 After 11 live performances between 1996 and 1998, "Don't Burn the Pig" was recorded in the studio during the "Before These Crowded Streets" sessions, and then the song reworked itself into "Pig", with the same notion in mind; however, it interpreted more of a carpe diem theme.A 33-second studio jam is heard at the end of the studio track, based on "Deed Is Done", an early song by the band, and "Anyone Seen the Bridge?