Spiders & Snakes (song)

"Spiders & Snakes" is a 1974 hit song recorded by Jim Stafford and written by Stafford and David Bellamy. It was the second of four U.S. Top 40 singles released from his eponymous debut album and also the highest-charting. The lyrics in the verses are spoken, while only the chorus is sung.

"Spiders & Snakes"
Single by Jim Stafford
from the album Jim Stafford
B-side"Undecided"
ReleasedJanuary 2, 1974
Recorded1973
GenreCountry, pop, swamp rock[1]
Length3:07
LabelMGM
Songwriter(s)Jim Stafford, David Bellamy
Producer(s)Phil Gernhard and Lobo
Jim Stafford singles chronology
"Swamp Witch"
(1973)		 "Spiders & Snakes"
(1974)		 "My Girl Bill"
(1974)

"Spiders and Snakes" was one of the top hits of 1974, spending one week at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100.[2] In Canada, the song reached number one.[3] The song spent five and a half months on the US charts, sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA on March 8, 1974.[4]

Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty included a cover of "Spiders & Snakes" on their 1974 album Country Partners.

Chart performance

References
  1. https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-swamp-rock-2522008/
  2. "Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. 1974-03-02. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  3. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  4. Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 336. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 290. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  7. http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=1448#n_view_location
  8. "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  9. Billboard Adult Contemporary, February 23, 1974
  10. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, March 9, 1974". Archived from the original on January 15, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  11. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  12. "Top 100 Hits of 1974/Top 100 Songs of 1974". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  13. "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 28, 1974". Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
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