Shooting Shark

"Shooting Shark" is a song by American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, appearing on the band's ninth album The Revölution by Night. Written by guitarist/vocalist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser with lyrics inspired by a Patti Smith poem, the song features a synthesizer-heavy pop sound mixed with rock elements. The song features Randy Jackson on bass, who would later go on to become a judge on American Idol from 2002–2013[1], and to Journey in 1986, and again from 2020 onward.

"Shooting Shark"
UK 12" single cover
Single by Blue Öyster Cult
from the album The Revölution by Night
ReleasedFebruary 1984
Format
  • 7"
  • 12"
GenrePop rock
Length4:20 (single edit)
7:07 (album version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bruce Fairbairn
Blue Öyster Cult singles chronology
"Take Me Away"
(1983)		 "Shooting Shark"
(1984)		 "Perfect Water"
(1985)
Music video
Shooting Shark on YouTube

"Shooting Shark" was a modest success, peaking at #83 on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] as well as #16 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.[3]

Reception

AllMusic reviewer William Ruhlmann picked the song as an Allmusic reviewer's pick.[4] Errol Somay of Rolling Stone noted the song's saxophone solo, stating it "remind[s] us that Blue Öyster Cult are capable songwriters at both ends of the rock & roll Richter scale".[5]

Track listing
American 7" single
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shooting Shark"Roeser, Smith4:20
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dragon Lady"Broadway Blotto, Roeser4:04
American 12" single
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shooting Shark" (Edit)Roeser, Smith4:20
2."Shooting Shark"Roeser, Smith7:07
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Take Me Away"Eric Bloom, Aldo Nova4:26
2."Eyes On Fire"Gregg Winter3:54
European 7" single
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shooting Shark"Roeser, Smith4:20
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Feel the Thunder"Bloom5:47
UK 12" single
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shooting Shark" (Extended Version)Roeser, Smith7:07
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dragon Lady"Blotto, Roeser4:04

Charts
Chart (1984) Peak
US (Billboard Hot 100) 83[6]
US (Billboard Mainstream Rock) 16[7]
UK (Official Charts Company) 97[8]

Personnel
Blue Öyster Cult
Additional musicians

References
  1. Randy Jackson is Leaving 'American Idol' After This Season. Retrieved May 5, 2018
  2. "Blue Öyster Cult Shooting Shark Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  3. "Blue Öyster Cult Shooting Shark Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  4. Ruhlmann, William. "Blue Öyster Cult The Revolution by Night review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  5. Somay, Errol (1 March 1984). "Album Reviews: Blue Oyster Cult – The Revolution by Night". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  6. "Blue Öyster Cult". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  7. "Blue Öyster Cult". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  8. "shooting shark | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
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