Can U Dig It?
| "Can U Dig It?" | ||||
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| Single by Pop Will Eat Itself | ||||
| from the album This Is the Day...This Is the Hour...This Is This! | ||||
| B-side | "Poison to the Mind" | |||
| Released | 30 January 1989[1] | |||
| Genre | Dance-rock[2] | |||
| Length | 4:32 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Clinton Mansell | |||
| Producer(s) | Flood | |||
| Pop Will Eat Itself singles chronology | ||||
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"Can U Dig It?" is a single by British band Pop Will Eat Itself, released in 1989 from the band's second album This Is the Day...This Is the Hour...This Is This! and it peaked at #38 in the UK Charts.[3]
The lyrics include a litany of references to movies, comics, music, and television. The sample in which a male voice is heard yelling "Can you dig it?" several times and the female voice at the beginning of the track saying "Let's get down to it, boppers..." were taken from the cult classic 1979 U.S. action film The Warriors.
Music video
[edit]An accompanying music video was made for the single. It features Clint Mansell and Graham Crabb singing the song against various changing backgrounds (many of which reference the song lyrics) while in other parts the rest of the band members perform the song with stacks of TVs behind them.[4]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Pop Will Eat Itself
12"
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Can U Dig It? (12" Version)" | 6:25 |
| 2. | "Poison To the Mind" | 2:45 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Radio P.W.E.I (Acapella)" | 1:10 |
| 2. | "The Fuses Have Been Lit (Instrumental)" | 2:07 |
7"
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Can U Dig It?" | 3:15 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Poison To the Mind" | 2:45 |
CD
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Can U Dig It?" | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Poison To the Mind" | 2:45 |
| 3. | "Radio P.W.E.I (Acapella)" | 1:10 |
| 4. | "Can U Dig It? (Twelve)" | 4:25 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Chart | 38 |
Personnel
[edit]Clint Mansell - Vocals
Graham Crabb - Vocals
Adam Mole - Guitar
Richard March - Guitar
"The Buzzard" - Wild Guitar
References
[edit]- ^ "News" (PDF). Record Mirror (4): 6. 1989-01-28. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
The rascally Pop Will Eat Itself release their single 'Can U Dig It' on January 30.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (July 7, 2021). "The Number Ones: Fine Young Cannibals' "She Drives Me Crazy". Stereogum. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "PWEI UK Charts". Official charts. 2013-04-12.
- ^ Video on YouTube
External links
[edit]- Pop Will Eat Itself - Can U Dig It? on YouTube (official PopWillEatItselfVEVO channel)
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