Diggin' Up Bones
{{Infobox song
| name = Diggin' Up Bones
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Randy Travis
| album = Storms of Life
| B-side = There'll Always be a Honky Tonk Somewhere
| released = August 4, 1986
| recorded = 1985
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 2:58
| label = Warner Bros. Nashville 28649
| writer = Al Gore, Paul Overstreet, Nat Stuckey
| producer = Kyle Lehning
| prev_title = 1982
| prev_year = 1985
| next_title = No Place Like Home
| next_year = 1986
}}
"Diggin' Up Bones" is a song written by Paul Overstreet, Al Gore, and Nat Stuckey, and recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released in August 1986 as the third single from his album Storms of Life. It peaked at number-one in both the United States and Canada.{{ cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=351}}
Content
The song is a mid-tempo ballad, in which the male narrator yearns for "a love that's dead and gone", whose items he kept and pulled out of storage.
Other versions
- Mel Tillis - on his album California Road (1985)
Charts
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!align="left"|Chart (1986) !align="center"|Peak |
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| align="left"|Canadian RPM Country Tracks
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Gold|type=single|artist=Randy Travis|relyear=1986|title=Diggin' Up Bones|certyear=2021|accessdate=December 17, 2021}}
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References
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Category:Song recordings produced by Kyle Lehning
Category:Songs written by Nat Stuckey
Category:Songs written by Paul Overstreet
Category:Warner Records singles
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