Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (song)

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“Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!”
“Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!” cover
Single by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
from the album Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
Released 18 February 2008
Format CD/Download/Vinyl
Recorded June-July 2007
Genre Post Punk
Length 4:11
Label Mute
Writer(s) Nick Cave
Producer Nick Launay

“Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!” is a song written by Nick Cave and was released by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds as a single on February 18th, 2008. It is the title track from the band's latest album, Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!. The song, like much of the band's recent work, was produced by Nick Launay. The song has been available to be listen to on the band's official website since 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.

The song debuted on the UK Singles chart on 24 February 2008 at #66.

[edit] 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)

[edit] Video

The video for the song was directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard and features Cave walking towards the camera in a strut fashion, 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.

[edit] External Links

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds.com