Also Tony Cross from Smash Hits gave it four out of five, commenting, "This heavy metal (should that be mental?) version of the little pig fairy-tale is weird indeed (and sports a flippin' smart video too). Full throttle crash and trash guitars bring the story right up to date, complete with hilarious high-pitched voices for the pigs ("not by the hair of our chinny chin chin!"), and torrents of sound for the big bad wolf. A rock opera that deserves a listen." Music video The song's accompanying stop motion claymation music video received regular rotation on MTV, and in 1993 it was certified gold by the RIAA. "Three Little Pigs" was notable for being the first known music single to debut only in video form; when the music video was first shown on MTV, fans could buy the song on videotape, but not on CD. In 1993, however, the single was finally released in CD form. The music video was later published by Vevo on YouTube in March 2014. As of December 2022, it had generated more than 27 million views. Track listings Vinyl pressing "Three Little Pigs" 1993 CD pressing "Three Little Pigs" (edit) – 2:30 "Three Little Pigs" (full-length version) – 5:54 "Obey the Cowgod" – 3:09 Personnel Bill Manspeaker (as Moronic Dicktator) – vocals Maynard James Keenan – guest voice of Three Little Pigs Pauly Shore – guest voice of Three Little Pigs Gary Helsinger (as Hotsy Menshot) – voice of Rambo C.J. Buscaglia (as Jesus Quisp) – guitars, producer Steven Shenar (as Sven Seven) – guitars Michael Bloomquist (as Rootin') – bass Joe Russo (as Mother Eucker) – bass Danny Carey (as Danny Longlegs) – drums Charts and certifications Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Release history References 1992 songs 1993 singles Cultural depictions of Sylvester Stallone Green Jellÿ songs Number-one singles in New Zealand Songs about pigs Songs about wolves Songs based on fairy tales Stop-motion animated music videos Works based on The Three Little Pigs Zoo Entertainment (record label) singles