Swamp Thing (song)

"Swamp Thing"
CD Maxi
Single by The Grid
from the album Evolver
Released 23 May, 1994
Format
Recorded 1993–1994
Genre Electronica
Length 3:56
Label Deconstruction Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Richard Norris
  • David Ball
Producer(s) The Grid
The Grid singles chronology
"Texas Cowboys"
(1993)		 "Swamp Thing"
(1994)		 "Rollercoaster"
(1994)

"Texas Cowboys"
(1993)		 "Swamp Thing"
(1993)		 "Rollercoaster"
(1994)
Music video
"Swamp Thing" on YouTube

"Swamp Thing" is a song by the British music group The Grid. It was released on 23 May 1994 as a single, and is included in The Grid's third album Evolver, probably the best-known song on the album. The song reached a peak position of number 3 on the list of Top 25 singles in Australia and list of Top 10 singles in the UK in 1994.[1][2][3] The song was later sampled in "Banjo Thing" by Infernal.

Content

"Swamp Thing" is almost completely instrumental, consisting mainly of drums, synthesizer sounds and banjo. The only vocals are Well alright, watch out, Feel alright and I just dig it, only repeated a couple of times. The banjo part was written and performed by Roger Dinsdale, a folk musician who also played the guitar and the mandolin. Dinsdale died in July 2009.[4]

Music video

"Swamp Thing" was accompanied by a music video. The video switches back and forth between two scenes: computer-generated imagery of a group of robots dancing to a techno beat, and a blank white landscape with a crawling baby and music synthesiser instruments. The scene with the baby and the instruments also inspired the Evolver album cover art.

Track listing

UK CD single
  1. "Swamp Thing" (Radio Mix) 3:56
  2. "Swamp Thing" (Southern Comfort Mix) 7:10
  3. "Swamp Thing" (Deep Dub Piece) 7:10
  4. "Swamp Thing" (Deep Piece Mix) 8:53

The 12" single omits the 'Radio Mix'. Both the 'Radio Mix' and 'Southern Comfort Mix' are alternative edits of the album mix found on Evolver.

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 3
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 4
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[8] 4
Denmark (IFPI) 4
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] 4
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 2
France (SNEP)[11] 45
Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 13
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[13] 8
Ireland (IRMA) 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 41
Norway (VG-lista)[17] 2
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[18] 2
Spain (AFYVE)[19] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 6
UK Singles Chart (Official Charts Company) 3
UK Dance Singles Chart (Official Charts Company)[22] 13

References

  1. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Singles 1994". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  2. ↑ "Official ARIA Charts". Australian Charts Portal. 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  3. ↑ "The Official UK Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  4. ↑ http://www.banjohangout.org/archive/153859
  5. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – The Grid – Swamp Thing". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – The Grid – Swamp Thing" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Grid – Swamp Thing" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  8. ↑ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 2679." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  10. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  11. ↑ "Lescharts.com – The Grid – Swamp Thing" (in French). Les classement single.
  12. ↑ "Musicline.de – The Grid Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  13. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 15.09.1994 - 21.09.1994" (PDF). Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  14. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Grid" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  15. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Grid – Swamp Thing" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  16. ↑ "Charts.nz – The Grid – Swamp Thing". Top 40 Singles.
  17. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Grid – Swamp Thing". VG-lista.
  18. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 (29 May 1994-02 July 1994)". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  19. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  20. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – The Grid – Swamp Thing". Singles Top 100.
  21. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – The Grid – Swamp Thing". Swiss Singles Chart.
  22. ↑ "Official UK Dance Singles Chart (03 July 1994-09 July 1994)". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-02-09.

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