Dig (Mudvayne song)

"Dig"
Single by Mudvayne
from the album L.D. 50
Released2000
StudioThe Warehouse Studio, Vancouver[1]
GenreNu metal[2][3][4][5]
Length2:43
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Mudvayne singles chronology
"Dig"
(2000) 		"Death Blooms"
(2000)
Alternative cover
Music video
"Dig" on YouTube

"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]

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  3. ^ Pasbani, Robert (August 21, 2014). "CHAD GRAY Says MUDVAYNE Ain't Over Yet". MetalInjection. Retrieved January 28, 2015. 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.
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  8. ^ ""Tattoo the Earth: The First Crusade" Set for Release October 24 on 1500 Records". NY Rock. September 21, 2000. Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  9. ^ "Mudvayne Bassist Ryan Martinie Shares His Thoughts on the "Brbr-DENG" Memes and Videos". MetalSucks. July 16, 2019.