Gravedigger (song)
"Gravedigger" | ||||
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Single by Dave Matthews | ||||
from the album Some Devil | ||||
Released | September 2003[1] | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 3:53 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dave J. Matthews | |||
Producer(s) | Stephen Harris | |||
Dave Matthews singles chronology | ||||
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"Gravedigger" is a song by
Matthews said about the song:[2]
"It's kind of these different stories that are brought together by walking through a graveyard with their names and the dates of their births and their deaths, and the stories that came out of their lives. It's sort of just telling those stories and some others as you wander through a graveyard and what you might think if you could walk into the graves and find out what people went through to get there."
There was also an acoustic version of the song on the album Some Devil. The song began as an intro played twice solo by Matthews at full-band DMB shows in the spring of 2002, before debuting as a full solo song in the same tour. In the original "Gravedigger Intro" version, only two people are mentioned: Merrill Lee (1905โ1969) and Robert John Smith.
Music video
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In popular culture
Willie Nelson did his own version of the song that appeared on the 2008 album Moment of Forever.[citation needed] The song was also used in the second episode of the ABC series FlashForward.[citation needed]
Track listing
- "Gravedigger" โ 3:50
- "Gravedigger" (Acoustic) โ 3:53
Chart performance
Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 | 35 |
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 35 |
References
- ^ "Billboard". 20 September 2003.
- ^ Moss, Corey (2003-08-11). "Dave Matthews Digs Up A Video For His First Solo Single - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ^ "Dave Matthews - Rhapsody Music Downloads". VH1.com. 2003-09-22. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-19.