Song · Split Enz
“Dirty Creature” by Split Enz
From the album Time and Tide (1982)
“Dirty Creature” by Split Enz appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1989 and 2003. It was first released in 1982 on the album Time and Tide. Its best result is #499 on the KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,936 alternative song of all time.
"Dirty Creature" opened Split Enz's Time and Tide era in March 1982, sent out on Mushroom Records as the album's lead single. It's a pop song, but it came from somewhere darker: Tim Finn had been suffering panic attacks, and writing it with Neil Finn and Nigel Griggs was his way of finding some relief.
That gives the New Zealand art-rock band's single a jittery undertow, the sound of one man's private dread dressed up bright enough for the radio. "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" came next.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 499 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) | 495 |
| 2003 | 1361 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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