"King of Snake" | ||||
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Single by Underworld | ||||
Released | 16 August 1999 | |||
Genre | Progressive trance, Big beat (Fatboy Slim Remix) | |||
Length | 8:56 | |||
Label | Junior Boy's Own | |||
Songwriter(s) | Rick Smith, Karl Hyde, Darren Emerson, Giorgio Moroder, Peter Bellotte, Donna Summer | |||
Producer(s) | Rick Smith, Karl Hyde, Darren Emerson | |||
Underworld singles chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Pitchfork Media | (9.5/10) [1] |
"King of Snake" is a song by Underworld. It was played live many times in improv versions, then released on two promo-only 12-inch singles. This was the second single released from the album Beaucoup Fish . The song contained an interpolation of the bassline from the Donna Summer single "I Feel Love". The single peaked on the UK Singles Chart at number 17. [2]
Paul Cooper of Pitchfork gave the single a positive review, writing "I have to wonder if 'King of Snake' is such a smoking choon that nobody--not even that geezer from Adamski--could screw it up. At the moment, unfortunately, these are important singles and consequently about nine dollars apiece. But I assure you, while you might find pretenders of the throne, there is only the one King of Snake." [3]
Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [4] | 82 |
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders) [5] | 28 |
Scotland (OCC) [6] | 22 |
UK Singles (OCC) [7] | 17 |
UK Dance (OCC) [8] | 2 |
UK Indie (OCC) [9] | 1 |