Dig (Incubus song)

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"Dig"
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Single by Incubus
from the album Light Grenades
ReleasedMarch 27, 2007
RecordedJanuary–July 2006
Studio Henson Recording Studio, Hollywood, California
Southern Tracks Recording, Atlanta, Georgia
Genre Alternative rock
Length4:17 (Album Version)
3:59 (Radio Edit)
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Brandon Boyd, Mike Einziger, Ben Kenney, Chris Kilmore, José Pasillas
Producer(s) Brendan O'Brien
Incubus singles chronology
"Anna-Molly"
(2006)
"Dig"
(2007)
"Oil and Water"
(2007)
Music video
"Dig" on YouTube

"Dig" is the second single released by American rock band Incubus from their sixth studio album, Light Grenades (2006). Receiving huge airplay from alternative rock radio stations throughout the United States, "Dig" peaked at number four on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. On the Adult Top 40 chart, it reached number 17, while just breaking the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at #94. The song is featured in the 2009 music video game Lego Rock Band .

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Background

Singer Brandon Boyd said the song is "about love but love in a platonic sense or love that stems from the power of camaraderie." He added, "I was in a moment in my life where things were looking really dark and the people closest to me — the guys in the band — were like a safety net. They were, without trying to, reminding me of who I was in the midst of some of my personal struggles. ... sometimes really good friends can remind you that you are not your ego." [1]

Music video

The band made an unusual choice in letting fans help create the music video for the song by holding a contest called "I Dig Incubus", [2] with the winner possibly having their video used as the official version. The top five contestants were announced on February 1, 2007, with fans then getting the chance to vote on a "Fan-pick".

Carlos "Kaamuz" Oliveira won both the fan pick and band pick with his animation. The video of the winner being announced was available on the contest website. Ramon Boutviseth was the runner up, and therefore won the Grand Prize.

On March 27, 2007, Kaamuz's video became available on Yahoo! Music. The final video was edited with scenes of the band playing the song.

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [3] 72
Canada Rock ( Billboard ) [4] 4
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 94
US Pop 100 ( Billboard ) [6] 96
US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) [7] 17
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [8] 4
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [9] 17

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