Charm the Snake

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"Charm the Snake"
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Single by Christopher Cross
from the album Every Turn of the World
B-side "Open Your Heart"
ReleasedOctober 1985
Recorded1985
Studio Pop 'n' Roll Studios (Santa Monica, California)
Genre Soft rock
Length4:22 (album version)
3:50 (single version)
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Michael Omartian
Christopher Cross singles chronology
"A Chance for Heaven"
(1984)		"Charm the Snake"
(1985)		"Every Turn of the World"
(1985)

"Charm the Snake" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Christopher Cross. It was co-written by the producer Michael Omartian. It was released in October 1985 as the lead single from his third album, Every Turn of the World . [1] The single peaked at No. 68 on the Billboard Hot 100 in five weeks, making it the only track on the album to chart. "Charm the Snake" is also the last track by Christopher Cross to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. [2]

Contents

Music video

There was a music video directed by David Fincher featuring Cross driving in a Formula One car racing against a cowboy-like racer and a pretty girl cheers for him. [3] During the process of the video, it took Z Street Films 2 days for the video to be directed. The video was exactly recorded at the Willow Springs International Motorsports Park, the oldest permanent road course in California and the United States. Cross has actually been racing on the Formula Super Vee car for a couple of years and planned to go professional. Fincher directed the video, Carol Stewart produced it, and Daniel Hainey was the director of the photography. [4] . However, in the music video, Cross is seen driving in a Formula Atlantic instead of the Super Vee, because he said that the Formula Atlantic were more sexier with their big tires. He also had so much fun driving in the car he told Fincher to shoot the scenes. [5]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1985)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 68

References

  1. ↑ "Christopher Cross Sails Right Into A Faster Lane". Chicago Tribune. December 19, 1985.
  2. ↑ Christopher Cross Album and Singles Chart History Music Charts Archive. 5 November 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Christopher Cross: Charm the Snake (Music Video 1985)". IMDb. IMDb.com, Inc. 1985. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
  4. ↑ "Billboard". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 16, 1985. p. 38. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
  5. ↑ "Remember the Time Christopher Cross Wanted to be a Race Car Driver?". Autoweek.
  6. ↑ "Christopher Cross Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2025.


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