| "Digging the Grave" | ||||
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| Single by Faith No More | ||||
| from the album King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime | ||||
| B-side | "Ugly in the Morning", "Absolute Zero", "Get Out" | |||
| Released | February 28, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York | |||
| Genre | Alternative metal | |||
| Length | 3:04 | |||
| Label | Slash | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Music: Mike Patton, Mike Bordin, Billy Gould Lyrics: Mike Patton | |||
| Producer(s) | Andy Wallace, Faith No More | |||
| Faith No More singles chronology | ||||
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"Digging the Grave" is a song by Faith No More, released as the first single from their fifth studio album King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime, in 1995. Like the rest of the singles released from the album, it failed to chart in the US. However, the song became the band's fourth-highest charting single in the United Kingdom.
Release
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The song was released as a single on February 28, 1995, before the release of King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime. That March, the band appeared on the British television program Top of the Pops to promote the single, later performing it on MTV Europe, Canal+'s Nulle Part Ailleurs and The Jon Stewart Show.[1] The single reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart,[2] and number 12 on the Australian ARIA Charts;[3] becoming the 91st most-played song on Australian radio that year.[4] The song was featured on an episode of Beavis and Butt-head[5] and the soundtrack of the 1996 Italian film Jack Frusciante è uscito dal gruppo.[6] In addition, "Digging the Grave" along with fellow King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime track "Ugly in the Morning" both appeared in the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episode "Being Frank".
A video for the song was recorded, directed by Marcus Raboy, who was credited as Alan Smithee.[7] The video featured Dean Menta on guitar, even though Trey Spruance played on the actual recording; Roddy Bottum, the band's keyboard player, also appears as a guitarist. The video was later included on the collection Who Cares a Lot?: The Greatest Videos.
Covers
- 36 Crazyfists covered the song for the Kerrang! compilation High Voltage!: A Brief History of Rock and as a bonus track on their 2006 album Rest Inside the Flames.
- Sentenced covered "Digging the Grave" on the limited edition version of their 1998 album Frozen.[8]
Track lists
Blue vinyl 12" single
- "Digging the Grave"
- "Ugly in the Morning"
- "Absolute Zero"
- "Get Out"
Standard edition/promo 12"
- "Digging the Grave" – 3:05
- "Ugly in the Morning" – 3:09
- "Absolute Zero" – 4:09
- "Cuckoo for Caca" – 3:43
Limited edition
- "Digging the Grave" – 3:05
- "I Started a Joke" (Bee Gees) – 3:00
- "Greenfields" (The Brothers Four) – 3:46
Limited Australian edition
- "Digging the Grave" – 3:05
- "Ugly in the Morning" – 3:09
- "Absolute Zero" – 4:09
- "I Started a Joke" (Bee Gees) – 3:00
- "Greenfields" (The Brothers Four) – 3:46
Personnel
- Mike Patton – vocals
- Dean Menta – guitars on "I Started a Joke" and "Greenfields"
- Trey Spruance – guitars on all other tracks
- Billy Gould – bass
- Mike Bordin – drums
- Roddy Bottum – keyboards
Charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[9] | 12 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] | 5 |
| France (SNEP)[11] | 23 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[12] | 48 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[13] | 12 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] | 16 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[15] | 11 |
| Scotland (OCC)[16] | 18 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] | 39 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] | 42 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[19] | 16 |
| UK Rock and Metal (OCC)[20] | 1 |
References
- ^ Stefan Negele. "Faith No More TV Appearances". Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ "everyHit.com UK Top 40 chart archive". Retrieved March 23, 2011. NB: Direct linking to search results is unavailable, please search for artist "Faith No More" for results
- ^ "australian-charts.com – Discography Faith No More". Retrieved March 23, 2011.
- ^ "1995 | history | triple j hottest 100 – 2008 | triple j". ABC. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
- ^ Writers: Judge, Mike; Stillman, Joe. Directors: Judge, Mike; Kaplan; Yvette (August 9, 1995). "Close Encounters". Beavis and Butt-head. Season 5. Episode 132. MTV.
- ^ Agatha Samborska (ed.). "Faith No More Frequently Asked Questions". old.fnm.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
- ^ Alex S. Garda (ed.). "mvdbase.com – Marcus Raboy Videography". Retrieved March 26, 2011.
- ^ "Frozen (Bonus Tracks) – Sentenced | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
- ^ "Australian-charts.com – Faith No More – Digging the Grave". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo. Sisältää hitin: levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972. Otava Publishing Company Ltd, 2003. ISBN 951-1-21053-X
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Faith No More – Digging the Grave" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Faith No More – Digging the Grave". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Digging the Grave". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Faith No More – Digging the Grave". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Faith No More – Digging the Grave". VG-lista. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Faith No More – Digging the Grave". Singles Top 100. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Faith No More – Digging the Grave". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 22, 2018.