"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 seventh studio 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 Year-end charts References Split Enz songs 1982 singles Songs written by Tim Finn Songs written by Neil Finn Mushroom Records singles 1982 songs