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Dig for Fire
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Wikipedia article
"'Dig for Fire'" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies. The song appeared on their 1990 album 'Bossanova', and was released as a single in October 1990. The song reached number 11 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/pixies-mn0000895136/awards "Pixies - Awards"]. allmusic.com. Retrieved February 13, 2013. and number 62 in the UK. According to Pixies frontman Black Francis, the song was "a bad Talking Heads imitation."Stern, Perry. "Surf's Up." Music Express, October 1990. http://aleceiffel.free.fr/surf.html (transcript) (accessed March 10, 2013)
The song was promoted with a music video that also featured another 'Bossanova' track, the brief "Allison", a tribute to jazz musician Mose Allison.
The single version of "Dig for Fire" is mixed differently from the album version and also contains some overdubs.
Track listing
All songs written by Black Francis, except where otherwise noted.
#"Dig for Fire" 2:51
#"Velvety Instrumental Version" 2:04
#"Winterlong" (Neil Young) 3:07
#"Santo" 2:16
Charts
References
Category:1990 singles
Category:Pixies (band) songs
Category:Songs written by Black Francis
Category:Elektra Records singles
Category:4AD singles
Category:1990 songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Chris Sheldon
Category:Song recordings produced by Gil Norton
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