Dirty Creature
"Dirty Creature" is a single from New Zealand art rock group Split Enz's seventh album Time and Tide. It was written by Tim Finn, Nigel Griggs and Neil Finn and released as the forthcoming album's lead single in March 1982.[1]
| "Dirty Creature" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Split Enz | ||||
| from the album Time and Tide | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Length | 4:02 | |||
| Label | Mushroom Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tim Finn, Nigel Griggs, Neil Finn | |||
| Split Enz singles chronology | ||||
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Tim Finn had been suffering from panic attacks at the time, and co-wrote the song as a relief for his condition.[2]
Track listing
- "Dirty Creature" 4:02
- "Make Sense Of It" 3:40
Personnel
- Tim Finn – vocals, piano
- Neil Finn – vocals, guitar
- Noel Crombie – drums, percussion
- Nigel Griggs – bass
- Eddie Rayner – percussion, keyboards
Chart performance
The song entered the New Zealand top 40 chart at 7 on 25 April 1982 and spent 18 weeks in the charts, peaking at 3.[3] In Australia, it debuted at 26 and peaked at 6 in its fourth week on chart.[4]
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 6 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[6] | 3 |
Notes
- "Dirty Creature / Make Sense of It by Split Enz (Single, Pop Rock): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list". Rate Your Music. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
- Tim Finn Interview Archived 2008-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Charts.org.nz
- "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 Singles 1982". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W. (1993). ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "New Zealand Charts". Retrieved 2010-11-11.
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