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"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[1] and number 62 in the UK. According to Pixies frontman Black Francis, the song was "a bad Talking Heads imitation."[2]

"Dig for Fire"
Single by Pixies
from the album Bossanova
B-side	"Velvety Instrumental Version" "Winterlong" "Santo"
Released	October 29, 1990 (1990-10-29)
Recorded	1989 – 1990
Studio	Cherokee, Hollywood Hansa, Berlin
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	2:51
Label	4AD/Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Black Francis
Producer(s)	Gil Norton, Chris Sheldon
Pixies singles chronology
"Velouria" (1990) "Dig for Fire" (1990) "Planet of Sound" (1991)
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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.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

All songs written by Black Francis, except where otherwise noted.

1. "Dig for Fire" – 2:51
2. "Velvety Instrumental Version" – 2:04
3. "Winterlong" (Neil Young) – 3:07
4. "Santo" – 2:16

Charts

Chart (1990–91)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)[3]	62
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[4]	11

References

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- [en] Dig for Fire

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[es] Dig for Fire

«Dig for Fire» es una canción de la banda estadounidense de rock alternativo Pixies. La canción aparece en el álbum de 1990 Bossanova, y se lanzó como sencillo en octubre de 1990. La canción llegó al puesto número once de la lista Modern Rock Tracks y al número 62 en la lista de sencillos del Reino Unido.

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