"Dig Deep" is an original song introduced in the eleventh episode of the first season of the musical TV series Smash, entitled "

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". It was written by

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and Scott Wittman, but within the show's universe, it was written by the songwriting team of Tom Levitt ( Christian Borle) and Julia Houston ( Debra Messing) for the ''Bombshell'' musical they are working on about

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. In "The Movie Star", movie star Rebecca Duvall ( Uma Thurman), who is now playing Marilyn, and the Bombshell ensemble are in a rehearsal room acting out an

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session learning some acting tips from the teacher, and then breaking into the song, while the show cuts away to a fantasy sequence of Rebecca and the ensemble dressed in 1950s clothes and performing the song. Ivy Lynn ( Megan Hilty) reprises the song in the eleventh episode of Season 2, entitled "

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", as part of Broadway previews for ''Bombshell''. The song was initially released as a single with Thurman's vocals but is no longer available in that version. The version with Hilty's vocals is currently available on the cast album '' Bombshell''.

Critical reception

TV Is My Pacifier commented in their review of "The Movie Star" episode that "I didn’t really love either “Our Day Will Come” or “Dig Deep...And Dig Deep really didn't make any lasting impression."

References

Songs from Smash (TV series) 2012 songs Songs written by Marc Shaiman Songs written by Scott Wittman {{2010s-song-stub