- The Bug (song)
"The Bug" is a song written by
Mark Knopfler and originally performed byDire Straits on the final studio album by the band, "On Every Street " (1991). Successfully covered byMary Chapin Carpenter in 1992 and also recorded on the albums "Blues Ballads" (1996) by The Alex Bollard Assembly and "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" (2002) byMike Berry & The Outlaws.Dire Straits
Infobox Single
Name = The Bug
Artist =Dire Straits
from Album =On Every Street
Released =1992
B-side =Twisting By The Pool
Format = CD, 7"
Recorded =1991
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = Vertigo
Writer =Mark Knopfler
Producer =
Certification =
Last single = "On Every Street"
(1992)
This single = "The Bug"
(1992)
Next single = The song is the fourth and final UK single from the album "On Every Street " by English rock bandDire Straits . Other songs from the album were released as singles in selected countries ("You And Your Friend" in France and Germany or "Ticket To Heaven" in Netherlands).7" Vinyl single
# "The Bug"
# "Twisting By The Pool "5" CD single
# "The Bug"
# "Twisting By The Pool"
# "Expresso Love"
# "Walk Of Life"Mary Chapin Carpenter
Infobox Single
Name = The Bug
Artist =Mary Chapin Carpenter
from Album =Come On Come On
Released =1993
B-side = Rhythm of the Blues
Format = 7" Vinyl, CD single
Recorded = Bias Studios
Genre = Country
Length = 3:48
Label = Columbia
Writer =Mark Knopfler
Producer = John Jennings, Mary Chapin Carpenter
Certification =
Last single = "The Hard Way"
(1993)
This single = "The Bug"
(1993)
Next single = "He Thinks He'll Keep Her "
(1993)The song is covered by Mary Chapin Carpenter [ [http://www.ass0ciatedcontent.com/article/424056/ten_great_songs_by_mary_chapin_carpenter.html Ten Great Songs by Mary Chapin Carpenter by Thomas J McCabe, published Oct 28, 2007] ] on her 1992 album "
Come On Come On " and was released as a single the next year, peaking at 16 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?JSESSIONID=VWbFHTHQXdTwB0nWTN3X0bGK6SY2SJq3qN9VMM27fxqjzps3zTyD!-535276299&model.vnuArtistId=48553&model.vnuAlbumId=94669 Artist Chart History] ] This version of the song is also included on the soundtrack of the 2006 computer animated filmEveryone's Hero .References
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