"Tube Snake Boogie" is a song by American rock band ZZ Top from their 1981 album El Loco. It was released as a single the same year and reached No. 4 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.[1]
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"Tube Snake Boogie" | ||||
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Single by ZZ Top | ||||
from the album El Loco | ||||
B-side | "Heaven, Hell or Houston" "La Grange" (France) | |||
Released | 1981 | |||
Recorded | 1981 | |||
Length | 3:02 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | Billy Gibbons Dusty Hill Frank Beard | |||
Producer(s) | Bill Ham | |||
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While the lyrics seem to imply sexual innuendo or double entendre, in the liner notes for the band's 1992 Greatest Hits album, it is explained that "'tube snake' is gnarly lingo for a surfboard, or 'boogie board.' Either way, it's good clean fun." However, this claim of surfing belies the lyrical content clearly indicating that the 'boogieing' is done at night.[citation needed]
The song was produced by Bill Ham, and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning.
Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles | 103 |
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 4 |
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