Ants Marching

"Ants Marching"
Single by Dave Matthews Band
from the album Under the Table and Dreaming
ReleasedSeptember 1995
Recorded1994
StudioBearsville (Woodstock, New York)
GenreAlternative rock[1]
Length4:31
LabelBama Rags Records
Songwriter(s)David J. Matthews
Producer(s)Steve Lillywhite
Dave Matthews Band singles chronology
"Typical Situation"
(1994)
"Ants Marching"
(1995)
"Satellite"
(1995)

"Ants Marching" is a song by American rock group Dave Matthews Band. It was released in September 1995 as the second single from their debut studio album Under the Table and Dreaming. It reached #18 on the Billboard Alternative chart and on the Mainstream Rock chart as well.[2][3] The song was considered a successful hit single.[4][5] A different recording of it was included on their prior album Remember Two Things. This version was slightly longer, clocking in at 6:08.[6] According to DMBAlmanac.com, the song is one of Dave Matthews Band's best known songs. Dave Matthews wrote the music and lyrics prior to its first performance in 1991.[7]

  1. ^ "The 95 Best Alternative Rock Songs Of 1995". SPIN. 2015-08-06. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  2. ^ "Dave Matthews > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  3. ^ "Billboard Chart Search". Billboard.com. December 2014.
  4. ^ "Under the Table and Dreaming - Dave Matthews Band,Dave Matthews - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  5. ^ "Dave Matthews Band - Biography - Billboard". www.billboard.com.
  6. ^ "Remember Two Things - Dave Matthews Band - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  7. ^ "DMBAlmanac.com²". dmbalmanac.com.