"Hey Little Cobra"
Single by the Rip Chords
from the album Hey Little Cobra and Other Hot Rod Hits
B-side"The Queen"
Released1963
GenreHot rod rock, car song[1]
Length2:10
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Carol Connors & Marshall H. Connors
Producer(s)Terry Melcher & Bruce Johnston
The Rip Chords singles chronology
"Gone"
(1963)
"Hey Little Cobra"
(1963)
"Three Window Coupe"
(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.[2]

The song spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 4,[3] while reaching No. 5 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade[4] and No. 3 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade".[5]

Personnel

According to the AFM contract, the following musicians played on the track.[6]

Chart performance

Chart (1963) Peak
position
Canada – CHUM Hit Parade 5
New Zealand – Lever Hit Parade 3
US Billboard Hot 100 4

References

  1. Hoffmann, Frank W. & Bailey, William G. (1990). Arts & Entertainment Fads, Volume 1, Psychology Press. p. 61. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  2. Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits, Billboard Books. p. 46. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  3. The Rip Chords – Chart History – The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  4. "1050 CHUM – CHUM Charts". Archived from the original on July 20, 2006. Retrieved 2016-10-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Chart No. 359, January 27, 1964. CHUM.
  5. "Lever Hit Parade" 23-Apr-1964, Flavour of New Zealand. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  6. "Hey Little Cobra AFM Contract" (PDF). The Wrecking Crew. American Federation of Musicians. Retrieved December 29, 2022.


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