Dirty Creature
title: "Dirty Creature" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["split-enz-songs", "1982-singles", "songs-written-by-tim-finn", "songs-written-by-neil-finn", "mushroom-records-singles", "1982-songs"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Creature" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Dirty Creature |
| cover | Split Enz - Dirty Creature.jpeg |
| type | single |
| artist | Split Enz |
| album | Time and Tide |
| B-side | "Make Sense of It" |
| released | March 1982 |
| genre | Pop, rock |
| length | 4:02 |
| label | Mushroom Records |
| writer | Tim Finn, Nigel Griggs, Neil Finn |
| prev_title | Iris |
| prev_year | 1981 |
| next_title | Six Months in a Leaky Boat |
| next_year | 1982 |
| :: |
| name = Dirty Creature | cover = Split Enz - Dirty Creature.jpeg | alt = | type = single | artist = Split Enz | album = Time and Tide | B-side = "Make Sense of It" | released = March 1982 | format = | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Pop, rock | length = 4:02 | label = Mushroom Records | writer = Tim Finn, Nigel Griggs, Neil Finn | producer = | prev_title = Iris | prev_year = 1981 | next_title = Six Months in a Leaky Boat | next_year = 1982 "Dirty Creature" is a song by New Zealand art rock group Split Enz. It was released in March 1982 as the lead single from their album Time and Tide.
Tim Finn had been suffering from panic attacks at the time, and co-wrote the song as a relief for his condition.
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
Charts
Weekly charts
::data[format=table title="Weekly chart performance for "Dirty Creature""] | Chart (1982) | Peak position | Australia (Kent Music Report) | New Zealand|3|artist=Split Enz|song=Dirty Creature|accessdate=15 November 2020|refname="RMNZ"}} | |---|---|---|---| | 6 | | | | ::
Year-end charts
::data[format=table title="Year-end chart performance for "Dirty Creature""]
| Chart (1982) | Position | Australia (Kent Music Report) |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | ||
| :: |
References
References
- [http://laist.com/2008/09/07/laist_interview_tim_finn_2.php Tim Finn Interview] {{webarchive. link. (2008-09-14)
- Kent, David. (1993). "[[Kent Music Report". Australian Chart Book.
- (3 January 1983). "National Top 100 Singles for 1982". [[Kent Music Report]].
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