from the album Artpop
Studio	Record Plant, Hollywood, California
Genre	Dubstep; industrial;
Length	4:28
Label	Streamline; Interscope;
Songwriter(s)	Stefani Germanotta; Paul "DJ White Shadow" Blair; Dino Zisis; Nick Monson;
Producer(s)	Blair; Lady Gaga; Monson; Zisis;
Audio video
	"Swine" on YouTube

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"Swine" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga, recorded for her third studio album, Artpop (2013). It was written and produced by Gaga, Paul "DJ White Shadow" Blair, Dino Zisis, and Nick Monson. A dubstep and industrial track, "Swine" was inspired by the singer's sexual experiences and the rage she felt from being raped when she was 19 by an unidentified record producer. Throughout the song, Gaga screams out the lyrics, which talk about denouncing a suitor by comparing them to a pig.

"Swine" was critically appreciated for its harsh composition and craziness. It debuted at number 88 on the Gaon Chart in South Korea, selling 2,430 copies. In the United States, "Swine" reached a peak position of number 23 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart. Gaga performed the song during her iTunes Festival show, the ArtRave: The Artpop Ball tour (2014) and at the South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival in Austin, Texas. The latter performance received criticism for promoting bulimia when artist Millie Brown vomited paint on Gaga onstage. "Swine" was featured in the 2015 documentary The Hunting Ground, along with Gaga's "Til It Happens to You" (2015), which focuses on rape at American universities.^[1]

Background and writing

Development of Gaga's third studio album, Artpop, began shortly after the 2011 release of her second record, Born This Way. By the following year, the album's concepts were "beginning to flourish" as Gaga collaborated with producers Fernando Garibay and DJ White Shadow.^[2]^[3]^[4] One of the songs on Artpop was "Swine", which the singer explained was personal, and dealt with challenging and troubling sexual experiences she had encountered in her life.^[5]

In December 2014, Gaga revealed on The Howard Stern Show that she was raped at age 19 by a producer twenty years older than her.^[6] During her conversation with Stern, the singer recalled, "I went through some horrific things. I'm able to laugh now because I've gone through a lot of mental, physical and emotional therapy [...] I wasn't even willing to admit that anything had even happened [...] I saw him one time in a store, and I was paralyzed by fear." She confirmed that the incident further inspired "Swine", saying, "I wrote a song called 'Swine'; the song is about rape. The song is about demoralization. The song is about rage and fury and passion, and I had a lot of pain that I wanted to release."^[7]

Recording and composition

Musically, "Swine" is a dubstep and industrial song.^[8]^[9]^[10] Based on the "teaser" of Gaga rehearsing for the iTunes Festival, Entertainment Weekly's Nick Catucci described "Swine" as a "real shocker with Nine Inch Nails lyrics and bull-in-a-bong-shop Deep Purple groove."^[11] Consequence of Sound noted the creation of the Twitter hashtag #swinefest, and called the song a "melancholy piano ballad that eventually erupts into a raging pop-rocker, backed by piercing guitar and synths."^[12]

Gil Kaufman of MTV News described the track as a "rock-heavy" song.^[13] Bradley Stern saw the music as "several hair-raising, teeth-gritting, heart-stopping acid techno-laced beat drops."^[14] According to Musicnotes.com, the song is set in the time signature of common time with a fast tempo of 120 beats per minute. It is composed in the key of G minor, with Gaga's harsh vocals ranging from G₃ to D₅. The song has a basic sequence of C/G–Gm–C/G–Gm as its chord progression.^[15]

Lyrically, the recording denounces a suitor by comparing them to a pig.^[16] Gaga wanted to lessen the harshness of the lyrics developed for the track by making it sound more lighthearted. However, she ended up "screaming and squealing throughout the track." The dance nature of the song vanishes when the chorus is reached, with Gaga belting the lyrics backed by the "chaotic" synths shouting, "You're just a pig inside a human body / Squealer, squealer, squealer, you're so disgusting / You're just a pig inside", finally uttering the word "Swine" continuously as the groove "thrashed".^[5]

Critical reception

After the song was made available online, Idolator website contributor Carl Williott compared it to her iTunes Festival performance and said, "That rendition was particularly wild, and the studio version is even more schizophrenic and rave-ready." Furthermore, he wrote of the song, "It's a sonic onslaught of synth washes, a ground-churning bass line, jittery keyboards, hiccuping vocal samples and crescendos leading to drops in all the expected places. But amidst the EDM overload, Gaga manages to humanize things with one of her raspier, rawer vocal performances. And, for a dubstep song, it's got a remarkably huge 'Swiiine' refrain hidden in there."^[8] Nicole James of Fuse deemed it "basically the polar opposite of 'Applause'."^[17] Kitty Empire of The Guardian praised the song as the album's "wow-factor centrepiece, if not its greatest hit."^[18] Mike Driver of Clash magazine found Gaga's vocal enunciations on the track comparable to those of singer Christina Aguilera.^[19] Maura Johnston of Spin magazine listed "Swine" as one of Artpop's highlights, describing Gaga's belting of the lyrics and the sounds from the keyboards being reminiscent of Trent Reznor's songs.^[20]

Bradley Stern of MuuMuse called "Swine" the album's most "unhinged moment" where the singer "let her freak flag fly higher." He also theorized that "Swine" would do well in a live concert.^[14] Jason Lipshutz of Billboard described the track as a "shrieking industrial number" in which Gaga sounds "physically disgusted." Lipshutz said the song was not as "accessible or cleverly penned" as other songs on Artpop, but "as far as detours go, this one's fascinating."^[10] Chris Bosman of Consequence of Sound website criticized the length of the song, saying that "once the sound of the record has been thoroughly established, many of the songs tend to feel overly long [...] ['Swine'] could easily have chopped a verse and maintained the same effect, with the benefit of brevity."^[21]

Live performances

In August 2013, Gaga released a one-minute teaser of the song, which showed her rehearsing for the iTunes Festival, along with an image of her performance.^[22]^[23] Gaga named her gig "SwineFest" after the track, which was a central piece of the show.^[24] During the show, she removed her previously worn blonde wig to reveal her natural hair, just before performing the song.^[25] She started playing "Swine" on the piano, initially wearing a glittery pig mask, before transitioning into the electronic version of the song.^[26] For the second part of the performance, Gaga sat behind a drum kit.^[27] During the performance, Gaga's dancers wore pig-like gasmasks and "white boiler suits", and sprayed paint into the crowd from bungee harnesses.^[28]^[29] Robert Copsey of Digital Spy rated her performance 3.5 on a scale of 5 and said that she "reached the peak of bonkersness".^[30]

In March 2014, Gaga introduced "Swine" at the South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival in Austin, Texas as a song about "rape and rage",^[31] which was followed by her inviting performance artist Millie Brown to accompany her on stage. During the duo's performance, Brown vomited green-colored liquid onto the stage and Gaga.^[32]^[33] They then climbed atop a large mechanical bull with a pig's head and a ball gag inserted in its mouth,^[31]^[34] riding it together and simulating sex acts.^[32] Brown continued to vomit on Gaga and her white apron during their time atop the bull.^[34] She even inserted her fingers inside Gaga's throat making her regurgitate the black paint all over. A writer for Rolling Stone noted that "[f]or the rest of the show, Gaga would have this black sheen, marking her as a metaphorical survivor of rape and an actual survivor of performance art".^[31]^[33] In the background was a neon sign with the text, "Lady Gaga's BBQ – Haus of Swine".^[32]^[34] "Swine" has been called an "anti-rape track" and similarly her SXSW performance was called an "anti-rape demonstration."^[33]

Andrew Hampp felt that "for an album [and concert] inspired by performance art, it was the one moment where music and shock value merged indelibly and credibly."^[35] The performance also received criticism for the vomiting act. Recovered bulimic Demi Lovato complained that the show "glamorized" eating disorders.^[36] In response to the controversy, Brown told MTV News, "I can understand why people would make that association, but my performance is really not a statement about eating disorders themselves."^[37] Gaga confessed on Today, "Millie and I know that not everybody's going to love that performance, but we both really believe in artistic expression and strong identities, and I support her and what she does. Artpop, my new album, is about bringing art and music together in the spirit of creative rebellion, and for us, that performance was art in its purest form."^[38]

"Swine" was later added to the setlist for the whole duration of Gaga's tour, ArtRave: The Artpop Ball, where it was performed as the last song before the encore ("Gypsy"). For the performance, Gaga was dressed as a rave-girl, which was called "a spin on the anime schoolgirl trope".^[39] She was wearing multicoloured dreadlocks and fluorescent furry boots.^[39] On some occasions, Gaga invited audience members on stage to "rave alongside her".^[40] James Duffield from MTV called the performance "a sensory overload – the confetti cannons are back, strobe lights and dancers with pig masks start spewing fake blood from their mouths".^[41]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Artpop.^[42]

Management

Recorded at Record Plant Studios, Hollywood, California
Mastered at Oasis Mastering Studios, Burbank, California
Mixed at Mirrorball Studios, North Hollywood, California
Stefani Germanotta P/K/A Lady Gaga (BMI) Sony ATV Songs LLC/House of Gaga Publishing, LLC/GloJoe Music Inc. (BMI), Maxwell and Carter Publishing, LLC (ASCAP).

Personnel

Lady Gaga – songwriter, lead vocals, producer, vocal arrangement
DJ White Shadow – songwriter, producer
Dino "Speedlove" Zisis – songwriter, producer
Nick Monson – songwriter, producer, mixing
Dave Russell – recording
Daniel Zaidenstadt – additional recording
Benjamin Rice – recording assistant
Tony Masterati – mixing
Jon Castelli – mixing engineering
Justin Hergett – mixing assistant
Rick Pearl – additional programming
Nicole Ganther – background vocals
Natalie Ganther – background vocals
Lyon Gray – background vocals
Ivy Skoff – union contract administrator
Gene Grimaldi – mastering

Charts

Charts (2013)	Peak position
South Korea International (GAON)^[43]	88
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)^[44]	23

References

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^ Vena, Jocelyn (November 28, 2011). "Lady Gaga 'Doing Prep' for Tour, Next Album". MTV News. Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
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^ ^a ^b Shorey, Eric (December 12, 2013). "Lady Gaga Explains 'Artpop' Track-by-Track: LISTEN". Logo TV. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
^ Dillon, Nancy (December 2, 2014). "Lady Gaga reveals she was raped as a teen: 'I was a shell of my former self at one point'". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
^ Payne, Chris (December 2, 2014). "Lady Gaga Discusses Rape During Howard Stern Interview". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Williott, Carl (October 24, 2013). "Lady Gaga's 'Swine' Hits the Web: Listen". Idolator. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
^ Tucker, Rebecca (November 13, 2013). "With Artpop, Lady Gaga has done the unthinkable: She's gotten a bit boring". National Post. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Lipshutz, Jason (November 13, 2013). "Lady Gaga, 'Artpop': Track-by-Track Review". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
^ Catucci, Nick (August 30, 2013). "Mix Lady Gaga makes the right moves with 'Manicure,' 'Swine' — hear her new music now". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
^ Geslani, Michelle (August 29, 2013). "Watch Lady Gaga perform new Artpop song "Swine"". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
^ Kaufman, Gil (August 29, 2013). "Lady Gaga Teases Rock-Heavy 'Swine' in Artpop Rehearsal Video". MTV News. Archived from the original on May 11, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Stern, Bradley (November 23, 2016). "Lady Gaga 'Artpop' (Album Review)". MuuMuse. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
^ "Lady Gaga 'Swine' Sheet Music". Musicnotes.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
^ Martin, Samantha (September 5, 2013). "Lady Gaga "Swine" Lyrics Analysis: Pigs, Drugs, and General Confusion". Popdust. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
^ James, Nicole (August 29, 2013). "Lady Gaga Teases Intense New 'Artpop' Track in Rehearsal Video". Fuse. Archived from the original on March 21, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
^ Empire, Kitty (November 9, 2013). "Lady Gaga: Artpop – review". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 26, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
^ Driver, Mike (November 23, 2016). "Lady Gaga 'Artpop'". Clash. Archived from the original on June 29, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
^ Johnston, Maura (November 23, 2016). "Lady Gaga's Half-Cocked, Half-Great 'Artpop' Is Never Less Than Lovable". Spin. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
^ Bosman, Chris (November 23, 2016). "Lady Gaga 'Artpop'". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on February 18, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
^ "Lady Gaga sneak peek: Who's new track 'Swine' about?". The Week. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
^ Chan, Stephanie (August 30, 2013). "Lady Gaga Teases New Song 'Swine': Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
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^ Copsey, Robter (September 2, 2013). "Lady Gaga at iTunes Festival: Track-by-track review". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
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^ ^a ^b ^c "Lady Gaga spitroasted and vomited on at SXSW event". NME. March 14, 2014. Archived from the original on December 25, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c DeVille, Chris (March 14, 2014). "Watch Lady Gaga Get Doused in Neon Vomit While Riding a Mechanical S&M Pig at SXSW, Brought to You by Doritos". Stereogum. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Anderson, Kyle (March 14, 2014). "Lady Gaga dedicates encore to SXSW accident victims, gets puked on". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
^ Hampp, Andrew (March 13, 2014). "SXSW: Lady Gaga Plays Offbeat Set, Tells Fans 'You Don't Need A F--king Record Label'". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
^ "Lady Gaga's new antics, gets vomited on during SXSW show". India Today. March 15, 2014. Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
^ Ehrlich, Brenna (March 18, 2014). "Lady Gaga's Vomit Artist Responds To Demi Lovato's SXSW Slam". MTV News. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
^ Lipshutz, Jason (March 21, 2014). "Lady Gaga Previews 'G.U.Y.' Video, Explains SXSW Performance on 'Today' Show". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Carlson, Adam (May 7, 2014). "Lady Gaga's artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball Shape-Shifts Through Atlanta". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
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^ Duffield, James (September 1, 2014). "Review: lady gaga artrave: the artpop ball!". MTV News. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
^ Gaga, Lady (2013). "'Swine' Digital booklet". Artpop (Liner notes). Lady Gaga. Santa Monica, California: Interscope Records. p. 5. 687955814.
^ "Gaon International 2013년 47주차 Download Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. November 17, 2013. Archived from the original on February 14, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
^ "Lady Gaga Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2014.

External links

Template:Wikipedia books

"Swine". SongFacts.

[BillboardSwine-1] Gallo, Phil (February 2, 2015). "Lady Gaga Contributes a Track to a Documentary About Campus Sexual Assaults and Other Music News From Sundance". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 17, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2015.

[:1-2] Shewey, Don (July 30, 2013). "Lady Gaga's 'Artpop': What We Know So Far". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 27, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2014.

[DJWS-3] Vena, Jocelyn (November 28, 2011). "Lady Gaga 'Doing Prep' for Tour, Next Album". MTV News. Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2012.

[albumname-4] Vena, Jocelyn (December 6, 2011). "Lady Gaga Says Next Album Is 'Beginning to Flourish'". MTV News. Archived from the original on May 7, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2012.

[tbt-5] Shorey, Eric (December 12, 2013). "Lady Gaga Explains 'Artpop' Track-by-Track: LISTEN". Logo TV. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2016.

[6] Dillon, Nancy (December 2, 2014). "Lady Gaga reveals she was raped as a teen: 'I was a shell of my former self at one point'". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2016.

[Payne-7] Payne, Chris (December 2, 2014). "Lady Gaga Discusses Rape During Howard Stern Interview". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.

[Idolator-8] Williott, Carl (October 24, 2013). "Lady Gaga's 'Swine' Hits the Web: Listen". Idolator. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.

[National-9] Tucker, Rebecca (November 13, 2013). "With Artpop, Lady Gaga has done the unthinkable: She's gotten a bit boring". National Post. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2014.

[Lipshutz-10] Lipshutz, Jason (November 13, 2013). "Lady Gaga, 'Artpop': Track-by-Track Review". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2014.

[Catucci-11] Catucci, Nick (August 30, 2013). "Mix Lady Gaga makes the right moves with 'Manicure,' 'Swine' — hear her new music now". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2014.

[Geslani-12] Geslani, Michelle (August 29, 2013). "Watch Lady Gaga perform new Artpop song "Swine"". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.

[13] Kaufman, Gil (August 29, 2013). "Lady Gaga Teases Rock-Heavy 'Swine' in Artpop Rehearsal Video". MTV News. Archived from the original on May 11, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2014.

[muumuse-14] Stern, Bradley (November 23, 2016). "Lady Gaga 'Artpop' (Album Review)". MuuMuse. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.

[15] "Lady Gaga 'Swine' Sheet Music". Musicnotes.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2016.

[16] Martin, Samantha (September 5, 2013). "Lady Gaga "Swine" Lyrics Analysis: Pigs, Drugs, and General Confusion". Popdust. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2014.

[17] James, Nicole (August 29, 2013). "Lady Gaga Teases Intense New 'Artpop' Track in Rehearsal Video". Fuse. Archived from the original on March 21, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2014.

[18] Empire, Kitty (November 9, 2013). "Lady Gaga: Artpop – review". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 26, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2014.

[19] Driver, Mike (November 23, 2016). "Lady Gaga 'Artpop'". Clash. Archived from the original on June 29, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2014.

[20] Johnston, Maura (November 23, 2016). "Lady Gaga's Half-Cocked, Half-Great 'Artpop' Is Never Less Than Lovable". Spin. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2013.

[21] Bosman, Chris (November 23, 2016). "Lady Gaga 'Artpop'". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on February 18, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2013.

[22] "Lady Gaga sneak peek: Who's new track 'Swine' about?". The Week. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.

[Chan-23] Chan, Stephanie (August 30, 2013). "Lady Gaga Teases New Song 'Swine': Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.

[Guardian-24] Petridis, Alexis (September 2, 2013). "Lady Gaga – review". The Guardian. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.

[25] Copsey, Robert (September 1, 2013). "Lady Gaga makes live return at iTunes Festival - pictures". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017.

[26] Paine, Andre (September 2, 2013). "Lady Gaga, iTunes festival, Roundhouse - music review". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017.

[27] Anderson, Kyle (September 3, 2013). "Lady Gaga unveils more new 'ARTPOP' songs at iTunes Festival". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017.

[28] Empire, Kitty (September 7, 2013). "iTunes festival: Lady Gaga; Rizzle Kicks – review". The Guardian. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2017.

[29] Keens, Oliver (September 2, 2013). "Lady Gaga debuts 'Art Pop' at iTunes Festival". TimeOut. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017.

[DS-30] Copsey, Robter (September 2, 2013). "Lady Gaga at iTunes Festival: Track-by-track review". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2014.

[RS-31] Edwards, Gavin (March 14, 2014). "Lady Gaga Stages Dramatic Performance-Art Spectacle at SXSW". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.

[NME-32] "Lady Gaga spitroasted and vomited on at SXSW event". NME. March 14, 2014. Archived from the original on December 25, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2014.

[DeVille-33] DeVille, Chris (March 14, 2014). "Watch Lady Gaga Get Doused in Neon Vomit While Riding a Mechanical S&M Pig at SXSW, Brought to You by Doritos". Stereogum. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.

[Anderson-34] Anderson, Kyle (March 14, 2014). "Lady Gaga dedicates encore to SXSW accident victims, gets puked on". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2014.

[35] Hampp, Andrew (March 13, 2014). "SXSW: Lady Gaga Plays Offbeat Set, Tells Fans 'You Don't Need A F--king Record Label'". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2017.

[36] "Lady Gaga's new antics, gets vomited on during SXSW show". India Today. March 15, 2014. Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014.

[37] Ehrlich, Brenna (March 18, 2014). "Lady Gaga's Vomit Artist Responds To Demi Lovato's SXSW Slam". MTV News. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014.

[38] Lipshutz, Jason (March 21, 2014). "Lady Gaga Previews 'G.U.Y.' Video, Explains SXSW Performance on 'Today' Show". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.

[Carlson-39] Carlson, Adam (May 7, 2014). "Lady Gaga's artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball Shape-Shifts Through Atlanta". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2017.

[40] Welsh, Daniel (May 6, 2014). "Lady Gaga artRAVE Tour: Singer Wears Her Weirdest Outfits Yet... And Strips Naked Onstage As She Kicks Off Her New Tour (PICS)". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on May 21, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2017.

[41] Duffield, James (September 1, 2014). "Review: lady gaga artrave: the artpop ball!". MTV News. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.

[liner-42] Gaga, Lady (2013). "'Swine' Digital booklet". Artpop (Liner notes). Lady Gaga. Santa Monica, California: Interscope Records. p. 5. 687955814.

[gaon-43] "Gaon International 2013년 47주차 Download Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. November 17, 2013. Archived from the original on February 14, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2014.

[sc_Billboarddanceelectronic_Lady_Gaga-44] "Lady Gaga Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2014.

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 "'''Swine'''" is a song by American singer [[Lady Gaga]], recorded for her third [[studio album]], ''[[Artpop]]'' (2013). It was written and produced by Gaga, [[DJ White Shadow|Paul "DJ White Shadow" Blair]], Dino Zisis, and Nick Monson. A [[dubstep]] and [[Industrial music|industrial]] track, "Swine" was inspired by the singer's sexual experiences and the rage she felt from being raped when she was 19 by an unidentified [[record producer]]. Throughout the song, Gaga screams out the lyrics, which talk about denouncing a suitor by comparing them to a pig.
-"Swine" was critically appreciated for its harsh composition and craziness. It debuted at number 88 on the [[Gaon Chart]] in South Korea, selling 2,430 copies. In the United States, "Swine" reached a peak position of number 23 on the ''Billboard'' [[Dance/Electronic Songs]] chart. Gaga performed the song during her [[Apple Music Festival|iTunes Festival]] show, the [[ArtRave: The Artpop Ball]] tour (2014) and at the [[South by Southwest]] (SXSW) music festival in Austin, Texas. The latter performance received criticism for promoting [[Bulimia nervosa|bulimia]] when artist [[Millie Brown (performance artist)|Millie Brown]] vomited paint on Gaga onstage. "Swine" was featured in the 2015 documentary ''[[The Hunting Ground]]'', along with Gaga's "[[Til It Happens to You]]" (2015), which focuses on rape at American universities.<ref name="BillboardSwine">{{cite news|title=Lady Gaga Contributes a Track to a Documentary About Campus Sexual Assaults and Other Music News From Sundance|first=Phil|last=Gallo|work=Billboard|date=February 2, 2015|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/sundance-2015/6458231/sundance-2015-music-news-lady-gaga|accessdate=July 27, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161217143510/http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/sundance-2015/6458231/sundance-2015-music-news-lady-gaga|archivedate=December 17, 2016}}</ref>
+"Swine" was critically appreciated for its harsh composition and craziness. It debuted at number 88 on the [[Gaon Chart]] in South Korea, selling 2,430 copies. In the United States, "Swine" reached a peak position of number 23 on the ''Billboard'' [[Dance/Electronic Songs]] chart. Gaga performed the song during her [[Apple Music Festival|iTunes Festival]] show, the [[ArtRave: The Artpop Ball]] tour (2014) and at the [[South by Southwest]] (SXSW) music festival in Austin, Texas. The latter performance received criticism for promoting [[Bulimia nervosa|bulimia]] when artist [[Millie Brown (performance artist)|Millie Brown]] vomited paint on Gaga onstage. "Swine" was featured in the 2015 documentary ''[[The Hunting Ground]]'', along with Gaga's "[[Til It Happens to You]]" (2015), which focuses on rape at American universities.<ref name="BillboardSwine">{{cite news|title=Lady Gaga Contributes a Track to a Documentary About Campus Sexual Assaults and Other Music News From Sundance|first=Phil|last=Gallo|work=Billboard|date=February 2, 2015|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/sundance-2015/6458231/sundance-2015-music-news-lady-gaga|accessdate=July 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161217143510/http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/sundance-2015/6458231/sundance-2015-music-news-lady-gaga|archive-date=December 17, 2016}}</ref>
 ==Background and writing==
-Development of Gaga's third studio album, ''[[Artpop]]'', began shortly after the 2011 release of her second record, ''[[Born This Way (album)|Born This Way]]''. By the following year, the album's concepts were "beginning to flourish" as Gaga collaborated with producers [[Fernando Garibay]] and [[DJ White Shadow]].<ref name=":1">{{cite news|last=Shewey|first=Don|date=July 30, 2013|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/eight-things-we-know-about-lady-gagas-artpop-20130730|title=Lady Gaga's 'Artpop': What We Know So Far|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=February 21, 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127124958/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/eight-things-we-know-about-lady-gagas-artpop-20130730|archivedate=November 27, 2013}}</ref><ref name="DJWS">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1675019/lady-gaga-next-album-tour/|title=Lady Gaga 'Doing Prep' for Tour, Next Album|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|date=November 28, 2011|accessdate=January 17, 2012|publisher=[[MTV News]]|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211093036/http://www.mtv.com/news/1675019/lady-gaga-next-album-tour/|archivedate=December 11, 2014}}</ref><ref name="albumname">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1675458/lady-gaga-next-album/|title=Lady Gaga Says Next Album Is 'Beginning to Flourish'|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|date=December 6, 2011|accessdate=January 17, 2012|publisher=MTV News|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507183044/http://www.mtv.com/news/1675458/lady-gaga-next-album/|archivedate=May 7, 2014}}</ref> One of the songs on ''Artpop'' was "Swine", which the singer explained was personal,  and dealt with challenging and troubling sexual experiences she had encountered in her life.<ref name="tbt"/>
+Development of Gaga's third studio album, ''[[Artpop]]'', began shortly after the 2011 release of her second record, ''[[Born This Way (album)|Born This Way]]''. By the following year, the album's concepts were "beginning to flourish" as Gaga collaborated with producers [[Fernando Garibay]] and [[DJ White Shadow]].<ref name=":1">{{cite news|last=Shewey|first=Don|date=July 30, 2013|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/eight-things-we-know-about-lady-gagas-artpop-20130730|title=Lady Gaga's 'Artpop': What We Know So Far|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=February 21, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127124958/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/eight-things-we-know-about-lady-gagas-artpop-20130730|archive-date=November 27, 2013}}</ref><ref name="DJWS">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1675019/lady-gaga-next-album-tour/|title=Lady Gaga 'Doing Prep' for Tour, Next Album|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|date=November 28, 2011|accessdate=January 17, 2012|publisher=[[MTV News]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211093036/http://www.mtv.com/news/1675019/lady-gaga-next-album-tour/|archive-date=December 11, 2014}}</ref><ref name="albumname">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1675458/lady-gaga-next-album/|title=Lady Gaga Says Next Album Is 'Beginning to Flourish'|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|date=December 6, 2011|accessdate=January 17, 2012|publisher=MTV News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507183044/http://www.mtv.com/news/1675458/lady-gaga-next-album/|archive-date=May 7, 2014}}</ref> One of the songs on ''Artpop'' was "Swine", which the singer explained was personal,  and dealt with challenging and troubling sexual experiences she had encountered in her life.<ref name="tbt"/>
-In December 2014, Gaga revealed on ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]'' that she was raped at age 19 by a producer twenty years older than her.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/lady-gaga-reveals-raped-teen-article-1.2030868|title=Lady Gaga reveals she was raped as a teen: 'I was a shell of my former self at one point'|last=Dillon|first=Nancy|date=December 2, 2014|accessdate=November 23, 2016|work=[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014023911/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/lady-gaga-reveals-raped-teen-article-1.2030868|archivedate=October 14, 2016}}</ref> During her conversation with Stern, the singer recalled, "I went through some horrific things. I'm able to laugh now because I've gone through a lot of mental, physical and emotional therapy [...] I wasn't even willing to admit that anything had even happened [...] I saw him one time in a store, and I was paralyzed by fear." She confirmed that the incident further inspired "Swine", saying, "I wrote a song called 'Swine'; the song is about rape. The song is about demoralization. The song is about rage and fury and passion, and I had a lot of pain that I wanted to release."<ref name="Payne">{{cite journal|last1=Payne|first1=Chris|title=Lady Gaga Discusses Rape During Howard Stern Interview|journal=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=December 2, 2014|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6334807/lady-gaga-rape-howard-stern-interview-swine|accessdate=February 8, 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205091709/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6334807/lady-gaga-rape-howard-stern-interview-swine|archivedate=February 5, 2016}}</ref>
+In December 2014, Gaga revealed on ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]'' that she was raped at age 19 by a producer twenty years older than her.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/lady-gaga-reveals-raped-teen-article-1.2030868|title=Lady Gaga reveals she was raped as a teen: 'I was a shell of my former self at one point'|last=Dillon|first=Nancy|date=December 2, 2014|accessdate=November 23, 2016|work=[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014023911/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/lady-gaga-reveals-raped-teen-article-1.2030868|archive-date=October 14, 2016}}</ref> During her conversation with Stern, the singer recalled, "I went through some horrific things. I'm able to laugh now because I've gone through a lot of mental, physical and emotional therapy [...] I wasn't even willing to admit that anything had even happened [...] I saw him one time in a store, and I was paralyzed by fear." She confirmed that the incident further inspired "Swine", saying, "I wrote a song called 'Swine'; the song is about rape. The song is about demoralization. The song is about rage and fury and passion, and I had a lot of pain that I wanted to release."<ref name="Payne">{{cite journal|last1=Payne|first1=Chris|title=Lady Gaga Discusses Rape During Howard Stern Interview|journal=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=December 2, 2014|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6334807/lady-gaga-rape-howard-stern-interview-swine|accessdate=February 8, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205091709/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6334807/lady-gaga-rape-howard-stern-interview-swine|archive-date=February 5, 2016}}</ref>
 ==Recording and composition==
 [[File:The Plant - Sausalito - front door 2.jpg|thumb|left|"Swine" was recorded at the [[Record Plant]] studio.|alt=Entrance to the Record Plant studios, surrounded by trees.]]
-Musically, "Swine" is a [[dubstep]] and [[Industrial music|industrial]] song.<ref name=Idolator/><ref name="National">{{cite web|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/arts/music/watching-the-watchers-with-artpop-erstwhile-weirdo-lady-gaga-has-gotten-gasp-a-bit-boring|title=With Artpop, Lady Gaga has done the unthinkable: She's gotten a bit boring|first=Rebecca|last=Tucker|work=[[National Post]]|date=November 13, 2013|accessdate=April 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524142543/http://news.nationalpost.com/arts/music/watching-the-watchers-with-artpop-erstwhile-weirdo-lady-gaga-has-gotten-gasp-a-bit-boring|archive-date=May 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Lipshutz/> Based on the "teaser" of Gaga rehearsing for the [[Apple Music Festival|iTunes Festival]], ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'}}s Nick Catucci described "Swine" as a "real shocker with [[Nine Inch Nails]] lyrics and bull-in-a-bong-shop [[Deep Purple]] groove."<ref name=Catucci>{{cite journal|last=Catucci|first=Nick|title=Mix Lady Gaga makes the right moves with 'Manicure,' 'Swine'&nbsp;— hear her new music now|date=August 30, 2013|url=https://ew.com/article/2013/08/30/lady-gaga-manicure-swine-comeback/|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|accessdate=April 3, 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122145248/http://www.ew.com/article/2013/08/30/lady-gaga-manicure-swine-comeback|archivedate=November 22, 2015}}</ref> [[Consequence of Sound]] noted the creation of the Twitter hashtag #swinefest, and called the song a "melancholy piano ballad that eventually erupts into a raging pop-rocker, backed by piercing guitar and synths."<ref name=Geslani>{{Cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/08/watch-lady-gaga-perform-new-artpop-song-swine/|title=Watch Lady Gaga perform new Artpop song "Swine"|first=Michelle|last=Geslani|accessdate=April 3, 2014|date=August 29, 2013|work=Consequence of Sound|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407085226/http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/08/watch-lady-gaga-perform-new-artpop-song-swine/|archivedate=April 7, 2014}}</ref>
+Musically, "Swine" is a [[dubstep]] and [[Industrial music|industrial]] song.<ref name=Idolator/><ref name="National">{{cite web|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/arts/music/watching-the-watchers-with-artpop-erstwhile-weirdo-lady-gaga-has-gotten-gasp-a-bit-boring|title=With Artpop, Lady Gaga has done the unthinkable: She's gotten a bit boring|first=Rebecca|last=Tucker|work=[[National Post]]|date=November 13, 2013|accessdate=April 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524142543/http://news.nationalpost.com/arts/music/watching-the-watchers-with-artpop-erstwhile-weirdo-lady-gaga-has-gotten-gasp-a-bit-boring|archive-date=May 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Lipshutz/> Based on the "teaser" of Gaga rehearsing for the [[Apple Music Festival|iTunes Festival]], ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'}}s Nick Catucci described "Swine" as a "real shocker with [[Nine Inch Nails]] lyrics and bull-in-a-bong-shop [[Deep Purple]] groove."<ref name=Catucci>{{cite journal|last=Catucci|first=Nick|title=Mix Lady Gaga makes the right moves with 'Manicure,' 'Swine'&nbsp;— hear her new music now|date=August 30, 2013|url=https://ew.com/article/2013/08/30/lady-gaga-manicure-swine-comeback/|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|accessdate=April 3, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122145248/http://www.ew.com/article/2013/08/30/lady-gaga-manicure-swine-comeback|archive-date=November 22, 2015}}</ref> [[Consequence of Sound]] noted the creation of the Twitter hashtag #swinefest, and called the song a "melancholy piano ballad that eventually erupts into a raging pop-rocker, backed by piercing guitar and synths."<ref name=Geslani>{{Cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/08/watch-lady-gaga-perform-new-artpop-song-swine/|title=Watch Lady Gaga perform new Artpop song "Swine"|first=Michelle|last=Geslani|accessdate=April 3, 2014|date=August 29, 2013|work=Consequence of Sound|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407085226/http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/08/watch-lady-gaga-perform-new-artpop-song-swine/|archive-date=April 7, 2014}}</ref>
-Gil Kaufman of [[MTV News]] described the track as a "rock-heavy" song.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|title=Lady Gaga Teases Rock-Heavy 'Swine' in Artpop Rehearsal Video|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1713270/lady-gaga-swine-itunes-festival-rehearsal/|accessdate=May 7, 2014|publisher=MTV News|date=August 29, 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511120912/http://www.mtv.com/news/1713270/lady-gaga-swine-itunes-festival-rehearsal/|archivedate=May 11, 2014}}</ref> Bradley Stern saw the music as "several hair-raising, teeth-gritting, heart-stopping acid techno-laced beat drops."<ref name="muumuse"/> According to Musicnotes.com, the song is set in the [[time signature]] of common time with a fast [[tempo]] of 120 [[beats per minute]]. It is composed in the [[key (music)|key]] of [[G minor]], with Gaga's harsh vocals ranging from G<sub>3</sub> to D<sub>5</sub>. The song has a basic sequence of C/G–Gm–C/G–Gm as its [[chord progression]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0135859|title=Lady Gaga 'Swine' Sheet Music|publisher=Musicnotes.com|accessdate=November 23, 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129211417/http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0135859|archivedate=November 29, 2016}}</ref>
+Gil Kaufman of [[MTV News]] described the track as a "rock-heavy" song.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|title=Lady Gaga Teases Rock-Heavy 'Swine' in Artpop Rehearsal Video|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1713270/lady-gaga-swine-itunes-festival-rehearsal/|accessdate=May 7, 2014|publisher=MTV News|date=August 29, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511120912/http://www.mtv.com/news/1713270/lady-gaga-swine-itunes-festival-rehearsal/|archive-date=May 11, 2014}}</ref> Bradley Stern saw the music as "several hair-raising, teeth-gritting, heart-stopping acid techno-laced beat drops."<ref name="muumuse"/> According to Musicnotes.com, the song is set in the [[time signature]] of common time with a fast [[tempo]] of 120 [[beats per minute]]. It is composed in the [[key (music)|key]] of [[G minor]], with Gaga's harsh vocals ranging from G<sub>3</sub> to D<sub>5</sub>. The song has a basic sequence of C/G–Gm–C/G–Gm as its [[chord progression]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0135859|title=Lady Gaga 'Swine' Sheet Music|publisher=Musicnotes.com|accessdate=November 23, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129211417/http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0135859|archive-date=November 29, 2016}}</ref>
-Lyrically, the recording denounces a suitor by comparing them to a pig.<ref>{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Samantha|title=Lady Gaga "Swine" Lyrics Analysis: Pigs, Drugs, and General Confusion|url=http://www.popdust.com/lady-gaga-swine-lyrics-analysis-pigs-drugs-and-general-confusion-1889736772.html|work=Popdust|accessdate=May 7, 2014|date=September 5, 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920033626/http://www.popdust.com/lady-gaga-swine-lyrics-analysis-pigs-drugs-and-general-confusion-1889736772.html|archivedate=September 20, 2016}}</ref> Gaga wanted to lessen the harshness of the lyrics developed for the track by making it sound more lighthearted. However, she ended up "screaming and squealing throughout the track." The dance nature of the song vanishes when the chorus is reached, with Gaga belting the lyrics backed by the "chaotic" synths shouting, "You're just a pig inside a human body / Squealer, squealer, squealer, you're so disgusting / You're just a pig inside", finally uttering the word "Swine" continuously as the groove "thrashed".<ref name="tbt">{{cite web|url=http://www.newnownext.com/lady-gaga-explains-artpop-track-by-track-listen/12/2013/|title=Lady Gaga Explains 'Artpop' Track-by-Track: LISTEN|last=Shorey|first=Eric|date=December 12, 2013|accessdate=November 23, 2016|publisher=[[Logo TV]]|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205111425/http://www.newnownext.com/lady-gaga-explains-artpop-track-by-track-listen/12/2013/|archivedate=December 5, 2013}}</ref>
+Lyrically, the recording denounces a suitor by comparing them to a pig.<ref>{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Samantha|title=Lady Gaga "Swine" Lyrics Analysis: Pigs, Drugs, and General Confusion|url=http://www.popdust.com/lady-gaga-swine-lyrics-analysis-pigs-drugs-and-general-confusion-1889736772.html|work=Popdust|accessdate=May 7, 2014|date=September 5, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920033626/http://www.popdust.com/lady-gaga-swine-lyrics-analysis-pigs-drugs-and-general-confusion-1889736772.html|archive-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> Gaga wanted to lessen the harshness of the lyrics developed for the track by making it sound more lighthearted. However, she ended up "screaming and squealing throughout the track." The dance nature of the song vanishes when the chorus is reached, with Gaga belting the lyrics backed by the "chaotic" synths shouting, "You're just a pig inside a human body / Squealer, squealer, squealer, you're so disgusting / You're just a pig inside", finally uttering the word "Swine" continuously as the groove "thrashed".<ref name="tbt">{{cite web|url=http://www.newnownext.com/lady-gaga-explains-artpop-track-by-track-listen/12/2013/|title=Lady Gaga Explains 'Artpop' Track-by-Track: LISTEN|last=Shorey|first=Eric|date=December 12, 2013|accessdate=November 23, 2016|publisher=[[Logo TV]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205111425/http://www.newnownext.com/lady-gaga-explains-artpop-track-by-track-listen/12/2013/|archive-date=December 5, 2013}}</ref>
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 ==Critical reception==
-After the song was made available online, [[Idolator (website)|Idolator]] website contributor Carl Williott compared it to her iTunes Festival performance and said, "That rendition was particularly wild, and the studio version is even more schizophrenic and rave-ready." Furthermore, he wrote of the song, "It's a sonic onslaught of synth washes, a ground-churning bass line, jittery keyboards, hiccuping vocal samples and crescendos leading to drops in all the expected places. But amidst the EDM overload, Gaga manages to humanize things with one of her raspier, rawer vocal performances. And, for a dubstep song, it's got a remarkably huge 'Swiiine' refrain hidden in there."<ref name=Idolator>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7490285/lady-gaga-swine-stream|title=Lady Gaga's 'Swine' Hits the Web: Listen|first=Carl|last=Williott|publisher=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]|date=October 24, 2013|accessdate=April 3, 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407082339/http://www.idolator.com/7490285/lady-gaga-swine-stream|archivedate=April 7, 2014}}</ref> Nicole James of [[Fuse (TV channel)|Fuse]] deemed it "basically the polar opposite of '[[Applause (Lady Gaga song)|Applause]]'."<ref>{{cite web|last=James|first=Nicole|title=Lady Gaga Teases Intense New 'Artpop' Track in Rehearsal Video|url=http://www.fuse.tv/2013/08/lady-gaga-artpop-swine-itunes-festival-rehearsal-video|publisher=[[Fuse (TV channel)|Fuse]]|accessdate=May 7, 2014|date=August 29, 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321200518/http://www.fuse.tv/2013/08/lady-gaga-artpop-swine-itunes-festival-rehearsal-video|archivedate=March 21, 2014}}</ref> Kitty Empire of ''[[The Guardian]]'' praised the song as the album's "wow-factor centrepiece, if not its greatest hit."<ref>{{cite news|last=Empire|first=Kitty|title=Lady Gaga: Artpop&nbsp;– review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/nov/10/lady-gaga-artpop-review|accessdate=May 7, 2014|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=November 9, 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126043012/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/nov/10/lady-gaga-artpop-review|archivedate=November 26, 2013}}</ref> Mike Driver of ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' magazine found Gaga's vocal enunciations on the track comparable to those of singer [[Christina Aguilera]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Driver|first=Mike|title=Lady Gaga 'Artpop'|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/lady-gaga-artpop|work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|accessdate=May 7, 2014|date=November 23, 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629133537/http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/lady-gaga-artpop|archivedate=June 29, 2017}}</ref> Maura Johnston of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' magazine listed "Swine" as one of ''Artpop''{{'}}s highlights, describing Gaga's belting of the lyrics and the sounds from the keyboards being reminiscent of [[Trent Reznor]]'s songs.<ref>{{cite web|last=Johnston|first=Maura|title=Lady Gaga's Half-Cocked, Half-Great 'Artpop' Is Never Less Than Lovable|url=http://www.spin.com/2013/11/lady-gaga-artpop-review/|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|accessdate=November 11, 2013|date=November 23, 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403074810/http://www.spin.com/2013/11/lady-gaga-artpop-review/|archivedate=April 3, 2015}}</ref>
+After the song was made available online, [[Idolator (website)|Idolator]] website contributor Carl Williott compared it to her iTunes Festival performance and said, "That rendition was particularly wild, and the studio version is even more schizophrenic and rave-ready." Furthermore, he wrote of the song, "It's a sonic onslaught of synth washes, a ground-churning bass line, jittery keyboards, hiccuping vocal samples and crescendos leading to drops in all the expected places. But amidst the EDM overload, Gaga manages to humanize things with one of her raspier, rawer vocal performances. And, for a dubstep song, it's got a remarkably huge 'Swiiine' refrain hidden in there."<ref name=Idolator>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7490285/lady-gaga-swine-stream|title=Lady Gaga's 'Swine' Hits the Web: Listen|first=Carl|last=Williott|publisher=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]|date=October 24, 2013|accessdate=April 3, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407082339/http://www.idolator.com/7490285/lady-gaga-swine-stream|archive-date=April 7, 2014}}</ref> Nicole James of [[Fuse (TV channel)|Fuse]] deemed it "basically the polar opposite of '[[Applause (Lady Gaga song)|Applause]]'."<ref>{{cite web|last=James|first=Nicole|title=Lady Gaga Teases Intense New 'Artpop' Track in Rehearsal Video|url=http://www.fuse.tv/2013/08/lady-gaga-artpop-swine-itunes-festival-rehearsal-video|publisher=[[Fuse (TV channel)|Fuse]]|accessdate=May 7, 2014|date=August 29, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321200518/http://www.fuse.tv/2013/08/lady-gaga-artpop-swine-itunes-festival-rehearsal-video|archive-date=March 21, 2014}}</ref> Kitty Empire of ''[[The Guardian]]'' praised the song as the album's "wow-factor centrepiece, if not its greatest hit."<ref>{{cite news|last=Empire|first=Kitty|title=Lady Gaga: Artpop&nbsp;– review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/nov/10/lady-gaga-artpop-review|accessdate=May 7, 2014|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=November 9, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126043012/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/nov/10/lady-gaga-artpop-review|archive-date=November 26, 2013}}</ref> Mike Driver of ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' magazine found Gaga's vocal enunciations on the track comparable to those of singer [[Christina Aguilera]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Driver|first=Mike|title=Lady Gaga 'Artpop'|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/lady-gaga-artpop|work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|accessdate=May 7, 2014|date=November 23, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629133537/http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/lady-gaga-artpop|archive-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref> Maura Johnston of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' magazine listed "Swine" as one of ''Artpop''{{'}}s highlights, describing Gaga's belting of the lyrics and the sounds from the keyboards being reminiscent of [[Trent Reznor]]'s songs.<ref>{{cite web|last=Johnston|first=Maura|title=Lady Gaga's Half-Cocked, Half-Great 'Artpop' Is Never Less Than Lovable|url=http://www.spin.com/2013/11/lady-gaga-artpop-review/|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|accessdate=November 11, 2013|date=November 23, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403074810/http://www.spin.com/2013/11/lady-gaga-artpop-review/|archive-date=April 3, 2015}}</ref>
-Bradley Stern of ''MuuMuse'' called "Swine" the album's most "unhinged moment" where the singer "let her freak flag fly higher." He also theorized that "Swine" would do well in a live concert.<ref name="muumuse">{{cite web|last=Stern|first=Bradley|title=Lady Gaga 'Artpop' (Album Review)|url=https://www.muumuse.com/2013/11/lady-gaga-artpop-album-review.html/|work=MuuMuse|accessdate=November 11, 2013|date=November 23, 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112201624/http://www.muumuse.com/2013/11/lady-gaga-artpop-album-review.html/|archivedate=November 12, 2013}}</ref> Jason Lipshutz of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' described the track as a "shrieking industrial number" in which Gaga sounds "physically disgusted." Lipshutz said the song was not as "accessible or cleverly penned" as other songs on ''Artpop'', but "as far as detours go, this one's fascinating."<ref name=Lipshutz>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/5778227/lady-gaga-artpop-track-by-track-review|title=Lady Gaga, 'Artpop': Track-by-Track Review|date=November 13, 2013|accessdate=April 3, 2014|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|work=Billboard|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117021029/http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/5778227/lady-gaga-artpop-track-by-track-review|archivedate=November 17, 2013}}</ref> Chris Bosman of ''[[Consequence of Sound]]'' website criticized the length of the song, saying that "once the sound of the record has been thoroughly established, many of the songs tend to feel overly long [...] ['Swine'] could easily have chopped a verse and maintained the same effect, with the benefit of brevity."<ref>{{cite web|last=Bosman|first=Chris|title=Lady Gaga 'Artpop'|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/11/album-review-lady-gaga-artpop/|work=[[Consequence of Sound]]|accessdate=November 11, 2013|date=November 23, 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218233142/http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/11/album-review-lady-gaga-artpop/|archivedate=February 18, 2014}}</ref>
+Bradley Stern of ''MuuMuse'' called "Swine" the album's most "unhinged moment" where the singer "let her freak flag fly higher." He also theorized that "Swine" would do well in a live concert.<ref name="muumuse">{{cite web|last=Stern|first=Bradley|title=Lady Gaga 'Artpop' (Album Review)|url=https://www.muumuse.com/2013/11/lady-gaga-artpop-album-review.html/|work=MuuMuse|accessdate=November 11, 2013|date=November 23, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112201624/http://www.muumuse.com/2013/11/lady-gaga-artpop-album-review.html/|archive-date=November 12, 2013}}</ref> Jason Lipshutz of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' described the track as a "shrieking industrial number" in which Gaga sounds "physically disgusted." Lipshutz said the song was not as "accessible or cleverly penned" as other songs on ''Artpop'', but "as far as detours go, this one's fascinating."<ref name=Lipshutz>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/5778227/lady-gaga-artpop-track-by-track-review|title=Lady Gaga, 'Artpop': Track-by-Track Review|date=November 13, 2013|accessdate=April 3, 2014|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|work=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117021029/http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/5778227/lady-gaga-artpop-track-by-track-review|archive-date=November 17, 2013}}</ref> Chris Bosman of ''[[Consequence of Sound]]'' website criticized the length of the song, saying that "once the sound of the record has been thoroughly established, many of the songs tend to feel overly long [...] ['Swine'] could easily have chopped a verse and maintained the same effect, with the benefit of brevity."<ref>{{cite web|last=Bosman|first=Chris|title=Lady Gaga 'Artpop'|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/11/album-review-lady-gaga-artpop/|work=[[Consequence of Sound]]|accessdate=November 11, 2013|date=November 23, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218233142/http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/11/album-review-lady-gaga-artpop/|archive-date=February 18, 2014}}</ref>
 ==Live performances==
 [[File:Lady Gaga Swine SXSW.jpg|thumb|left|Lady Gaga performing "Swine" with [[Millie Brown (performance artist)|Millie Brown]] at [[South by Southwest]] (SXSW), 2014]]
-In August 2013, Gaga released a one-minute teaser of the song, which showed her rehearsing for the [[Apple Music Festival|iTunes Festival]], along with an image of her performance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theweek.co.uk/music/54881/lady-gaga-sneak-peek-whos-new-track-swine-about|title=Lady Gaga sneak peek: Who's new track 'Swine' about?|accessdate=April 3, 2014|date=August 29, 2013|work=[[The Week]]|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407084914/http://www.theweek.co.uk/music/54881/lady-gaga-sneak-peek-whos-new-track-swine-about|archivedate=April 7, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Chan>{{cite journal|last=Chan|first=Stephanie|title=Lady Gaga Teases New Song 'Swine': Watch|journal=Billboard|date=August 30, 2013|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5679850/lady-gaga-teases-new-song-swine-watch|accessdate=April 3, 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219231758/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5679850/lady-gaga-teases-new-song-swine-watch|archivedate=February 19, 2014}}</ref> Gaga named her gig "SwineFest" after the track, which was a central piece of the show.<ref name=Guardian>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/02/lady-gaga-review-london-roundhouse|title=Lady Gaga – review|first=Alexis|last=Petridis|date=September 2, 2013|accessdate=September 8, 2017|work=[[The Guardian]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908155153/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/02/lady-gaga-review-london-roundhouse|archive-date=September 8, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> During the show, she removed her previously worn blonde wig to reveal her natural hair, just before performing the song.<ref>{{cite news|last=Copsey|first=Robert|title=Lady Gaga makes live return at iTunes Festival - pictures|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a511627/lady-gaga-makes-live-return-at-itunes-festival-pictures/|work=Digital Spy|accessdate=September 9, 2017|date=September 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809144709/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a511627/lady-gaga-makes-live-return-at-itunes-festival-pictures/|archive-date=August 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> She started playing "Swine" on the piano, initially wearing a glittery pig mask, before transitioning into the electronic version of the song.<ref>{{cite news|last=Paine|first=Andre|title=Lady Gaga, iTunes festival, Roundhouse - music review|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/music/lady-gaga-itunes-festival-roundhouse-music-review-8793890.html|work=Evening Standard|accessdate=September 9, 2017|date=September 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909053406/https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/music/lady-gaga-itunes-festival-roundhouse-music-review-8793890.html|archive-date=September 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> For the second part of the performance, Gaga sat behind a drum kit.<ref>{{cite news|last=Anderson|first=Kyle|title=Lady Gaga unveils more new 'ARTPOP' songs at iTunes Festival|url=https://ew.com/article/2013/09/03/lady-gaga-new-songs-itunes-festival/|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|accessdate=September 9, 2017|date=September 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909094937/http://ew.com/article/2013/09/03/lady-gaga-new-songs-itunes-festival/|archive-date=September 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> During the performance, Gaga's dancers wore pig-like gasmasks and "white boiler suits", and sprayed paint into the crowd from bungee harnesses.<ref>{{cite news|last=Empire|first=Kitty|title=iTunes festival: Lady Gaga; Rizzle Kicks – review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/07/lady-gaga-rizzle-kicks-review|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=September 8, 2017|date=September 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305234418/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/07/lady-gaga-rizzle-kicks-review|archive-date=March 5, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Keens|first=Oliver|title=Lady Gaga debuts 'Art Pop' at iTunes Festival|url=https://www.timeout.com/london/music/lady-gaga-debuts-art-pop-at-itunes-festival|work=TimeOut|accessdate=September 9, 2017|date=September 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827172613/https://www.timeout.com/london/music/lady-gaga-debuts-art-pop-at-itunes-festival|archive-date=August 27, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Robert Copsey of ''[[Digital Spy]]'' rated her performance 3.5 on a scale of 5 and said that she "reached the peak of bonkersness".<ref name=DS>{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/live-reviews/news/a511912/lady-gaga-at-itunes-festival-track-by-track-review/|title=Lady Gaga at iTunes Festival: Track-by-track review|first=Robter|last=Copsey|date=September 2, 2013|accessdate=April 3, 2014|work=[[Digital Spy]]|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307092058/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/live-reviews/news/a511912/lady-gaga-at-itunes-festival-track-by-track-review/|archivedate=March 7, 2016}}</ref>
+In August 2013, Gaga released a one-minute teaser of the song, which showed her rehearsing for the [[Apple Music Festival|iTunes Festival]], along with an image of her performance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theweek.co.uk/music/54881/lady-gaga-sneak-peek-whos-new-track-swine-about|title=Lady Gaga sneak peek: Who's new track 'Swine' about?|accessdate=April 3, 2014|date=August 29, 2013|work=[[The Week]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407084914/http://www.theweek.co.uk/music/54881/lady-gaga-sneak-peek-whos-new-track-swine-about|archive-date=April 7, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Chan>{{cite journal|last=Chan|first=Stephanie|title=Lady Gaga Teases New Song 'Swine': Watch|journal=Billboard|date=August 30, 2013|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5679850/lady-gaga-teases-new-song-swine-watch|accessdate=April 3, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219231758/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5679850/lady-gaga-teases-new-song-swine-watch|archive-date=February 19, 2014}}</ref> Gaga named her gig "SwineFest" after the track, which was a central piece of the show.<ref name=Guardian>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/02/lady-gaga-review-london-roundhouse|title=Lady Gaga – review|first=Alexis|last=Petridis|date=September 2, 2013|accessdate=September 8, 2017|work=[[The Guardian]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908155153/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/02/lady-gaga-review-london-roundhouse|archive-date=September 8, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> During the show, she removed her previously worn blonde wig to reveal her natural hair, just before performing the song.<ref>{{cite news|last=Copsey|first=Robert|title=Lady Gaga makes live return at iTunes Festival - pictures|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a511627/lady-gaga-makes-live-return-at-itunes-festival-pictures/|work=Digital Spy|accessdate=September 9, 2017|date=September 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809144709/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a511627/lady-gaga-makes-live-return-at-itunes-festival-pictures/|archive-date=August 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> She started playing "Swine" on the piano, initially wearing a glittery pig mask, before transitioning into the electronic version of the song.<ref>{{cite news|last=Paine|first=Andre|title=Lady Gaga, iTunes festival, Roundhouse - music review|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/music/lady-gaga-itunes-festival-roundhouse-music-review-8793890.html|work=Evening Standard|accessdate=September 9, 2017|date=September 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909053406/https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/music/lady-gaga-itunes-festival-roundhouse-music-review-8793890.html|archive-date=September 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> For the second part of the performance, Gaga sat behind a drum kit.<ref>{{cite news|last=Anderson|first=Kyle|title=Lady Gaga unveils more new 'ARTPOP' songs at iTunes Festival|url=https://ew.com/article/2013/09/03/lady-gaga-new-songs-itunes-festival/|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|accessdate=September 9, 2017|date=September 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909094937/http://ew.com/article/2013/09/03/lady-gaga-new-songs-itunes-festival/|archive-date=September 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> During the performance, Gaga's dancers wore pig-like gasmasks and "white boiler suits", and sprayed paint into the crowd from bungee harnesses.<ref>{{cite news|last=Empire|first=Kitty|title=iTunes festival: Lady Gaga; Rizzle Kicks – review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/07/lady-gaga-rizzle-kicks-review|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=September 8, 2017|date=September 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305234418/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/07/lady-gaga-rizzle-kicks-review|archive-date=March 5, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Keens|first=Oliver|title=Lady Gaga debuts 'Art Pop' at iTunes Festival|url=https://www.timeout.com/london/music/lady-gaga-debuts-art-pop-at-itunes-festival|work=TimeOut|accessdate=September 9, 2017|date=September 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827172613/https://www.timeout.com/london/music/lady-gaga-debuts-art-pop-at-itunes-festival|archive-date=August 27, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Robert Copsey of ''[[Digital Spy]]'' rated her performance 3.5 on a scale of 5 and said that she "reached the peak of bonkersness".<ref name=DS>{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/live-reviews/news/a511912/lady-gaga-at-itunes-festival-track-by-track-review/|title=Lady Gaga at iTunes Festival: Track-by-track review|first=Robter|last=Copsey|date=September 2, 2013|accessdate=April 3, 2014|work=[[Digital Spy]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307092058/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/live-reviews/news/a511912/lady-gaga-at-itunes-festival-track-by-track-review/|archive-date=March 7, 2016}}</ref>
-In March 2014, Gaga introduced "Swine" at the [[South by Southwest]] (SXSW) music festival in Austin, Texas as a song about "rape and rage",<ref name=RS>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lady-gaga-stages-dramatic-performance-art-spectacle-at-sxsw-20140314|title=Lady Gaga Stages Dramatic Performance-Art Spectacle at SXSW|first=Gavin|last=Edwards|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=April 3, 2014|date=March 14, 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317073205/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lady-gaga-stages-dramatic-performance-art-spectacle-at-sxsw-20140314|archivedate=March 17, 2014}}</ref> which was followed by her inviting performance artist [[Millie Brown (performance artist)|Millie Brown]] to accompany her on stage. During the duo's performance, Brown [[vomiting|vomited]] green-colored liquid onto the stage and Gaga.<ref name=NME>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/lady-gaga-101-1246231|title=Lady Gaga spitroasted and vomited on at SXSW event|accessdate=April 2, 2014|date=March 14, 2014|work=[[NME]]|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225215245/http://www.nme.com/news/music/lady-gaga-101-1246231|archivedate=December 25, 2016}}</ref><ref name=DeVille>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1669837/watch-lady-gaga-get-doused-in-neon-vomit-while-riding-a-mechnical-pig-at-sxsw-brought-to-you-by-doritos/video/|title=Watch Lady Gaga Get Doused in Neon Vomit While Riding a Mechanical S&M Pig at SXSW, Brought to You by Doritos|first=Chris|last=DeVille|accessdate=April 3, 2014|date=March 14, 2014|work=[[Stereogum]]|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317072547/http://www.stereogum.com/1669837/watch-lady-gaga-get-doused-in-neon-vomit-while-riding-a-mechnical-pig-at-sxsw-brought-to-you-by-doritos/video|archivedate=March 17, 2014}}</ref> They then climbed atop a large [[mechanical bull]] with a pig's head and a [[ball gag]] inserted in its mouth,<ref name=RS/><ref name=Anderson>{{Cite journal|url=https://ew.com/article/2014/03/14/lady-gaga-sxsw-vomit-tribute/|title=Lady Gaga dedicates encore to SXSW accident victims, gets puked on|first=Kyle|last=Anderson|accessdate=April 3, 2014|date=March 14, 2014|work=Entertainment Weekly|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322062911/http://www.ew.com/article/2014/03/14/lady-gaga-sxsw-vomit-tribute|archivedate=March 22, 2015}}</ref> riding it together and simulating sex acts.<ref name=NME/> Brown continued to vomit on Gaga and her white apron during their time atop the bull.<ref name=Anderson/> She even inserted her fingers inside Gaga's throat making her regurgitate the black paint all over. A writer for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' noted that "[f]or the rest of the show, Gaga would have this black sheen, marking her as a metaphorical survivor of rape and an actual survivor of performance art".<ref name=RS/><ref name=DeVille/> In the background was a neon sign with the text, "Lady Gaga's BBQ&nbsp;– Haus of Swine".<ref name=NME/><ref name=Anderson/> "Swine" has been called an "anti-rape track" and similarly her SXSW performance was called an "anti-rape demonstration."<ref name=DeVille/>
+In March 2014, Gaga introduced "Swine" at the [[South by Southwest]] (SXSW) music festival in Austin, Texas as a song about "rape and rage",<ref name=RS>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lady-gaga-stages-dramatic-performance-art-spectacle-at-sxsw-20140314|title=Lady Gaga Stages Dramatic Performance-Art Spectacle at SXSW|first=Gavin|last=Edwards|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=April 3, 2014|date=March 14, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317073205/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lady-gaga-stages-dramatic-performance-art-spectacle-at-sxsw-20140314|archive-date=March 17, 2014}}</ref> which was followed by her inviting performance artist [[Millie Brown (performance artist)|Millie Brown]] to accompany her on stage. During the duo's performance, Brown [[vomiting|vomited]] green-colored liquid onto the stage and Gaga.<ref name=NME>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/lady-gaga-101-1246231|title=Lady Gaga spitroasted and vomited on at SXSW event|accessdate=April 2, 2014|date=March 14, 2014|work=[[NME]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225215245/http://www.nme.com/news/music/lady-gaga-101-1246231|archive-date=December 25, 2016}}</ref><ref name=DeVille>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1669837/watch-lady-gaga-get-doused-in-neon-vomit-while-riding-a-mechnical-pig-at-sxsw-brought-to-you-by-doritos/video/|title=Watch Lady Gaga Get Doused in Neon Vomit While Riding a Mechanical S&M Pig at SXSW, Brought to You by Doritos|first=Chris|last=DeVille|accessdate=April 3, 2014|date=March 14, 2014|work=[[Stereogum]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317072547/http://www.stereogum.com/1669837/watch-lady-gaga-get-doused-in-neon-vomit-while-riding-a-mechnical-pig-at-sxsw-brought-to-you-by-doritos/video|archive-date=March 17, 2014}}</ref> They then climbed atop a large [[mechanical bull]] with a pig's head and a [[ball gag]] inserted in its mouth,<ref name=RS/><ref name=Anderson>{{Cite journal|url=https://ew.com/article/2014/03/14/lady-gaga-sxsw-vomit-tribute/|title=Lady Gaga dedicates encore to SXSW accident victims, gets puked on|first=Kyle|last=Anderson|accessdate=April 3, 2014|date=March 14, 2014|work=Entertainment Weekly|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322062911/http://www.ew.com/article/2014/03/14/lady-gaga-sxsw-vomit-tribute|archive-date=March 22, 2015}}</ref> riding it together and simulating sex acts.<ref name=NME/> Brown continued to vomit on Gaga and her white apron during their time atop the bull.<ref name=Anderson/> She even inserted her fingers inside Gaga's throat making her regurgitate the black paint all over. A writer for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' noted that "[f]or the rest of the show, Gaga would have this black sheen, marking her as a metaphorical survivor of rape and an actual survivor of performance art".<ref name=RS/><ref name=DeVille/> In the background was a neon sign with the text, "Lady Gaga's BBQ&nbsp;– Haus of Swine".<ref name=NME/><ref name=Anderson/> "Swine" has been called an "anti-rape track" and similarly her SXSW performance was called an "anti-rape demonstration."<ref name=DeVille/>
 [[File:Lady Gaga Swine Artrave KeyArena.jpg|thumb|Gaga performing "Swine" at the [[ArtRave: The Artpop Ball]] tour]]
-Andrew Hampp felt that "for an album [and concert] inspired by performance art, it was the one moment where music and shock value merged indelibly and credibly."<ref>{{cite news|last=Hampp|first=Andrew|title=SXSW: Lady Gaga Plays Offbeat Set, Tells Fans 'You Don't Need A F--king Record Label'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/sxsw/5937422/sxsw-lady-gaga-plays-offbeat-set-tells-fans-you-dont-need-a-f-king|work=Billboard|accessdate=September 9, 2017|date=March 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028012907/http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/sxsw/5937422/sxsw-lady-gaga-plays-offbeat-set-tells-fans-you-dont-need-a-f-king|archive-date=October 28, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The performance also received criticism for the vomiting act. Recovered [[Bulimia nervosa|bulimic]] [[Demi Lovato]] complained that the show "glamorized" eating disorders.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lady-gaga-vomit-sxsw-show-demi-lovato/1/349767.html|title=Lady Gaga's new antics, gets vomited on during SXSW show|date=March 15, 2014|accessdate=March 19, 2014|work=[[India Today]]|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316111521/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lady-gaga-vomit-sxsw-show-demi-lovato/1/349767.html|archivedate=March 16, 2014}}</ref> In response to the controversy, Brown told [[MTV News]], "I can understand why people would make that association, but my performance is really not a statement about eating disorders themselves."<ref>{{cite news|publisher=MTV News|date=March 18, 2014|accessdate=March 19, 2014|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1724325/millie-brown-performance-artist-lady-gaga-vomit-sxsw/|title=Lady Gaga's Vomit Artist Responds To Demi Lovato's SXSW Slam|last=Ehrlich|first=Brenna|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606044047/http://www.mtv.com/news/1724325/millie-brown-performance-artist-lady-gaga-vomit-sxsw/|archivedate=June 6, 2014}}</ref> Gaga confessed on ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]]'', "Millie and I know that not everybody's going to love that performance, but we both really believe in artistic expression and strong identities, and I support her and what she does. ''Artpop'', my new album, is about bringing art and music together in the spirit of creative rebellion, and for us, that performance was art in its purest form."<ref>{{cite web|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|title=Lady Gaga Previews 'G.U.Y.' Video, Explains SXSW Performance on 'Today' Show|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5944762/lady-gaga-previews-guy-video-explains-sxsw-performance-on-today|work=Billboard|accessdate=March 22, 2014|date=March 21, 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324000217/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5944762/lady-gaga-previews-guy-video-explains-sxsw-performance-on-today|archivedate=March 24, 2014}}</ref>
+Andrew Hampp felt that "for an album [and concert] inspired by performance art, it was the one moment where music and shock value merged indelibly and credibly."<ref>{{cite news|last=Hampp|first=Andrew|title=SXSW: Lady Gaga Plays Offbeat Set, Tells Fans 'You Don't Need A F--king Record Label'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/sxsw/5937422/sxsw-lady-gaga-plays-offbeat-set-tells-fans-you-dont-need-a-f-king|work=Billboard|accessdate=September 9, 2017|date=March 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028012907/http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/sxsw/5937422/sxsw-lady-gaga-plays-offbeat-set-tells-fans-you-dont-need-a-f-king|archive-date=October 28, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The performance also received criticism for the vomiting act. Recovered [[Bulimia nervosa|bulimic]] [[Demi Lovato]] complained that the show "glamorized" eating disorders.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lady-gaga-vomit-sxsw-show-demi-lovato/1/349767.html|title=Lady Gaga's new antics, gets vomited on during SXSW show|date=March 15, 2014|accessdate=March 19, 2014|work=[[India Today]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316111521/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lady-gaga-vomit-sxsw-show-demi-lovato/1/349767.html|archive-date=March 16, 2014}}</ref> In response to the controversy, Brown told [[MTV News]], "I can understand why people would make that association, but my performance is really not a statement about eating disorders themselves."<ref>{{cite news|publisher=MTV News|date=March 18, 2014|accessdate=March 19, 2014|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1724325/millie-brown-performance-artist-lady-gaga-vomit-sxsw/|title=Lady Gaga's Vomit Artist Responds To Demi Lovato's SXSW Slam|last=Ehrlich|first=Brenna|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606044047/http://www.mtv.com/news/1724325/millie-brown-performance-artist-lady-gaga-vomit-sxsw/|archive-date=June 6, 2014}}</ref> Gaga confessed on ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]]'', "Millie and I know that not everybody's going to love that performance, but we both really believe in artistic expression and strong identities, and I support her and what she does. ''Artpop'', my new album, is about bringing art and music together in the spirit of creative rebellion, and for us, that performance was art in its purest form."<ref>{{cite web|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|title=Lady Gaga Previews 'G.U.Y.' Video, Explains SXSW Performance on 'Today' Show|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5944762/lady-gaga-previews-guy-video-explains-sxsw-performance-on-today|work=Billboard|accessdate=March 22, 2014|date=March 21, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324000217/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5944762/lady-gaga-previews-guy-video-explains-sxsw-performance-on-today|archive-date=March 24, 2014}}</ref>
-"Swine" was later added to the setlist for the whole duration of Gaga's tour, [[ArtRave: The Artpop Ball]], where it was performed as the last song before the encore ("[[Gypsy (Lady Gaga song)|Gypsy]]"). For the performance, Gaga was dressed as a ''rave-girl'', which was called "a spin on the anime schoolgirl trope".<ref name="Carlson">{{cite web|last=Carlson|first=Adam|title=Lady Gaga's artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball Shape-Shifts Through Atlanta|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6077615/lady-gaga-artrave-artpop-ball-live-review-atlanta|work=Billboard|accessdate=September 8, 2017|date=May 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416035815/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6077615/lady-gaga-artrave-artpop-ball-live-review-atlanta|archive-date=April 16, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> She was wearing multicoloured dreadlocks and fluorescent furry boots.<ref name="Carlson"/> On some occasions, Gaga invited audience members on stage to "rave alongside her".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/06/lady-gaga-artrave-tour-outfits-naked-pictures_n_5273203.html|title=Lady Gaga artRAVE Tour: Singer Wears Her Weirdest Outfits Yet... And Strips Naked Onstage As She Kicks Off Her New Tour (PICS)|last=Welsh|first=Daniel|date=May 6, 2014|accessdate=September 9, 2017|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521224844/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/06/lady-gaga-artrave-tour-outfits-naked-pictures_n_5273203.html|archive-date=May 21, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> James Duffield from MTV called the performance "a sensory overload – the confetti cannons are back, strobe lights and dancers with pig masks start spewing fake blood from their mouths".<ref>{{cite web|last=Duffield|first=James|title=Review: lady gaga artrave: the artpop ball!|url=http://www.mtv.com.au/mtv-news/news/review-lady-gaga-artrave-the-artpop-ball|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=September 8, 2017|date=September 1, 2014|website=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908155409/http://www.mtv.com.au/mtv-news/news/review-lady-gaga-artrave-the-artpop-ball|archive-date=September 8, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
+"Swine" was later added to the setlist for the whole duration of Gaga's tour, [[ArtRave: The Artpop Ball]], where it was performed as the last song before the encore ("[[Gypsy (Lady Gaga song)|Gypsy]]"). For the performance, Gaga was dressed as a ''rave-girl'', which was called "a spin on the anime schoolgirl trope".<ref name="Carlson">{{cite web|last=Carlson|first=Adam|title=Lady Gaga's artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball Shape-Shifts Through Atlanta|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6077615/lady-gaga-artrave-artpop-ball-live-review-atlanta|work=Billboard|accessdate=September 8, 2017|date=May 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416035815/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6077615/lady-gaga-artrave-artpop-ball-live-review-atlanta|archive-date=April 16, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> She was wearing multicoloured dreadlocks and fluorescent furry boots.<ref name="Carlson"/> On some occasions, Gaga invited audience members on stage to "rave alongside her".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/06/lady-gaga-artrave-tour-outfits-naked-pictures_n_5273203.html|title=Lady Gaga artRAVE Tour: Singer Wears Her Weirdest Outfits Yet... And Strips Naked Onstage As She Kicks Off Her New Tour (PICS)|last=Welsh|first=Daniel|date=May 6, 2014|accessdate=September 9, 2017|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521224844/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/06/lady-gaga-artrave-tour-outfits-naked-pictures_n_5273203.html|archive-date=May 21, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> James Duffield from MTV called the performance "a sensory overload – the confetti cannons are back, strobe lights and dancers with pig masks start spewing fake blood from their mouths".<ref>{{cite web|last=Duffield|first=James|title=Review: lady gaga artrave: the artpop ball!|url=http://www.mtv.com.au/mtv-news/news/review-lady-gaga-artrave-the-artpop-ball|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=September 8, 2017|date=September 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908155409/http://www.mtv.com.au/mtv-news/news/review-lady-gaga-artrave-the-artpop-ball|archive-date=September 8, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Credits and personnel==
-Credits adapted from the [[liner notes]] of ''Artpop''.<ref name="liner">{{cite AV media notes|title=Artpop|titlelink=Artpop|others=Lady Gaga|year=2013|chapter='Swine' Digital booklet|first=Lady|last=Gaga|page=5|type=Liner notes|publisher=[[Interscope Records]]|id=687955814|location=Santa Monica, California}}</ref>
+Credits adapted from the [[liner notes]] of ''Artpop''.<ref name="liner">{{cite AV media notes|title=Artpop|title-link=Artpop|others=Lady Gaga|year=2013|chapter='Swine' Digital booklet|first=Lady|last=Gaga|page=5|type=Liner notes|publisher=[[Interscope Records]]|id=687955814|location=Santa Monica, California}}</ref>
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v t e Lady Gaga songs
Discography Songs
The Fame	"Just Dance" "LoveGame" "Paparazzi" "Poker Face" "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich"
The Fame Monster	"Bad Romance" "Alejandro" "Monster" "Speechless" "Dance in the Dark" "Telephone" "So Happy I Could Die" "Teeth"
Born This Way	"Marry the Night" "Born This Way" "Government Hooker" "Judas" "Americano" "Hair" "Scheiße" "Bloody Mary" "Electric Chapel" "You and I" "The Edge of Glory"
Artpop	"Aura" "Venus" "G.U.Y." "Sexxx Dreams" "Do What U Want" "Artpop" "Swine" "Dope" "Gypsy" "Applause"
Cheek to Cheek	"Anything Goes" "I Can't Give You Anything but Love" "Nature Boy" "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"
Joanne	"A-Yo" "Joanne" "John Wayne" "Perfect Illusion" "Million Reasons" "Angel Down"
A Star Is Born	"Shallow" "Always Remember Us This Way" "Is That Alright?" "Why Did You Do That?" "I'll Never Love Again"
Chromatica	"Alice" "Stupid Love" "Rain on Me" "Free Woman" "911" "Sour Candy" "Sine from Above"
Love for Sale	"Love for Sale" "I Get a Kick Out of You"
Top Gun: Maverick	"Hold My Hand"
As featured artist	"Chillin" "Video Phone" (remix) "3-Way (The Golden Rule)" "Sweet Sounds of Heaven"
Other songs recorded	"Christmas Tree" "The Lady Is a Tramp" "Til It Happens to You" "The Cure" "Your Song" "Die with a Smile" "Disease"
Other songs written/produced	"Make Her Say" "Fever" "Invading My Mind" "Hypnotico" "Maybe It's Time"
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