Pepper (song)

"Pepper"
Single by Butthole Surfers
from the album Electriclarryland
B-side"Let's Talk About Cars"
ReleasedApril 11, 1996 (1996-04-11)
Genre
Length4:57
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Steve Thompson
Butthole Surfers singles chronology
"Good King Wencenslaus/The Lord Is a Monkey"
(1994)
"Pepper"
(1996)
"Jingle of a Dog's Collar"
(1996)
Audio sample
"Pepper"

"Pepper" is a song by American alternative rock band Butthole Surfers from their seventh studio album, Electriclarryland (1996). Released on April 11, 1996, the track reached number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart, becoming the top-ranked song of 1996 on the former listing. In Australia, the song peaked at number 15 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was ranked number four on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 1996.[4] It also reached number two on the Canadian RPM Alternative 30 and number 32 in New Zealand.

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