Digging the Grave

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"Digging the Grave"
Digging the Grave (Blue).png
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"
ReleasedFebruary 27, 1995 (1995-02-27)
StudioBearsville (Bearsville, New York)
Length3:04
LabelSlash
Composer(s)Mike Patton, Mike Bordin, Billy Gould
Lyricist(s)Mike Patton
Producer(s)Andy Wallace, Faith No More
Faith No More singles chronology
"Another Body Murdered"
(1993) 		"Digging the Grave"
(1995) 		"Ricochet"
(1995)

"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[]

A screenshot from the music video, showing the band playing in what appears to be an abandoned warehouse.

The song was released as a single on February 27, 1995,[1] 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.[2] The single reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart,[3] and number 12 on the Australian ARIA Charts;[4] becoming the 91st most-played song on Australian radio that year.[5] The song was featured on an episode of Beavis and Butt-head[6] and the soundtrack of the 1996 Italian film Jack Frusciante è uscito dal gruppo.[7] 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.[8] 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[]

Track listings[]

Blue vinyl 12-inch single

  1. "Digging the Grave"
  2. "Ugly in the Morning"
  3. "Absolute Zero"
  4. "Get Out"

Standard edition/promo 12-inch

  1. "Digging the Grave" – 3:05
  2. "Ugly in the Morning" – 3:09
  3. "Absolute Zero" – 4:09
  4. "Cuckoo for Caca" – 3:43

Limited edition

  1. "Digging the Grave" – 3:05
  2. "I Started a Joke" (Bee Gees) – 3:00
  3. "Greenfields" (The Brothers Four) – 3:46

Limited Australian edition

  1. "Digging the Grave" – 3:05
  2. "Ugly in the Morning" – 3:09
  3. "Absolute Zero" – 4:09
  4. "I Started a Joke" (Bee Gees) – 3:00
  5. "Greenfields" (The Brothers Four) – 3:46

Personnel[]

Charts[]

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 12
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11] 20
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 5
France (SNEP)[13] 23
Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 48
Ireland (IRMA)[15] 12
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 16
Norway (VG-lista)[17] 11
Scotland (OCC)[18] 18
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 39
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 42
UK Singles (OCC)[21] 16
UK Rock and Metal (OCC)[22] 1

References[]

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. February 25, 1995. p. 43. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Stefan Negele. "Faith No More TV Appearances". Retrieved March 24, 2011.
  3. ^ "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
  4. ^ "australian-charts.com – Discography Faith No More". Retrieved March 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "1995 | history | triple j hottest 100 – 2008 | triple j". ABC. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  6. ^ Writers: Judge, Mike; Stillman, Joe. Directors: Judge, Mike; Kaplan; Yvette (August 9, 1995). "Close Encounters". Beavis and Butt-head. Season 5. Episode 132. MTV.
  7. ^ Agatha Samborska (ed.). "Faith No More Frequently Asked Questions". old.fnm.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
  8. ^ Alex S. Garda (ed.). "mvdbase.com – Marcus Raboy Videography". Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  9. ^ "Frozen (Bonus Tracks) – Sentenced | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  10. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Faith No More – Digging the Grave". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  11. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12 no. 12. March 25, 1995. p. 15. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  12. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  13. ^ "Lescharts.com – Faith No More – Digging the Grave" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  14. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Faith No More – Digging the Grave" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  15. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Digging the Grave". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  16. ^ "Charts.nz – Faith No More – Digging the Grave". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  17. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Faith No More – Digging the Grave". VG-lista. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  18. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  19. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Faith No More – Digging the Grave". Singles Top 100. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  20. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Faith No More – Digging the Grave". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  21. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  22. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
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