Hey Little Cobra

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"Hey Little Cobra"
Single by the Rip Chords
from the album Hey Little Cobra and Other Hot Rod Hits
B-side "The Queen"
Released 1963
Genre Hot rod rock, car song [1]
Length2:10
Label Columbia
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]

Contents

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 Parade5
New Zealand – Lever Hit Parade3
US Billboard Hot 1004

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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