Song · Mudvayne
“Dig” by Mudvayne
From the album L.D. 50 (2000)
“Dig” by Mudvayne appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2001 and 2025. It was first released in 2000 on the album L.D. 50. Its best result is #13 on the WJJO Frequent Rocker Top 100 Songs of 2025. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #415 alternative song of 2001.
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"Dig" was the song that introduced Mudvayne: the band's debut single in 2000, taken from their first album, L.D. 50, on Epic. Garth Richardson produced it, the writing credit is split between Chad Gray, Ryan Martinie, Matthew McDonough and Greg Tribbett, and Tribbett adds background vocals. It's nu metal at its most knotted and punishing, kicked off by a lurching bass riff from Martinie.
The video, released in April 2001, won the first MTV2 Award ever handed out, and the song went gold in the United States. It resurfaced live on Tattoo the Earth: The First Crusade and on the WWF Tough Enough compilation. Years later that opening riff became an internet meme, "Brbr Deng", which Martinie has greeted with mixed feelings, and Alternative Press and Revolver both put the song on their best-of lists.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 64 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2001 | 100 |
| 2001 | 32 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2001 | 106 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 65 | KBPI | KBPI Top 200 Songs of All Time | 200 |
| 2023 | 22 | 94.1 WJJO | WJJO Frequent Rocker Top 100 Songs of 2023 | 100 |
| 2025 | 13 | 94.1 WJJO | WJJO Frequent Rocker Top 100 Songs of 2025 | 100 |
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