The Purple People Eater

This article is about the song. For the children's movie, see Purple People Eater (film). For the American football players, see Purple People Eaters.
"The Purple People Eater"
Single by Sheb Wooley
B-side"I Can't Believe You're Mine"
ReleasedMay 1958[1]
Genre
Length2:11
LabelMGM
Songwriter(s)Sheb Wooley
Sheb Wooley singles chronology
"I Found Me an Angel" / "So Close to Heaven"
(1958) 		"The Purple People Eater" / "I Can't Believe You're Mine"
(1958) 		"The Chase" / "Monkey Jive"
(1958)
Music videos
The Purple People Eater on YouTube, by Sheb Wooley. MGM Records (1958). (2:18 minutes, with lyrics)
The Purple People Eater on YouTube, by Sheb Wooley. Television performance (1958). (1:59 minutes)
The Purple People Eater #2 on YouTube, by Ben Colder, a.k.a. Sheb Wooley. MGM Records (1967). (2:33 minutes)
Purple People Eater on YouTube, by Sheb Wooley. Gusto Records (1979). (2:25 minutes)

"The Purple People Eater" is a novelty song written and performed by Sheb Wooley, which reached No. 1 in the Billboard pop charts in 1958 from June 9 to July 14, No. 1 in Canada,[4] reached No. 12 overall in the UK Singles Chart, and topped the Australian chart.

  1. ^ "The Purple People Eater". 45cat. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  2. ^ a b Eder, Bruce. "Sheb Wooley". Allmusic. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Snyder, Michael (September 30, 2019). "Spooky, scary, and silly tunes". Marina Times. Retrieved May 28, 2023. ...plus "The Purple People Eater," Sheb Wooley's doo-wop style novelty number...
  4. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - June 16, 1958".