
The video, directed by Tom Kirk, was recorded in Nashville on 3 June 2017. The power of the song made me think of her – so I wrote the video narrative based on Lauren's story and how she overcame the odds." Live video Īn official live video was also released through the Muse YouTube channel on 5 June 2017. I'd heard about Lauren a year or so ago, I read her story and she gave me personal inspiration so I'd always kept her in mind to shoot with one day. Speaking about the production of the video, Drake explained that "When I heard this song, I knew I wanted to do an action-packed narrative.
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Writing for Rolling Stone magazine, Elias Light outlined that in the "violent, kung-fu-filled" video, "Wasser's character, outnumbered at least 20-to-1, defeats a series of shadowy assailants in hand-to-hand combat". Directed by Lance Drake, the video features model and activist Lauren Wasser, "who has to fight her way out of a high-security building" while the band members sing or play their respective instruments while attempting to resemble the Max Headroom incident. The music video for "Dig Down" was released alongside the track on. This version was played during the Simulation Theory World Tour instead of the original.

This version does away with the electronic elements and instead is a much quieter, simpler version featuring acoustic guitar, piano and a choir in the background. On the deluxe versions of the album, an alternative version of the song was included dubbed the "Acoustic Gospel Version". Consequence of Sound's Michelle Geslani described the song as "a stuttering, mostly sparse number with hints of glam rock flare". Speaking about writing the song, Muse frontman Matt Bellamy explained that "I was looking to counteract the current negativity in the world and give inspiration, optimism and hope to people to fight for the causes they believe in – that as individuals we can choose to change the world if we want to". After announcing the track the week before, "Dig Down" was released alongside its music video on. Muse began teasing the release of a new song in early May 2017, sharing photos and clips from the video. The next week, it peaked at 51 on that chart.

"Dig Down" debuted at number 94 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart. Produced by the band with Mike Elizondo, it was released as a single on and is featured on the band's eighth studio album, Simulation Theory.

" Dig Down" is a song by English rock band Muse.
