Swamp Thing (song)


"Swamp Thing" is a song by British music group The Grid. It was released on 23 May 1994 as a single and is included on The Grid's third album Evolver. The song peaked at number three on the UK, Australian and Danish singles charts in 1994 and reached the top five in an additional seven countries, including Finland and Norway, where it reached number two. The song was later sampled in "Banjo Thing" by Infernal and "Swamp Thing" by Pegboard Nerds.

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.

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" 3:56
  2. "Swamp Thing" 7:10
  3. "Swamp Thing" 7:10
  4. "Swamp Thing" 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 and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications