Ants Marching
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| Single by Dave Matthews Band | ||
| from the album Under the Table and Dreaming | ||
| Released | 1995 | |
| Format | CD single | |
| Recorded | Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, NY | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 4:31 (6:08 on R2T) | |
| Label | Bama Rags Records | |
| Chart positions | ||
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| Dave Matthews Band singles chronology | ||
| "Typical Situation" (1994) |
"Ants Marching" (1994) |
"Satellite" (1995) |
| Remember Two Things track listing | ||
| Beginning of Album | "Ants Marching" (Live) (Track 1) |
"Tripping Billies" (Live) (Track 2) |
| Under the Table and Dreaming track listing | ||
| "Dancing Nancies" (Track 6) |
"Ants Marching" (Track 7) |
"Lover Lay Down" (Track 8) |
| The Best of What's Around Vol. 1 track listing | ||
| "Louisiana Bayou" (Live) (Track 6) |
"Ants Marching" (Live) (Track 7) |
"Two Step" (Live) (Track 8) |
"Ants Marching" was the second successful single off of the Dave Matthews Band's 1994 album Under the Table and Dreaming. It reached #18 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and received some album-oriented rock play as well. It was originally on their album Remember Two Things. A version of this song live 3/26/05 will also be featured on the Dave Matthews Band compilation album The Best of What's Around Vol. 1.
This song is about how people just do the same thing day after day, like ants marching. "Does his teeth, bite to eat, and he's rolling, never changes a thing." The title of the album is mentioned in the verse "Goes to visit his mommy, she feeds him well, his concerns - he forgets them, and remembers being small, playing under the table and dreaming."
With its distinctive semi-start-stop beat and unusual imagery, it is one of the best-known Dave Matthews Band songs among the casual rock music audience.
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[edit] Track listings
[edit] U.S. Single
- "Ants Marching" (Album Version) – 4:31
- "Ants Marching" (Live Version) – 4:35
- "Ants Marching" (Live Acoustic Version) – 4:19
[edit] Australia Single 1
- "Ants Marching" (Album Version) – 4:31
- "Ants Marching" (Live Version) – 4:45
- "Ants Marching" (Live Acoustic Version) – 4:19
- "All Along the Watchtower" – 7:04
[edit] Australia Single 2
- "Ants Marching" (Album Version) – 4:31
- "What Would You Say" – 3:41
- "Typical Situation" (Edit) – 3:57
- "Ants Marching" (Live Version) – 4:45
[edit] Trivia
This song is quoted on the hit video by Derrick comedy entitled "Bro Rape."
[edit] Music sample
- "Ants Marching" (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- From Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
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