"Ants Marching" is a song by American rock group Dave Matthews Band. It was released in September 1995 as the second single from their debut studio album Under the Table and Dreaming (1994). It reached #18 on the Billboard Alternative chart and on the Mainstream Rock chart as well.[2][3] The song was considered a successful hit single.[4][5] A different recording of it was included on their prior album Remember Two Things (1993). This version was slightly longer, clocking in at 6:08.[6] Dave Matthews wrote the music and lyrics prior to its first performance in 1991.[7]
The marching ants effect is an animation technique often found in selection tools of computer graphics programs. It helps the user to quickly distinguish
the album followed: "Jimi Thing", "Typical Situation", "Ants Marching", and "Satellite". By March 16, 2000, the album had sold six million copies, and was
the version on the album is the one "with no flushing sounds in it." "Ants Marching" and "Tripping Billies" were recorded at The Muse in Nantucket, Massachusetts
the Hot 100. It also peaked at #22 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart. B ^ "Ants Marching" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at #21 on the Hot 100
were from the band's most recent album Under the Table and Dreaming. "Ants Marching," "Satellite," "Seek Up," "Recently," and "Tripping Billies" originally
(featuring John Popper of Blues Traveler on harmonica), "Satellite", and "Ants Marching". The album was dedicated to the memory of Matthews's older sister Anne
