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“Dirty Epic” by Underworld
From the album Dubnobasswithmyheadman (1993)
“Dirty Epic” by Underworld appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1994. It was first released in 1993 on the album Dubnobasswithmyheadman. Its best result is #43 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #256 alternative song of 1994.
"Dirty Epic" sits on Underworld's 1993 album Dubnobasswithmyheadman, and it's a reworking of "Dirty", a track the band had released in 1992 under the alias Lemon Interupt. Karl Hyde and Rick Smith wrote it, Hyde sings, and the two produced it with Darren Emerson. In 1994 it became a single in Europe, while America got it on a double A-side with "Cowgirl".
It never troubled the charts, but critics loved the stream-of-consciousness words and the way the track borrows a pop song's shape and instruments and still ends up somewhere pop never goes. It keeps turning up on lists of the best Underworld songs.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 43 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1994 | 50 |
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