| The Bug | |
| Cover: | The Bug cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Dire Straits |
| Album: | On Every Street |
| Released: | (UK)[1] |
| Genre: | Rockabilly[2] |
| Length: | 4:16 |
| Label: | Vertigo |
| Producer: | Mark Knopfler |
| Prev Title: | On Every Street |
| Prev Year: | 1992 |
| Next Title: | You and Your Friend |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
"The Bug" is a song written by Mark Knopfler and originally recorded by Dire Straits on the final studio album by the band, On Every Street (1991). It was covered by Mary Chapin Carpenter in 1992, and also recorded on the albums Blues Ballads (1996) by The Alex Bollard Assembly[3] and Keep Your Hands to Yourself (2002) by Mike Berry & The Outlaws.[4]
The song is the fourth and final UK single from the album On Every Street by English rock band Dire Straits, and it also was to be Dire Straits' final single release in the UK. The song reached #21 in Canada.[5] 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-inch vinyl single
5-inch CD single
| The Bug | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Mary Chapin Carpenter |
| Album: | Come On Come On |
| B-Side: | Rhythm of the Blues |
| Released: | 1993 |
| Studio: | Bias |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:47 |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | John Jennings, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Steve Buckingham |
| Prev Title: | The Hard Way |
| Prev Year: | 1993 |
| Next Title: | He Thinks He'll Keep Her |
| Next Year: | 1993 |
The song was covered by Mary Chapin Carpenter on her 1992 album Come On Come On,[6] and was released as a single the next year, peaking at 16 on Billboard