Digging the Grave

"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.

"Digging the Grave"
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 28, 1995
FormatCD single, vinyl
RecordedBearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York
GenreAlternative metal
Length3:04
LabelSlash
Songwriter(s)Music: Mike Patton, Mike Bordin, Billy Gould
Lyrics: Mike Patton
Producer(s)Andy Wallace, Faith No More
Faith No More singles chronology
"Another Body Murdered"
(1993)		 "Digging the Grave"
(1995)		 "Ricochet"
(1995)

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 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

Track lists

Blue vinyl 12" single

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

Standard edition/promo 12"

  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)[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 (Official Charts Company)[16] 18
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 39
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 42
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[19] 16
UK Rock and Metal (Official Charts Company)[20] 1

References
  1. Stefan Negele. "Faith No More TV Appearances". Retrieved March 24, 2011.
  2. "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
  3. "australian-charts.com – Discography Faith No More". Retrieved March 23, 2011.
  4. "1995 | history | triple j hottest 100 – 2008 | triple j". ABC. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  5. Writers: Judge, Mike; Stillman, Joe. Directors: Judge, Mike; Kaplan; Yvette (August 9, 1995). "Close Encounters". Beavis and Butt-head. Season 5. Episode 132. MTV.
  6. Agatha Samborska (ed.). "Faith No More Frequently Asked Questions". old.fnm.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
  7. Alex S. Garda (ed.). "mvdbase.com – Marcus Raboy Videography". Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  8. "Frozen (Bonus Tracks) – Sentenced | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  9. "Australian-charts.com – Faith No More – Digging the Grave". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  10. Pennanen, Timo. Sisältää hitin: levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972. Otava Publishing Company Ltd, 2003. ISBN 951-1-21053-X
  11. "Lescharts.com – Faith No More – Digging the Grave" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  12. "Offiziellecharts.de – Faith No More – Digging the Grave". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  13. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Digging the Grave". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  14. "Charts.nz – Faith No More – Digging the Grave". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  15. "Norwegiancharts.com – Faith No More – Digging the Grave". VG-lista. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  16. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  17. "Swedishcharts.com – Faith No More – Digging the Grave". Singles Top 100. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  18. "Swisscharts.com – Faith No More – Digging the Grave". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  19. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  20. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
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