"The Bug" is a song written by

Mark Knopfler Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE (born 12 August 1949) is a British musician. He was the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the rock band Dire Straits from 1977 to 1995, and he is the one of the two members who stayed during the band's existence ...

and originally recorded by

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on the final studio album by the band, ''

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'' (1991). It was covered by

Mary Chapin Carpenter Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958) is an American country and folk music singer-songwriter. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C.-area clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records. Carpenter's firs ...

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

, where it reached #67, and it also was to be Dire Straits' final single release in the UK. The song reached #21 in Canada. 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. Artist Chart History Billboard.com This version of the song is also included on the

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of the 2006 animated film ''

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''.

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bug (song), The 1992 singles 1993 singles Dire Straits songs Mary Chapin Carpenter songs Songs written by Mark Knopfler Song recordings produced by Steve Buckingham (record producer) Columbia Records singles Song recordings produced by Mark Knopfler 1991 songs Vertigo Records singles Music videos directed by Stephen R. Johnson