The Bug

"The Bug"
Single by Dire Straits
from the album On Every Street
B-side
Released15 June 1992 (1992-06-15) (UK)[1]
GenreRockabilly[2]
Length4:16
LabelVertigo
Songwriter(s)Mark Knopfler
Producer(s)Mark Knopfler
Dire Straits singles chronology
"On Every Street"
(1992)
"The Bug"
(1992)
"You and Your Friend"
(1992)

"The Bug" is a 1992 song by British rock band Dire Straits and was taken from their sixth studio album On Every Street. It went to number 21 in Canada and was covered by Mary Chapin Carpenter in 1993.

Track listings

7-inch vinyl single

  1. "The Bug"
  2. "Twisting by the Pool"

5-inch CD single

  1. "The Bug"
  2. "Twisting by the Pool"
  3. "Expresso Love"
  4. "Walk of Life"

References

  1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 13 June 1992. p. 17.
  2. Ruhlmann, William. "Dire Straits - On Every Street Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". allmusic. Retrieved 24 February 2023.