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Squirm

Also Known As: Skworm
Times Fully Played: 176
Live Releases: 11
Broadcasts: 16
Date Last Played: 11.13.23 (126 days ago)
Shortest Version: 4:41 (09.13.09)
Longest Version: 8:33 (06.13.14)


Opener Count : 37
Set 2 Opener Count : 5
Encore Count : 6
Composer
Beauford / Matthews (2009)
Song History
Dave said in an interview on 9.15.09 that this song's lyrics came out of some "dark films" that the band had playing in the studio, including Come and See. He also mentions the films Visitor Q and Cannibal Holocaust.

Dave tweeted on 5.21.09 that "Originally 'squirm' was 'skworm' but then I wrote the lyrics and thought if I kept it 'skworm' people would think I couldn't spell 'squirm'."
Color Legend
Show Type
Dave & Tim  (15)
Dave Solo  (1)
DMB  (160)
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
5.29
5.30
6.1
6.5
6.6
6.9
6.10
6.12
6.16
6.17
6.20
6.26
7.19
7.21
7.24
7.25
7.28
7.29
7.31
8.4
8.5
8.7
8.8
8.10
8.12
8.14
9.4
9.6
9.9
9.12
9.13
9.19
9.23
9.26
9.29
12.11
12.11
12.12
2010
2.16
2.20
2.22
3.3
3.9
3.11
5.20
6.5
6.16
6.18
6.23
6.25
6.30
7.3
7.6
7.13
7.17
7.20
7.27
8.17
8.27
9.4
9.10
9.14
9.18
10.14
11.5
11.10
11.12
11.17
11.19
12.6
12.9
12.11
2011
6.24
7.8
8.20
8.26
9.2
9.18
11.18
11.19
2012
5.18
5.19
5.20
5.22
5.29
6.6
6.9
6.22
7.14
9.1
12.9
12.11
12.15
12.21
2013
4.27
5.18
5.26
5.28
5.29
6.7
6.21
6.26
7.6
7.13
7.20
8.24
9.1
9.6
9.7
9.8
12.1
12.7
12.11
2014
1.15
4.13
4.15
4.17
5.21
5.24
5.31
6.13
6.21
6.27
8.24
8.31
2015
1.17
5.15
6.6
6.9
7.1
9.13
10.18
11.7
2016
5.27
5.28
6.8
6.10
6.18
6.24
7.19
7.30
8.27
9.3
2017
2.25
2018
5.22
6.1
6.27
9.10
2019
3.30
6.29
7.3
7.12
9.10
2020
2.16
2021
7.24
8.6
8.18
9.11
9.18
9.21
9.28
10.8
10.11
11.9
2022
6.6
6.10
7.13
8.20
9.3
9.16
9.19
11.18
2023
2.18
5.31
7.7
11.13
2024
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