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In 2004, Australian alternative rock band Spiderbait released a version of "Black Betty" as the lead single from their sixth studio album, Tonight Alright, on March 15. Produced by Sylvia Massy , this version is a slightly faster re-working of Ram Jam's hard rock arrangement.
"Black Betty", a cover of the traditional African American work song, served as the album's lead single and became Spiderbait's first number-one hit in Australia. The song also appeared on the soundtracks for the 2004 film Without a Paddle and the racing video game Need for Speed: Underground 2 .
In 2004, the group's cover version of the 1930s Lead Belly song "Black Betty" reached number one on the ARIA Singles Chart. They have five top 20 albums: The Unfinished Spanish Galleon of Finley Lake (1995), Ivy and the Big Apples (1996), Grand Slam (1999), Tonight Alright (2004), and Greatest Hits (2005).
Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Australian rock band Spiderbait. The band decided to put out the compilation after discovering newer fans had not been aware of Spiderbait before "Black Betty". "We'd talk to these excited kids who didn't know our previous albums," recalls Kram. "It was like Tonight Alright was our debut album in some ...
Spiderbait: Released: November 2013; Label: Mercury (3757789) Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl; 30 ... "Black Betty" 2004 1 ARIA: 2× Platinum [7] Tonight Alright
Spiderbait is the seventh studio album by Australian rock band Spiderbait. Released in 2013, it was the band's first album since 2005's Greatest Hits compilation, and first studio album since Tonight Alright in 2004.
The soundtrack from the controversial Australian TV series, Underbelly was released on 29 March 2008. [1] ... "Black Betty" Spiderbait "Fucken Awesome" Spiderbait
The song ranked at number 1 on Triple J's Hottest 100 in 1996. [4] It was the first song by an Australian artist to top the charts. Triple J Music Director Richard Kingsmill said, "After three years of doing year-specific Hottest 100s we were still sitting back waiting for an Australian song to reach number one, and we were thinking, 'Oh, it's ...