{{Short description|1992 single by Dire Straits}} {{About||the musical artist of the same name|The Bug (musician)|the Thoroughbred racehorse|The Bug (horse)}} {{Use British English|date=December 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox song | name = The Bug | cover = The Bug cover.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Dire Straits | album = On Every Street | B-side = * "Twisting by the Pool" * "Expresso Love" * "Walk of Life" | released = {{start date|1992|6|15|df=y}} | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Rockabilly<ref name="allmusic.com">{{cite web |last1=Ruhlmann |first1=William |title=Dire Straits - On Every Street Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/on-every-street-mw0000675218 |website=allmusic |access-date=24 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref> | length = 4:16 | label = Vertigo | writer = Mark Knopfler | 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).<ref name="allmusic.com" /> It was covered by Mary Chapin Carpenter in 1992, and also recorded on the albums ''Blues Ballads'' (1996) by The Alex Bollard Assembly<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/blues-ballads-mw0000983259|title=Blues Ballads – Alex Bollard |publisher=AllMusic|access-date=1 June 2021}}</ref> and ''Keep Your Hands to Yourself'' (2002) by Mike Berry & The Outlaws.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/keep-your-hands-to-yourself-mw0000222902|title=Keep Your Hands to Yourself – Mike Berry & the Outlaws | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic|access-date=1 June 2021}}</ref>
==Dire Straits== The song is the fourth and final UK single from the album ''On Every Street'' by English rock band Dire Straits, where it reached number 67, and it also was to be Dire Straits' final single release in the UK. The song reached number 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" # "Twisting by the Pool"
* '''5-inch CD single''' # "The Bug" # "Twisting by the Pool" # "Expresso Love" # "Walk of Life"
===Charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" !Chart (1992) !Peak<br />position |- !scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (RPM)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.7741.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - March 28, 1992}}</ref> |align="center"|21 |- !scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC) |align="center"|67 |- !scope="row"|UK Airplay (''Music Week'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1992/MW-1992-06-27.pdf|title=Top 50 Airplay Chart|magazine=Music Week|date=June 27, 1992|page=16|access-date=November 2, 2025}}</ref> |align="center"|46 |}
==Release history== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- !scope="row"|United Kingdom |15 June 1992 |{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}} |rowspan="2"|Vertigo |<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=17|date=13 June 1992}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|Australia |13 July 1992 |{{hlist|CD|cassette}} |<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Release Summary – Product Available from : 13/07/92: Singles|magazine=The ARIA Report|issue=128|page=20|date=12 July 1992}}</ref> |}
==Mary Chapin Carpenter version== {{Infobox song | name = The Bug | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = Mary Chapin Carpenter | album = Come On Come On | B-side = Rhythm of the Blues | released = 1993 | recorded = | studio = Bias | genre = Country | length = 3:47 | label = Columbia | writer = Mark Knopfler | 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'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/come-on-come-on-mw0000078504|title=Come on Come On – Mary Chapin Carpenter |publisher=AllMusic|access-date=1 June 2021}}</ref> and was released as a single the next year, peaking at 16 on ''Billboard''<nowiki/>'s Hot Country Singles & Tracks.<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=mary chapin carpenter|chart=all}} Artist Chart History], Billboard.com</ref> This version of the song is also included on the soundtrack of the 2006 animated film ''Everyone's Hero''.
===Charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable" !Chart (1993) !Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Canadacountry|22|chartid=2275|publishdate=23 October 1993|access-date=5 August 2013}} |- {{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|16|artist=Mary Chapin Carpenter}} |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Dire Straits}} {{Mary Chapin Carpenter singles}}
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