Tarantula (Mystikal song)

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"Tarantula"
Tarantula Mystikal.jpg
Single by Mystikal featuring Butch Cassidy
from the album Tarantula
B-side "If It Ain't Live, It Ain't Me"
ReleasedFebruary 19, 2002
Recorded2001
Genre Hip hop
Length4:11
Label Jive
Songwriter(s) Michael Tyler
Producer(s) Scott Storch
Mystikal singles chronology
"Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)"
(2001)
"Tarantula"
(2002)
"Move Bitch"
(2002)
Bucth Cassidy singles chronology
"Loosen' Control"
(2001)
"Tarantula"
(2002)
"Connected for Life"
(2002)

"Tarantula" is the second single released from Mystikal's fifth album of the same name, it featured singer, Butch Cassidy. It was released on February 19, 2002 and was produced Scott Storch. Tarantula ended Mystikal's streak of three successful singles ("Shake Ya Ass", "Danger (Been So Long)" and "Bouncin' Back (Bumpin' Me Against the Wall)"), only making it to number 76 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. The music video was directed by Jessy Terrero.

Contents

Single track listing

A-Side

  1. "Tarantula" (Clean)- 4:11
  2. "Tarantula" (Dirty)- 4:11
  3. "Tarantula" (Instrumental)- 4:11

B-Side

  1. "If It Ain't Live, It Ain't Me" (Clean)- 4:11
  2. "If It Ain't Live, It Ain't Me" (Dirty)- 4:11
  3. "If It Ain't Live, It Ain't Me" (Instrumental)- 4:11

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