Swamp Thing (song)

This article is about the Grid song. For other songs, see Swamp Thing (disambiguation).

"Swamp Thing"
Single by the Grid
from the album Evolver
Released23 May 1994 (1994-05-23)[1]
GenreCountry Music, Bluegrass Music, Electronic Dance Music
Length3:56
LabelDeconstruction
Songwriter(s)
  • Richard Norris
  • David Ball
Producer(s)The Grid
The Grid singles chronology
"Texas Cowboys"
(1993) 		"Swamp Thing"
(1994) 		"Rollercoaster"
(1994)
Music video
"Swamp Thing" on YouTube

"Swamp Thing" is a song by British electronic music group the Grid, released on 23 May 1994 by Deconstruction as a single and is included on the group's third album, Evolver (1994). The song peaked at number three on the UK, Australian, and Danish singles charts and reached the top five in an additional seven countries, including Finland and Norway, where it reached number two. Its computer generated music video, consisting of dancing robots and a crawling baby, received solid airplay on music television channels. The song was later sampled in "Banjo Thing" by Infernal and "Swamp Thing" by Pegboard Nerds. British magazine NME ranked "Swamp Thing" number 41 in their list of the 50 Best Songs of 1994.[2]

  1. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 21 May 1994. p. 27. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Albums and Tracks of the Year". NME. Retrieved 3 May 2021.