Solomon Bites the Worm

"Solomon Bites the Worm"
Single by The Bluetones
from the album Return to the Last Chance Saloon
Released	9 February 1998
Songwriter(s)	Eds Chesters, Adam Devlin, Mark Morriss, Scott Morriss
Producer(s)	Hugh Jones
The Bluetones singles chronology
"Marblehead Johnson" (1996) "Solomon Bites the Worm" (1998) "If..." (1998)

"Solomon Bites the Worm" is a song by The Bluetones, released as the first single from their second album, 1998's Return to the Last Chance Saloon . It reached number ten in the UK Singles Chart. In 2006, it was included on the band's compilation album, A Rough Outline: The Singles & B-Sides 95 - 03 .^{[ citation needed ]} The lyrics are based on the nursery rhyme "Solomon Grundy".^{[ citation needed ]}

Track listing

CD

1. "Solomon Bites the Worm"
2. "I Was a Teenage Jesus"
3. "I Walked All Night"

7"

1. "Solomon Bites the Worm"
2. "I Was a Teenage Jesus"

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC) [1]	10

References

1. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2025.