Tube Snake Boogie
| "Tube Snake Boogie" | ||||
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| Single by ZZ Top | ||||
| from the album El Loco | ||||
| B-side | "La Grange" | |||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, blues rock | |||
| Length | 3:02 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Writer(s) |
Billy Gibbons Dusty Hill Frank Beard | |||
| Producer(s) | Bill Ham | |||
| ZZ Top singles chronology | ||||
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"Tube Snake Boogie" is a song by the rock band ZZ Top from their 1981 album El Loco. It was released as a single that year and reached #4 on the Mainstream Rock charts.
According to the liner notes of the 1992 compilation album ZZ Top's Greatest Hits, the band writes "'tube snake' is gnarly lingo for a surf board. Either way, it's good clean fun."
"Tube Snake Boogie" was produced by Bill Ham, and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning.
Cover versions
- Serbian hard rock band Cactus Jack recorded a version on their live cover album DisCover in 2002.
- Canadian blues guitarist Bill Durst recorded a version on his 2005 album, The Wharncliff Sessions.
Charts
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 4 |
Personnel
- Billy Gibbons - guitar, lead vocals
- Dusty Hill - bass, backing vocals
- Frank Beard - drums, percussion
