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Spiderbait

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The story of Spiderbait is so fantastical it could only be based in truth: three friends from a small country town taking on the Australian music scene on their own terms and emerging triumphant 25 years later, the friendships unscathed but their band one of the biggest and best on the national scene.

As brash and confident as they are strange and uncompromising, the three founding members of Spiderbait – Janet, Whitt and Kram – started humbly in the rural NSW township of Finley, the fervent music lovers taking inspiration from everything from Slayer to The Bangles and meshing into one intoxicating and unique brew.

Racking up pretty much every accolade there is to achieve on the Australian scene, having taken home numerous ARIA Awards, chalked up a number one single (their 2004 cover of Leadbelly’s Black Betty - Edit) and even topped the prestigious triple j Hottest 100 (for Buy Me A Pony, 1996).

Their distinctive music and cheeky arrangements make Spiderbait difficult to pigeonhole, the rock’n’roll royals’ unique stylings allowing them to share stadiums with everyone from the Beastie Boys to Cold Chisel and totally dominate.

There’s no resting on their laurels for the hard-working three-piece. With plenty more chapters to write in the Spiderbait story, it’s impossible to know what exactly will happen next, but you know it will be achieved by three great mates and soundtracked by music that’s catchy & uncompromising. Stay tuned!

Total plays

251.3 million
Updated on 2025-04-23

Country

Australia

Monthly listeners

1,346,365

Followers

168,877

Top Cities

  1. Australia
    89,884 listeners
  2. Australia
    82,933 listeners
  3. Australia
    73,897 listeners
  4. Australia
    44,165 listeners
  5. Australia
    28,937 listeners

Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Black Betty - Edit
Black Betty - Edit
135,651,419 3:26 2004-01-01
Black Betty - Extended Version
Black Betty - Extended Version
30,296,466 4:16 2017-02-17
Calypso
Calypso
21,032,545 1:50 1996-01-01
Buy Me A Pony
Buy Me A Pony
17,183,990 1:44 1996-01-01
Shazam!
Shazam!
8,094,576 2:04 1999-01-01
Shazam
Shazam
8,094,576 2:05 2004-01-01
Fucken Awesome
Fucken Awesome
4,732,074 2:24 2004-03-29
Old Man Sam
Old Man Sam
2,632,057 3:52 1993-06-01
Reach For The Sky
Reach For The Sky
1,727,006 4:31 2013-01-01
Put It Down
Put It Down
1,237,669 2:40 2004-03-29
Four On The Floor
Four On The Floor
1,223,036 3:08 2001-01-01
Stevie
Stevie
1,220,357 3:01 1999-01-01
On My Way
On My Way
1,215,520 3:23 2005-01-01
Glockenpop
Glockenpop
1,123,548 3:20 1999-01-01
Outta My Head
Outta My Head
816,367 2:33 2001-01-01
Hot Water And Milk
Hot Water And Milk
647,583 1:58 1996-01-01
5th Set
5th Set
638,783 3:27 2004-03-29
Tonite
Tonite
636,174 4:22 2004-03-29
Live In A Box
Live In A Box
573,264 3:16 2004-03-29
Cows
Cows
572,218 2:20 2004-03-29
Straight Through The Sun
Straight Through The Sun
396,028 3:56 2013-01-01
Monty
Monty
388,423 2:34 1995-09-25
Sam Gribbles
Sam Gribbles
388,197 2:28 1995-09-25
Footy
Footy
376,883 1:57 1993-06-01
The Dog
The Dog
364,451 1:33 2004-03-29
It's Beautiful
It's Beautiful
363,907 3:41 2013-01-01
Plastic
Plastic
358,858 2:31 1999-01-01
Run
Run
311,942 1:55 1993-06-01
Chest Hair
Chest Hair
299,235 3:28 1996-01-01
In This City
In This City
297,772 1:27 2004-03-29
Take Me Back
Take Me Back
289,358 4:38 2004-03-29
I Gotta Know
I Gotta Know
286,698 2:04 1995-09-25
Picky
Picky
279,415 4:27 2004-03-29
Joyce's Hut
Joyce's Hut
259,658 3:42 1996-01-01
Where's The Baseline
Where's The Baseline
250,507 3:17 2013-01-01
Alright
Alright
204,109 2:16 2004-03-29
Conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis
196,520 1:27 1996-01-01
Jesus
Jesus
181,185 1:51 1995-09-25
Miss The Boat
Miss The Boat
180,514 5:13 2013-01-01
Scenester
Scenester
170,919 1:20 1993-06-01
Dinner Time
Dinner Time
165,059 2:12 1999-01-01
When Fusion Ruled The Earth
When Fusion Ruled The Earth
160,574 6:20 1996-01-01
Yeah O Yeah
Yeah O Yeah
156,696 1:09 1995-09-25
Daisy May
Daisy May
150,992 1:60 1999-01-01
Arse Huggin' Pants
Arse Huggin' Pants
149,117 5:08 2001-01-01
I'm Not Your Slave
I'm Not Your Slave
141,669 3:13 2013-01-01
Should Have Done What My Mum Always Told Me To
Should Have Done What My Mum Always Told Me To
136,866 3:16 1996-01-01
A.D.D.
A.D.D.
133,278 3:58 2001-01-01
Hey
Hey
132,449 1:19 1996-01-01
Jellybean Drifter
Jellybean Drifter
128,066 2:46 1999-01-01
Cracker
Cracker
128,022 3:06 1999-01-01
Goin' Off
Goin' Off
124,307 1:02 1996-01-01
Don't Kill Nipper
Don't Kill Nipper
123,533 2:26 1996-01-01
Dirty
Dirty
113,881 2:50 2001-01-01
Who Are The Freemasons
Who Are The Freemasons
113,228 3:22 1995-09-25
Alex The Seal (Aka Our Lips Are Sealed)
Alex The Seal (Aka Our Lips Are Sealed)
109,752 2:53 2017-02-17
Jasper
Jasper
106,238 3:02 1996-01-01
Goosh
Goosh
106,171 1:44 1996-01-01
Horschack Army
Horschack Army
102,431 3:38 1996-01-01
My Car's A UFO
My Car's A UFO
101,169 2:35 2022-04-08
Constipation
Constipation
96,222 5:38 2005-01-01
Tremolo
Tremolo
95,050 4:16 2001-01-01
Circle K
Circle K
83,700 2:25 2005-01-01
Rumble In The Tummy
Rumble In The Tummy
77,507 4:44 2001-01-01
Buster
Buster
75,010 2:14 1999-01-01
What You Get
What You Get
74,982 3:33 2013-01-01
Bessy's Last Journey
Bessy's Last Journey
72,598 3:18 1999-01-01
Riot
Riot
71,998 3:19 1995-09-25
Word I Said
Word I Said
71,748 2:56 1993-06-01
Crazy Pants (Rockstar For A Night)
Crazy Pants (Rockstar For A Night)
70,289 3:40 2013-01-01
Ol' Man Sam
Ol' Man Sam
70,210 3:05 1993-06-01
White Trash Superstar
White Trash Superstar
69,486 3:27 1999-01-01
Hawaiian Nights
Hawaiian Nights
68,771 2:52 1996-01-01
The Last One
The Last One
67,977 2:11 2001-01-01
Get Bent
Get Bent
66,195 3:01 2013-01-01
Ooga Booga
Ooga Booga
65,838 2:59 1995-09-25
Driving Up The Ceiling
Driving Up The Ceiling
64,703 13:10 1996-01-01
Freakazoid
Freakazoid
62,818 1:38 2013-01-01
Supersonic
Supersonic
62,739 4:33 2013-01-01
Spanish Galleon
Spanish Galleon
60,439 2:58 1995-09-25
The Sun Will Come Shining
The Sun Will Come Shining
58,743 2:37 2013-01-01
Parking Lot
Parking Lot
56,763 3:09 2001-01-01
Sam Gribbles - Hey Mr Tambourine Mix
Sam Gribbles - Hey Mr Tambourine Mix
56,519 2:31 2017-02-17
Bo Bo
Bo Bo
53,913 3:31 2001-01-01
Lickety Split
Lickety Split
53,091 2:47 1999-01-01
Ultralite
Ultralite
52,169 4:02 1999-01-01
Lost In Adelaide
Lost In Adelaide
51,107 3:26 1999-01-01
Chuck Picola
Chuck Picola
50,015 1:22 1995-09-25
Pack It Up
Pack It Up
49,287 3:41 2001-01-01
The Road To Urana
The Road To Urana
48,968 3:07 2017-02-17
Big Furry, Green Monster
Big Furry, Green Monster
48,775 3:03 2022-04-08
Inner Ear Infection
Inner Ear Infection
48,159 4:01 2001-01-01
By The Time I Get To Howlong
By The Time I Get To Howlong
47,727 1:60 1999-01-01
King Of The Northern
King Of The Northern
46,588 2:11 1999-01-01
Invisible Man
Invisible Man
44,680 2:40 1993-06-01
Mars
Mars
44,073 4:22 2013-01-01
Purgatory City
Purgatory City
43,077 2:19 2017-02-17
We Came To See The Other Band Play
We Came To See The Other Band Play
41,371 2:13 2017-02-17
Too Much
Too Much
40,403 5:03 1993-06-01
Tallygaroopna
Tallygaroopna
40,222 1:13 1999-01-01
Goodbye
Goodbye
38,973 2:35 2013-01-01
Goal - Sennamix
Goal - Sennamix
37,690 1:44 2017-02-17
Most Boys Suck
Most Boys Suck
36,204 1:42 2001-01-01
Riffer - Demo
Riffer - Demo
36,028 2:28 2017-02-17
Supersonic Edit
Supersonic Edit
33,515 0:59 2022-04-08
Goal
Goal
31,200 2:32 1995-09-25
Bergerac
Bergerac
30,376 3:49 1993-06-01
The Mob Has Spoken
The Mob Has Spoken
29,858 3:12 2001-01-01
Ballad Of Whitby Farm
Ballad Of Whitby Farm
28,109 3:15 2001-01-01
Detective
Detective
27,798 10:49 1995-09-25
Vilas
Vilas
26,987 3:23 2001-01-01
Six Bar Central
Six Bar Central
25,051 2:19 2001-01-01
Fucken Ace
Fucken Ace
23,829 3:54 1993-06-01
Laptop Jam
Laptop Jam
23,133 3:13 2001-01-01
Black Betty - Acoustic Betty
Black Betty - Acoustic Betty
21,261 4:39 2024-09-20
Shashavaglava
Shashavaglava
21,211 2:25 1993-06-01
Fucken Awesome - Extended Version
Fucken Awesome - Extended Version
20,601 2:26 2017-02-17
7 Zark 7
7 Zark 7
20,087 3:16 1993-06-01
K.C.R.
K.C.R.
19,696 6:45 1993-06-01
Goal - Escobamix
Goal - Escobamix
19,212 2:19 2017-02-17
B & T
B & T
19,065 4:36 1993-06-01
Beauregard Bennett
Beauregard Bennett
18,775 5:12 2017-02-17
B-Side On Adventure
B-Side On Adventure
18,321 2:16 2017-02-17
Detective - Ricecake Mix
Detective - Ricecake Mix
17,965 7:55 2017-02-17
Boys At The Beak
Boys At The Beak
17,657 2:04 1993-06-01
B-Side Yourself
B-Side Yourself
14,989 2:59 2017-02-17
Shakespeare's Tacklebox
Shakespeare's Tacklebox
14,693 3:27 1993-06-01
Macintosharoonie - Pt. 1
Macintosharoonie - Pt. 1
14,558 2:54 2017-02-17
B-Side The Sea
B-Side The Sea
14,420 4:18 2017-02-17
Black Betty - Demo Betty
Black Betty - Demo Betty
14,198 3:39 2024-09-20
Shazam - Wave Your Hands In The Air Mix
Shazam - Wave Your Hands In The Air Mix
14,047 3:55 2017-02-17
Shazam! - Psb Mix
Shazam! - Psb Mix
14,047 3:52 1999-01-01
Another Brick In The Head
Another Brick In The Head
13,734 1:53 1993-06-01
Black Betty - Fuzzy Betty
Black Betty - Fuzzy Betty
13,342 3:47 2024-09-20
Jive Talkin'
Jive Talkin'
13,268 3:55 2017-02-17
Joyce's Hut - Tropical Mix
Joyce's Hut - Tropical Mix
13,125 4:44 2017-02-17
Kermit's Legs
Kermit's Legs
12,797 2:57 2017-02-17
Horschack Army - Bubonic Mix
Horschack Army - Bubonic Mix
12,611 5:37 2017-02-17
Fizzy Drinks
Fizzy Drinks
12,144 2:16 2017-02-17
Cracker - Endorphin Remix
Cracker - Endorphin Remix
11,632 3:11 2017-02-17
Conversation
Conversation
11,409 2:26 2017-02-17
Dinnertime - Hardboiled Remix
Dinnertime - Hardboiled Remix
10,663 2:27 2017-02-17
Glokenpop - Michael Mildren Remix
Glokenpop - Michael Mildren Remix
10,568 5:32 2017-02-17
Black Betty - Barn Betty
Black Betty - Barn Betty
10,430 5:53 2024-09-20
Dotted Line
Dotted Line
10,349 0:38 2017-02-17
Arse Huggin' Pants - Whitt's Remix
Arse Huggin' Pants - Whitt's Remix
9,762 7:29 2017-02-17
White Trash Superstar - Pound System Remix
White Trash Superstar - Pound System Remix
9,409 6:03 2017-02-17
Off Beat
Off Beat
9,160 2:28 2017-02-17
Four On The Floor - Instrumental Version
Four On The Floor - Instrumental Version
8,927 3:09 2017-02-17
Jellybean Drifter - Whitt Remix
Jellybean Drifter - Whitt Remix
8,860 7:49 2017-02-17
Eleven Foot Six - Demo
Eleven Foot Six - Demo
8,723 1:59 2017-02-17
Lost In Adelaide - Karaoke
Lost In Adelaide - Karaoke
8,126 3:24 2017-02-17
On And On - Demo
On And On - Demo
7,812 2:07 2017-02-17
Buster - Remix
Buster - Remix
7,782 5:25 2017-02-17
Dark Fader
Dark Fader
7,446 1:12 2017-02-17
Four On The Floor - How's Your Father Remix
Four On The Floor - How's Your Father Remix
7,360 4:26 2017-02-17
King Of The Northern - Karaoke
King Of The Northern - Karaoke
7,355 2:13 2017-02-17
Four On The Floor - Remix
Four On The Floor - Remix
7,278 6:17 2017-02-17
Stars On 44.1 - Remix Medley
Stars On 44.1 - Remix Medley
7,121 3:43 2017-02-17
Bo Bo - Honeysmack Remix
Bo Bo - Honeysmack Remix
6,817 3:48 2017-02-17
America - Demo / Instrumental
America - Demo / Instrumental
6,583 2:32 2017-02-17
Arse Huggin' Pants - Honeysmack Remix
Arse Huggin' Pants - Honeysmack Remix
6,098 4:55 2017-02-17
When You Win The Brownlow - Demo
When You Win The Brownlow - Demo
6,066 2:14 2017-02-17
When You Win The Brownlow
When You Win The Brownlow
6,003 2:42 2017-02-17
Siren - Demo
Siren - Demo
5,953 2:51 2017-02-17
Piano Bit - Instrumental
Piano Bit - Instrumental
5,272 0:31 2017-02-17
Inner Ear Infection - Remix
Inner Ear Infection - Remix
4,840 5:60 2017-02-17
Black Betty - 4-Track Betty
Black Betty - 4-Track Betty
4,662 3:23 2024-09-20
Straight Through The Sun - Kram - Commentary
Straight Through The Sun - Kram - Commentary
4,525 0:52 2013-01-01
It's Beautiful - Janet - Commentary
It's Beautiful - Janet - Commentary
3,962 0:36 2013-01-01
Miss The Boat - Kram - Commentary
Miss The Boat - Kram - Commentary
3,613 0:54 2013-01-01
Where's The Baseline - Kram - Commentary
Where's The Baseline - Kram - Commentary
3,296 0:54 2013-01-01
Supersonic - Janet - Commentary
Supersonic - Janet - Commentary
3,190 0:31 2013-01-01
I'm Not Your Slave - Kram - Commentary
I'm Not Your Slave - Kram - Commentary
3,166 0:48 2013-01-01
Get Bent - Kram - Commentary
Get Bent - Kram - Commentary
2,998 0:45 2013-01-01
What You Get - Whitt - Commentary
What You Get - Whitt - Commentary
2,834 0:39 2013-01-01
Freakazoid - Kram - Commentary
Freakazoid - Kram - Commentary
2,809 0:47 2013-01-01
Crazy Pants (Rockstar For A Night) - Janet - Commentary
Crazy Pants (Rockstar For A Night) - Janet - Commentary
2,796 0:31 2013-01-01
Mars - Kram - Commentary
Mars - Kram - Commentary
2,793 0:48 2013-01-01
Reach For The Sky - Whitt - Commentary
Reach For The Sky - Whitt - Commentary
2,700 0:38 2013-01-01
Goodbye - Kram - Commentary
Goodbye - Kram - Commentary
2,658 0:50 2013-01-01
The Sun Will Come Shining - Janet - Commentary
The Sun Will Come Shining - Janet - Commentary
2,600 0:35 2013-01-01
Black Betty - Live Betty / Live At The Tivoli, Brisbane, 31 March 2017
Black Betty - Live Betty / Live At The Tivoli, Brisbane, 31 March 2017
2,343 11:15 2024-09-20
Rocker
Rocker
1,948 4:09 1995-06-05

New releases

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[Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.]
Sounds In The Key Of J
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[Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.]
Janet Jumpers
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2022-02-11
[UME - Global Clearing House]
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[UME - Global Clearing House]
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[UME - Global Clearing House]
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[UME - Global Clearing House]
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[UME - Global Clearing House]
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[UME - Global Clearing House]
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[UME - Global Clearing House]
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[UME - Global Clearing House]
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[UME - Global Clearing House]
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[UME - Global Clearing House]
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[UME - Global Clearing House]
B-Sides Collection
B-Sides Collection
2017-02-17
[Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.]
Spiderbait - Track By Track (Spotify)
Spiderbait - Track By Track (Spotify)
2013-01-01
[Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.]
Spiderbait
Spiderbait
2013-01-01
[Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.]
Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits
2005-01-01
[Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.]
Tonight Alright
Tonight Alright
2004-03-29
[Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.]
Black Betty (Edit)
Black Betty (Edit)
2004-01-01
[Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.]
The Flight Of Wally Funk
The Flight Of Wally Funk
2001-01-01
[Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.]
Plastic
Plastic
1999-01-01
[Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.]
Grand Slam
Grand Slam
1999-01-01
[Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.]
Ivy & The Big Apples
Ivy & The Big Apples
1996-01-01
[Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.]
The Unfinished Spanish Galleon Of Finley Lake
The Unfinished Spanish Galleon Of Finley Lake
1995-09-25
[Universal Music Australia (Distribution)]
Shashavaglava
Shashavaglava
1993-06-01
[Universal Music Australia (Distribution)]