Dirty Epic

"Dirty Epic"
Cover of the American CD release
Single by Underworld
from the album dubnobasswithmyheadman
A-side"Cowgirl" (US; double A-side)
B-side"Dirty Guitar", "Dirty" (Europe)
  • "Rez", "River of Bass" (US)
Released
  • October 1994 (1994-10) (Europe)
  • December 1994 (1994-12) (US)
Genre
Length9:52
Label
Songwriter(s)Rick Smith, Karl Hyde
Underworld singles chronology
"Cowgirl"
(1994)
"Dirty Epic"
(1994)
"Born Slippy"
(1995)

"Dirty Epic" is a 1994 single by British electronic band Underworld. It is a remix of the track "Dirty" released by Underworld in 1992, under the name Lemon Interupt. It appeared on the album dubnobasswithmyheadman, and it was later released as a single in Europe in October 1994 and released in the US as a double A-side with "Cowgirl".[1]

The song failed to chart, but was critically acclaimed for its stream of consciousness lyrics and similarities to a pop song in structure and instruments, but major differences to pop despite that.[2] It has been listed on multiple outlets lists of best Underworld songs.[2][3]

  1. ^ Dirty Epic - Underworld | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-04-02
  2. ^ a b Petridis, Alexis (2024-01-04). "Underworld's 20 best songs – ranked!". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  3. ^ "The 10 Best Underworld Songs". Stereogum. 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2024-04-02.

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