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{{Infobox song
| name = Black Bugs
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Regurgitator]]
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| album = [[Unit (album)|Unit]]
| released = January 1998
| format = CD
| recorded = 1997
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=02}}
| label = [[Warner Music Australasia]]
| writer = [[Quan Yeomans]]
| producer = [[Magoo (Australian producer)|Magoo]], [[Regurgitator]]
| prev_title = [[Everyday Formula]]
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = [[Polyester Girl]]
| next_year = 1998
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|NCA7--Qcp78|"Black Bugs"}}}}
}}
"'''Black Bugs'''" is a song by Australian rock band [[Regurgitator]]. The song was released in January 1998 as the second single from the band's second studio album ''[[Unit (album)|Unit]]''. The single peaked at number 32 in Australia and it also ranked at No. 32 on [[Triple J Hottest 100, 1998|Triple J's Hottest 100 in 1998]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/1998.htm#1998b |title=Hottest 100 1998 |work=[[Triple J]] |accessdate=7 October 2019}}</ref> The song peaked at number 88 in the United Kingdom; becoming their first and only song to peak in the top 100 in that country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/785/regurgitator/|title= Regurgitator Full Chart History (UK)|website=Official Charts|accessdate=7 October 2019}}</ref>
The music video was nominated for "Best Video" at the [[ARIA Music Awards of 1998|1998 ARIA Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1998 |title=Winners By Year - 1998 |work=[[ARIA Music Awards]] |accessdate=28 August 2014}}</ref>
==Reception==
Nick Stillman from Happy Mag said "'Black Bugs' is the perfect archetype of how to create rock music with a metallic heart […] In a nod to 80s pop, the guitars are wrapped in a sheet of shimmering modulation, and the drums reverberate with digital desolation. There's a curling keyboard solo too and a persistent sampled drum track that ties the whole song together."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://happymag.tv/polyester-genius-reflecting-on-the-boundary-pushing-perfection-of-regurgitators-1997-classic-unit/|title= Polyester genius: reflecting on the boundary-pushing perfection of Regurgitator’s 1997 classic, Unit |website=Happy Mag |accessdate=7 October 2019}}</ref>
In 2019, Tyler Jenke from The Brag ranked Regurgitator's best songs, with "Black Bugs" coming it at number 9. Jenke said "'Black Bugs' was something of a timely anthem about being addicted to video games, backed by a computer-generated film clip that made listeners keen to head home, boot up their [[Nintendo 64]], and blast some black bugs."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/regurgitator-biggest-hits/|title=The 10 biggest hits from Brisbane alt-rock legends Regurgitator |website=The Brag| date=13 May 2019 |accessdate=7 October 2019}}</ref>
==Track listings==
{{Track listing
| headline = Australian/UK CD Single
| title1 = Black Bugs
| length1 = 3:02
| title2 = Living in the City
| length2 = 3:29
| title3 = Live At the Drive In
| length3 = 1:46
}}
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"| Chart (1998)
!scope="col"| Peak<br>position
|-
!scope="row"{{singlechart|Australia|32|artist=Regurgitator|song=Black Blugs|accessdate=4 October 2019|refname="ARIA"}}
|-
{{singlechart|UK|88|date=1998-09-26|rowheader=true|refname=UK}}
|}
==Release history==
{|class=wikitable
! Region
! Date
! Format
! Label
! Catalogue
|-
| Australia
| January 2008
| CD Single
| [[East West Records|EastWest]], [[Warner Music Australia|Warner]]
| 398421918-2
|-
| United Kingdom
| April 2008
| CD Single
| Coalition Recordings
| COLA 059
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Regurgitator}}
[[Category:1998 singles]]
[[Category:1997 songs]]
[[Category:Regurgitator songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Quan Yeomans]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Magoo (Australian producer)]]
[[Category:Warner Music Australasia singles]]

Revision as of 08:38, 9 October 2019

"Black Bugs"
Single by Regurgitator
from the album Unit
ReleasedJanuary 1998
Recorded1997
Length3:02
LabelWarner Music Australasia
Songwriter(s)Quan Yeomans
Producer(s)Magoo, Regurgitator
Regurgitator singles chronology
"Everyday Formula"
(1997) 		"Black Bugs"
(1998) 		"Polyester Girl"
(1998)
Music video
"Black Bugs" on YouTube

"Black Bugs" is a song by Australian rock band Regurgitator. The song was released in January 1998 as the second single from the band's second studio album Unit. The single peaked at number 32 in Australia and it also ranked at No. 32 on Triple J's Hottest 100 in 1998.[1] The song peaked at number 88 in the United Kingdom; becoming their first and only song to peak in the top 100 in that country.[2]

The music video was nominated for "Best Video" at the 1998 ARIA Music Awards.[3]

Reception

Nick Stillman from Happy Mag said "'Black Bugs' is the perfect archetype of how to create rock music with a metallic heart […] In a nod to 80s pop, the guitars are wrapped in a sheet of shimmering modulation, and the drums reverberate with digital desolation. There's a curling keyboard solo too and a persistent sampled drum track that ties the whole song together."[4]

In 2019, Tyler Jenke from The Brag ranked Regurgitator's best songs, with "Black Bugs" coming it at number 9. Jenke said "'Black Bugs' was something of a timely anthem about being addicted to video games, backed by a computer-generated film clip that made listeners keen to head home, boot up their Nintendo 64, and blast some black bugs."[5]

Track listings

Australian/UK CD Single
No.TitleLength
1."Black Bugs"3:02
2."Living in the City"3:29
3."Live At the Drive In"1:46

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 32
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 88

Release history

Region Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia January 2008 CD Single EastWest, Warner 398421918-2
United Kingdom April 2008 CD Single Coalition Recordings COLA 059

References

  1. ^ "Hottest 100 1998". Triple J. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Regurgitator Full Chart History (UK)". Official Charts. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Winners By Year - 1998". ARIA Music Awards. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Polyester genius: reflecting on the boundary-pushing perfection of Regurgitator's 1997 classic, Unit". Happy Mag. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  5. ^ "The 10 biggest hits from Brisbane alt-rock legends Regurgitator". The Brag. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Regurgitator – Black Blugs". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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