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1979 single by Molly Hatchet
"Flirtin' with Disaster " is a song by the southern rock band Molly Hatchet and written by three members of the band. It is Molly Hatchet's most famous song and remained on the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks, peaking at number 42 in March 1980.[ 2] It was the only single from the band's album of the same name , their second.[ 3]
The song has appeared in the films Suspect Zero , The Dukes of Hazzard , Straw Dogs , and Artie Lange's Beer League , and the video games NASCAR 98 and Rock Band .[ 4] It has also appeared in My Name Is Earl , Supernatural , and King of the Hill . The song is also alluded to in the title of a season-two episode of Danny Phantom .
A re-recorded version appears on the band's 2011 compilation Greatest Hits II .
Track listing
7" single
Side A Title Writer(s) 1. "Flirtin' with Disaster" Danny Joe Brown, Dave Hlubek, Banner Thomas 3:48
Side B Title Writer(s) 1. "Gunsmoke" Duane Roland, Bruce Crump 3:10
American promo single
Side A Title Writer(s) 1. "Flirtin' with Disaster" Brown, Hlubek, Thomas 3:48
Side B Title Writer(s) 1. "Flirtin' with Disaster" Brown, Hlubek, Thomas 4:56
Australian promo single
Side A Title Writer(s) 1. "Flirtin' with Disaster" Brown, Hlubek, Thomas 4:56
Side B Title Writer(s) 1. "Let the Good Times Roll" Brown, Hlubek, Thomas 2:56
Personnel
References
John Galvin
Bobby Ingram
Shawn Beamer
Tim Lindsey
Parker Lee
Dave Hlubek
Duane Roland
Steve Holland
Bruce Crump
Banner Thomas
Danny Joe Brown
Jimmy Farrar
Riff West
B.B. Borden
Rob Sweat
Rik Blanz
Eddie Rio
David Feagle
Rob Scavetto
Kevin Rian
Kenny Holton
Erik Lundgren
Mac Crawford
Mike Kach
Bryan Bassett
Andy Orth
Buzzy Meekins
Andy McKinney
Phil McCormack
Mike Owings
Sean Shannon
Russ Maxwell
Dale Rock
Jerry Scott
J.J. Strickland
Jake Rutter
Jimmy Elkins
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