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“War Pigs” by Cake
Released 2007
“War Pigs” by Cake appears on 6 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2007 and 2024. It was first released in 2007. Its best result is #3 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 2007. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #125 alternative song of 2007.
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Cake put out their take on "War Pigs" in June 2007, reaching back to Black Sabbath's anti-war broadside, the opening track of Paranoid in 1970, written by Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward. Butler, who wrote the words, first called it "Walpurgis" and cast war itself as the ultimate evil; the record company balked at how Satanic that sounded, so the title changed and the lyrics stayed put.
Cake produced and mixed their version themselves, with Patrick Olguin adding to the mix, Craig Long and Kirt Shearer recording it, Gabriel Nelson handling the arrangement and Pete McNeal sitting in on percussion as a guest.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 83 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2007 | 101 |
| 2007 | 3 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2007 | 103 |
| 2007 | 67 | KWOD Sacramento, CA | KWOD Top 106 Songs of 2007 | 106 |
| 2008 | 65 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2008 | 91 |
| 2008 | 67 | KWOD Sacramento, CA | KWOD Top 106 Songs of 2008 | 106 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 161 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs | 850 |
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