The Deeper You Dig...

The Deeper You Dig...
Studio album by
Butterfingers
Released20 June 2006
RecordedBlack Box Studios
2006
Length44:09
LabelValley Trash
ProducerMagoo & Butterfingers
Butterfingers chronology
Breakfast at Fatboys
(2004) 		The Deeper You Dig...
(2006) 		Bad News
(2020)
Singles from The Deeper You Dig...
  1. "Figjam"
    Released: 2005
  2. "Get Up Outta the Dirt"
    Released: 2006
  3. "I Like Em When They're Trouble"
    Released: 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The Deeper You Dig... is the second studio album released by Australian rap rock group, Butterfingers. It was released 20 June 2006 on the band's independent label, Valley Trash Records.

The album received a lot of commercial success, with the album peaking at #14 on the Australian album charts[2] and #2 on the ARIA Urban album chart.[3] The single "Figjam" was nominated for the Best Urban Release ARIA Award.[4] Popular with Triple J listeners which gained attention to the tracks "Get Up Outta the Dirt", "Figjam" and "I Like Em When They're Trouble".

"Figjam" contains a sample taken from "77%", as performed by The Herd and "Variety" contains elements from "Ladies Man", performed by Bias B.

Track listing

All tracks written by Eddie Jacobson unless otherwise indicated.[5]

  1. "Anthem" – 4:15
  2. "Everybody's Ugly" – 2:29
  3. "Like Em When They're Trouble" – 3:58
  4. "Figjam" – 3:33
  5. "Happy Well Adjusted Psychopath" – 1:41
  6. "Beats by the Pound" (E. Jacobson, N. Grace, D. Kudelka)[5] – 3:47
  7. "Turkey Jerky" (E. Jacobson, D. Crane, D. Green, O. Thomas)[5] – 2:17
  8. "Get Up Outta The Dirt" – 4:16
  9. "Ska Chase" (E. Jacobson, D. Crane, A.Garbutt)[5] – 3:48
  10. "Golden Sunshine" – 4:10
  11. "Beautiful Music" – 4:36
  12. "Variety" – 5:27

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[6] 14

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Australian Charts
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ Butterfingers Archived 19 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine at the ARIA Music Awards website
  5. ^ a b c d "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Retrieved 18 February 2007.
  6. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 46.