Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (song)

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"Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!"
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
singles chronology
"Get Ready for Love"
(2004) 		"Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!"
(2008) 		"More News from Nowhere"
(2008)

"Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" is a song written by

Christmas Day, 2007, and the video has been viewable on the website since early January. In a journal available at the Nick Cave Exhibition, it is revealed that an earlier version was instead about a man who was dead, who when he was saying "I don't know what it is but there's definitely something going on upstairs" referring to continuing brain activity.[citation needed
]

The song debuted on the

UK Singles Chart on 24 February 2008 at number 66. It also appeared as number 35 on Triple J Hottest 100
for 2008.

Music video

The video for the song was directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard and features Cave strutting towards the camera, singing the song, whilst images of New York pass by him. During the chorus, the images of New York are replaced by the members of the Bad Seeds dancing to the song. The video is available on the band's website.

Track listing

All songs by Nick Cave.

  • 7" (MUTE377)
  1. "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" – 3:38
  2. "Accidents Will Happen"  – 4:21
  • CD (CDMUTE377)
  1. "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" – 3:38
  2. "Accidents Will Happen"  – 4:21
  3. "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" (video)

Chart performance

Chart performance for "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!"
Chart (2008) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[3]
 66

References

  1. ^ Hewitt, Ben (25 June 2014). "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: 10 of the best". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. Louder Sound
    . Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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