Hey Little Cobra
{{Short description|1963 single by The Rip Chords}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Hey Little Cobra
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = the Rip Chords
| album = Hey Little Cobra and Other Hot Rod Hits
| B-side = The Queen
| released = 1963
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Hot rod rock, car songHoffmann, Frank W. & Bailey, William G. (1990). [https://books.google.com/books?id=_tR1owszUR0C&pg=PA61 Arts & Entertainment Fads, Volume 1], Psychology Press. p. 61. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=10}}
| label = Columbia
| writer = Carol Connors & Marshall H. Connors
| producer = Terry Melcher & Bruce Johnston
| prev_title = Gone
| prev_year = 1963
| next_title = Three Window Coupe
| next_year = 1964
}}
"Hey Little Cobra" is a song released in 1963 by the Rip Chords about the Shelby Cobra. The song was produced by Terry Melcher and Bruce Johnston, who also sang vocals.Bronson, Fred (2003). [https://books.google.com/books?id=PgGqNrqfrsoC&pg=PT55 The Billboard Book of Number One Hits], Billboard Books. p. 46. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
The song spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 4,[http://www.billboard.com/artist/418987/rip-chords/chart The Rip Chords – Chart History – The Hot 100], Billboard.com. Retrieved October 13, 2016. while reaching No. 5 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade{{cite web|url=http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=359 |title=1050 CHUM – CHUM Charts |access-date=2016-10-15 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060720121248/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=359 |archive-date=July 20, 2006 }} Chart No. 359, January 27, 1964. CHUM. and No. 3 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade".[http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=Lever%20hit%20parades&qyear=1964&qmonth=Apr&qweek=23-Apr-1964#n_view_location "Lever Hit Parade" 23-Apr-1964], Flavour of New Zealand. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
Personnel
- Terry Melcher – lead vocals, harmony and backing vocals, producer
- Bruce Johnston – harmony and backing vocals, producer
According to the AFM contract, the following musicians played on the track.{{cite web |url=https://www.wreckingcrewfilm.com/afmcontracts/RipChords,The_HeyLittleCobra.pdf |title=Hey Little Cobra AFM Contract |publisher=American Federation of Musicians |website=The Wrecking Crew |accessdate=December 29, 2022}}
- Steve Douglas – saxophone
- Glen Campbell
- Ray Pohlman – bass
- Leon Russell – keyboards
- Frank Capp
- Hal Blaine – drums
- Bill Pitman
- Tommy Tedesco – guitar
Chart performance
class="wikitable sortable" |
align="left"|Chart (1963)
! style="text-align:center;"|Peak |
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align="left"|Canada – CHUM Hit Parade
| style="text-align:center;"|5 |
New Zealand – Lever Hit Parade
| style="text-align:center;"|3 |
align="left"|US Billboard Hot 100
| style="text-align:center;"|4 |
References
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Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Songs written by Carol Connors (singer)
Category:Song recordings produced by Bruce Johnston
Category:Song recordings produced by Terry Melcher
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