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{{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     = {{ubl|"[[Twisting by the Pool]]"|"[[Expresso Love]]"|"[[Walk of Life]]"}}
| released   = {{start date|1992|6|15|df=y}} (UK)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=17|date=13 June 1992}}</ref>
| 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 Records|Vertigo]]
| writer     = [[Mark Knopfler]]
| producer   = Mark Knopfler
| prev_title = [[On Every Street (song)|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 (actor)|Mike Berry]] & [[The Outlaws (UK band)|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 &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=1 June 2021}}</ref>

==Dire Straits==
The song is the fourth and final [[United Kingdom|UK]] single from the album ''On Every Street'' by English rock band [[Dire Straits]], where it reached #67, and it also was to be Dire Straits' final single release in the UK. The song reached #21 in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.7741.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - March 28, 1992}}</ref> 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]]"
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==Mary Chapin Carpenter==
{{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 music|Country]]
| length     = 3:47
| label      = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| writer     = [[Mark Knopfler]]
| producer   = [[John Jennings (musician)|John Jennings]], Mary Chapin Carpenter, [[Steve Buckingham (record producer)|Steve Buckingham]]
| prev_title = [[The Hard Way (Mary Chapin Carpenter song)|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 (magazine)|''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 [[Film soundtrack|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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[[Category:1992 singles]]
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[[Category:Dire Straits songs]]
[[Category:Mary Chapin Carpenter songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Mark Knopfler]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Steve Buckingham (record producer)]]
[[Category:Columbia Records singles]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Mark Knopfler]]
[[Category:1991 songs]]
[[Category:Vertigo Records singles]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by Stephen R. Johnson]]