Released 23 May 1994 Recorded 1993–1994 Length 3:56 | Format CD singleCD maxi Genre Electronica | |
"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 entire 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. The song was later sampled in Banjo Thing by Infernal.
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Content
"Swamp Thing" is almost completely instrumental, consisting mainly of drums, synthesiser 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 committed suicide in July 2009.
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
- "Swamp Thing" (Radio Mix) 3:56
- "Swamp Thing" (Southern Comfort Mix) 7:10
- "Swamp Thing" (Deep Dub Piece) 7:10
- "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.