the Grave" as attempting to recreate the sounds of the band's first two albums, "but tighter, faster, and harder". Release Released on February 27, 1995, the single was accompanied by a music video directed by Marcus Raboy, and filmed in San Francisco, California. The video was featured on the television series Beavis and Butt-Head, but the single failed to chart in the United States. The band also performed the song on two episodes of the UK series Top of the Pops in March 1995. Despite its underperformance in the United States, "Digging the Grave" charted elsewhere in the world, peaking in the top 20 in the singles charts of Australia, Finland, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, and the UK. It also reached number 23 in France, number 48 in Germany, and number 39 in Sweden, and number 42 in Switzerland. In the UK, the song topped the UK Rock and Metal chart. Reception In a contemporary review of King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime, Anthony Violanti of The Buffalo News described the song as a "power pop masterpiece"; while CMJ New Music Monthly compared it to the sound of AC/DC, adding that it "offers hooks lurking deep within the miasma". Rolling Stone Al Weisel highlighted it as one of the best songs on the album, describing it as having "a grungy feel that isn't completely ruined by Patton's histrionic screaming". A retrospective overview of Faith No More's career by Consequence called it a "a definitive left-field release", describing it as "raw, aggressive, altogether creepy". Writing for The Quietus, Dave McNamee considered the song one of King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime more accessible and straightforward entries, but added that it "proves that when Faith No More do ‘ordinary’ they still do it with a million more unexpected catchy twists and malevolent breakdowns than anything one-note imitators [...] could dream of". Chris Conaton of PopMatters called the song "a breath of fresh air", noting that its straightforward rock sound was refreshing given its placement on the album. Track listings Charts Footnotes References 1995 singles 1995 songs American power pop songs Faith No More songs Music videos directed by Marcus Raboy Slash Records singles Songs written by Billy Gould Songs written by Mike Bordin Songs written by Mike Patton