"Ants Marching" is a song by American rock group

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. It was released in September 1995 as the second single from their debut studio album '' Under the Table and Dreaming''. It reached #18 on the ''Billboard'' Alternative chart and on the Mainstream Rock chart as well. The song was considered a successful hit single. A different recording of it was included on their prior album ''

Remember Two Things ''Remember Two Things'' is the first full-length album release by the Dave Matthews Band. It was released independently through the band's own Bama Rags label on November 9, 1993. The album received wider release with a reissue by RCA Records on ...

''. This version was slightly longer, clocking in at 6:08. According t
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the song is one of Dave Matthews Band's best known songs. Dave Matthews wrote the music and lyrics prior to its first performance in 1991.

Track listings

U.S. CD single

#"Ants Marching" (Album Version) – 4:31 #"Ants Marching" (Live Version) – 4:45 #"Ants Marching" (Live Acoustic Version) – 4:19

Australia CD single 1

#"Ants Marching" (Album Version) – 4:31 #"Ants Marching" (Live Version) – 4:45 #"Ants Marching" (Live Acoustic Version) – 4:19 #"

All Along the Watchtower "All Along the Watchtower" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan from his eighth studio album, '' John Wesley Harding'' (1967). The song was written by Dylan and produced by Bob Johnston. The song's lyrics, which in its original v ...

" – 7:04

Australia CD single 2

#"Ants Marching" (Album Version) – 4:31 #" What Would You Say" – 3:41 #"

Typical Situation ''Under the Table and Dreaming'' is the debut studio album by the American rock band Dave Matthews Band, released on September 27, 1994. The album's first single was " What Would You Say", featuring John Popper of Blues Traveler on harmonica. Fou ...

" (Edit) – 3:57 #"Ants Marching" (Live Version) – 4:45

Charts

Weekly charts

Covers

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recorded a cover of the song as a mash-up with

Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire ...

Ode to Joy "Ode to Joy" ( ) is an ode written in the summer of 1785 by the German poet, playwright, and historian Friedrich Schiller. It was published the following year in the Thalia (German magazine), German magazine ''Thalia''. In 1808, a slightly revi ...

, released on their album ''Wonders'' on 25 August 2014.

References

Dave Matthews Band songs 1995 singles Songs written by Dave Matthews Song recordings produced by Steve Lillywhite Music videos directed by David Hogan 1994 songs {{1990s-rock-song-stub