"Diggin' a Hole"
Single by Big Sugar
from the album Hemi-Vision
Released1996
Length
  • 4:37
  • 3:45 (edit)
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Gordie Johnson
Big Sugar singles chronology
"Dear Mr. Fantasy"
(1995)		 "Diggin' a Hole"
(1996)		 "If I Had My Way"
(1996)
Music video
"Diggin' a Hole" on YouTube

"Diggin' a Hole" is a song by Canadian rock band Big Sugar. It was released as the lead single from the band's 1996 album, Hemi-Vision. The song was co-written by Canadian musician Andy Curran and well known Canadian actor and TV host Dan Gallagher. The song was re-released in 1999 on the U.S. version of Big Sugar's next album, Heated. The song was featured on the compilation album Hit Zone 3.

Commercial performance

The song was successful in Canada, reaching No. 9 on the RPM Hit Tracks chart. Between 1995 and 2016, "Diggin' a Hole" was the fifth-most-played song by a Canadian artist on rock radio stations in Canada.[1]

Track listings

UK CD single[2]

  1. "Diggin' a Hole" (edit) – 3:45
  2. "Tobacco Hand" (dub) – 4:53
  3. "Skull Ring" (dub) – 4:54
  4. "Joe Lewis / Judgement Day" (Moog dub) – 4:06

Australian CD single[3]

  1. "Diggin' a Hole" (remix/edit) – 3:31
  2. "Diggin' a Hole" (remix) – 3:53
  3. "Diggin' a Hole" (album version) – 4:39
  4. "Joe Lewis / Judgement Day" (Moog dub) – 4:06

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 9

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Canada 1996 Radio A&M
United Kingdom August 4, 1997 CD Polydor [5]

References

  1. ↑ "NIELSEN MUSIC & BILLBOARD PRESENT CANADA 150 CHARTS" (PDF). bdsradio.com. p. 13. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  2. ↑ Diggin' a Hole (UK CD single liner notes). Big Sugar. Polydor Records. 1997. 582309-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ Diggin' a Hole (Australian CD single liner notes). Big Sugar. A&M Records. 1999. 497 178-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9720." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  5. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 2, 1997. p. 27.
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