Digging the Grave

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“Digging the Grave”
Single by Faith No More from the album King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime
Released	February 28, 1995
Format	CD single, Vinyl
Recorded	Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York
Genre	Alternative Metal
Length	3:04
Label	Slash Records
Writer(s)	Music: Mike Patton Trey Spruance Gould Lyrics: Mike Patton
Producer	Andy Wallace Faith No More
Faith No More singles chronology
"Another Body Murdered" (1993) "Digging the Grave" (1995) "Ricochet" (1995) King for a Day... track listing "Ugly in the Morning" (Track 8) "Digging the Grave" (Track 9) "Take This Bottle" (Track 10) Alternate cover The Limited Edition "Green Drooker" cover

"Digging the Grave" was the first single to be released from Faith No More's 5th studio album King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime. Like the rest of the singles released from the album, it failed to chart in the U.S. However, the song became the band's fourth-highest charting single in the UK.

Although the song displays a raucous angry side to the album, the lyrics seem personal and almost vulnerable. The song is about a failed relationship that ultimately enlightens the narrator (Mike Patton) to a better understanding of their self and what they want as a person.

Contents 1 Covers 2 Track Lists 3 Personnel 4 Charts

[edit] Covers

• 36 Crazyfists covered the song for a Kerrang! compililation.
• Sentenced covered "Digging the Grave" on their album Frozen.

[edit] Track Lists

Standard Edition

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" – 3:00
3. "Greenfields" – 3:46

[edit] 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

[edit] Charts

Chart	Peak
UK Singles Charts	16
ARIA Charts	12
RIANZ Charts	16
French Charts	23
Swedish Charts	39
Norwegian Charts	11

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