"The Bug" is a song written by

Mark Knopfler Mark Freuder Knopfler (born 12 August 1949) is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Born in Scotland and raised in England, he was the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the rock band Dire Straits. He pursued a s ...

and originally performed by

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on the final studio album by the band, ''

On Every Street ''On Every Street'' is the sixth and final studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 9 September 1991 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The follow-up to the band's massively ...

'' (1991). It was covered by

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in 1992, and also recorded on the albums ''Blues Ballads'' (1996) by The Alex Bollard Assembly and ''Keep Your Hands to Yourself'' (2002) by Mike Berry & The Outlaws.

Dire Straits

The song is the fourth and final UK single from the album ''On Every Street'' by English rock band

, and it also was to be Dire Straits' final single release in the UK. 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).

Track listings

7-inch vinyl single # "The Bug" # "

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" 5-inch CD single # "The Bug" # "Twisting by the Pool" # " Expresso Love" # "

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Mary Chapin Carpenter

The song was covered by

on her 1992 album ''

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'', and was released as a single the next year, peaking at 16 on ''Billboard'''s Hot Country Singles & Tracks.

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Billboard.com This version of the song is also included on the

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of the 2006 computer animated film ''

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''.

Charts

References

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