The Bug

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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 #67, and it also was to be Dire Straits' final single release in the UK. The song reached #21 in Canada.[4] 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

  1. "The Bug"
  2. "Twisting by the Pool"

5-inch CD single

  1. "The Bug"
  2. "Twisting by the Pool"
  3. "Expresso Love"
  4. "Walk of Life"

Mary Chapin Carpenter

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Charts

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References

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