"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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