Dig (Mudvayne song) explained

Dig
Cover:mudvayne dig.png
Type:single
Artist:Mudvayne
Album:L.D. 50
Released:2000
Studio:The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver[1]
Genre:Nu metal[2] [3] [4] [5]
Length:2:43
Label:Epic
Next Title:Death Blooms
Next Year:2000

"Dig" is a song by American heavy metal band Mudvayne, released in 2000 as the band's debut single. It appears on the band's debut studio album L.D. 50 (2000). A music video was released for the song on April 10, 2001, and it later won the first ever MTV2 Award. It is also one of the band's most well-known songs, being certified gold in the United States.[6] A live version of the song taken from the Tattoo the Earth tour appears on the live album Tattoo the Earth: The First Crusade.[7] [8] The song also appeared on the compilation album WWF Tough Enough. The song has also spawned an Internet meme known as "Brbr Deng" (the onomatopoeia of the opening bass riff), which bassist Ryan Martinie has expressed some ambivalence about.[9]

Music video

The music video for the song won the MTV2 Award in 2001[10] and was directed by Thomas Mignone.[11] It was one of the first music videos to feature heavy metal artists in vibrant, brightly lit and color-saturated images, in sharp contrast to the dark, shadowy videos typical of the genre. The award was to honor the best overall achievement by an act whose video premiered on MTV2 and received significant on-air rotation. A special edition DVD single was released featuring nine different camera angles, allowing viewers to switch between the various bandmembers' performances filmed during the video's production. The DVD also included a behind the scenes featurette titled "Dig a Little Deeper".

Track listing

Promo single
Maxi single
Cassette single

Charts

Weekly

Weekly chart performance for "Dig" by Mudvayne!Chart (2001)!Peak
position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[12] 23
US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)[13] 33

Year-end

Internet memes

The music video of Dig resurfaced during 2012 on Youtube, most notably when creators would dub funny noises over the scream Chad Gray does at the beginning of the song. The most viewed one of these videos is 'Most Brutal Metal Scream 2012', with over 15 million views. Another Internet meme created from this video was 'brbr deng', which refers to the heavy bass sound.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2002174617 . https://archive.today/20130411210229/http://www.shopping.com/_2002174617/info?sb=1 . dead . April 11, 2013 . Shopping.com . 2017-02-22 .
  2. Web site: Paolo Gregoletto: Nu-Metal - Revered or Reviled? The Top Ten . January 5, 2015 . All Axess. (January 5, 2015). Retrieved on September 23, 2015
  3. Web site: Pasbani. Robert. CHAD GRAY Says MUDVAYNE Ain't Over Yet. MetalInjection. January 28, 2015. August 21, 2014. In 2000, Mudvayne broke big with their track "Dig," a song that still gets stuck in my head to this day. Honestly, it may be one of my favorite nu-metal songs of all time..
  4. Web site: Top Ten - Nu-Metal Anthems . . September 6, 2009 . March 13, 2016 . Diver, Mike.
  5. Web site: 30 Best Nu Metal Songs, Ranked. May 17, 2017. Spin Magazine.
  6. Web site: RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - September 24, 2015 . www.riaa.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924160144/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Mudvayne&go=Search&perPage=50 . 2015-09-24.
  7. Web site: Huey . Steve . Tattoo the Earth: The First Crusade - Various Artists : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards . AllMusic . October 24, 2000 . March 16, 2013.
  8. Web site: "Tattoo the Earth: The First Crusade" Set for Release October 24 on 1500 Records . NY Rock . September 21, 2000 . March 16, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101218203225/http://nyrock.com/worldbeat/09_2000/092100.asp . December 18, 2010 .
  9. Web site: Mudvayne Bassist Ryan Martinie Shares His Thoughts on the "Brbr-DENG" Memes and Videos. July 16, 2019. MetalSucks.
  10. Slim's 'Weapon' Bulges With Six MTV VMAs. Billboard. September 10, 2014. September 7, 2001.
  11. Web site: Mudvayne | Music Videos, News, Photos, Tour Dates, Ringtones, and Lyrics . https://web.archive.org/web/20060114151324/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/mudvayne/artist.jhtml#bio . dead . January 14, 2006 . MTV . June 26, 2012.
  12. Canadian Digital Song Sales. Billboard. January 12, 2002. December 11, 2018.
  13. Artist Chart History - Mudvayne - Singles
  14. Web site: Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2001. January 26, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030126204339/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_singles.html. Jam!. March 26, 2022.
  15. Web site: Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2002 (Part 2). January 14, 2003. Jam!. https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184715/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_singles2.html. September 6, 2004.

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