Velcro Fly
| "Velcro Fly" | ||||
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| Single by ZZ Top | ||||
| from the album Afterburner | ||||
| Released | July 1986 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:29 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Writer(s) |
Billy Gibbons Dusty Hill Frank Beard | |||
| Producer(s) | Bill Ham | |||
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"Velcro Fly" is the fifth single off ZZ Top's 1985 album Afterburner. The song peaked at #15 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, and #35 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1986.
A 12" version is featured on the box set Chrome, Smoke & BBQ.
Music video
The music video for "Velcro Fly" features Egyptian hieroglyphics (possibly a reference to other songs from the album such as "Sleeping Bag") and female dancers, a common theme in almost every ZZ Top music video. The video also has dance moves choreographed by pop singer Paula Abdul.
The video was released on the DVD Greatest Hits: The Video Collection, along with other videos from the band's albums Eliminator and Recycler.
In popular culture
The song appears in Stephen King's novel, The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands, where in the series's post-apocalyptic alternate reality of Mid-World, the song's looped percussion intro, played via a large PA system in the decaying city of Lud, is referred to as "the God Drums". In the book, Eddie Dean incorrectly asserts that the song was never released as a single.
Charts
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | 54 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 35 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 43 |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 15 |
