Tarantula / Fasten Your Seatbelt
"Tarantula" / "Fasten Your Seatbelt" is the fourth single by Australian drum and bass band Pendulum. It was released on 27 June 2005 by independent label Breakbeat Kaos and was their second release with the label. While "Fasten Your Seatbelt" features production from The Freestylers, "Tarantula" features production from Fresh and vocals from $pyda, together with Tenor Fly from The Freestylers. It peaked number 60 on the UK Singles Chart. Both songs were included on the CD release of Hold Your Colour a month later. "Fasten Your Seatbelt" samples a line from Spider-Man 2 where Otto Octavius is firing up the fusion reactor for the first time, as well as the sound the reactor made when it was being primed.
Background
The song sampled a segment from the Discovery Channel series The World's Most Feared Animals. This sample was reused in Centipede.Track listing
These are the major formats and associated track listings of single releases of "Tarantula" / "Fasten Your Seatbelts". Both tracks were written and produced by Rob Swire.12-inch vinyl single, picture disc
CD single
- "Tarantula" – 3:25
- "Fasten Your Seatbelt" – 6:38
- "Tarantula" – 3:53
Personnel
The following people contributed to "Tarantula" / "Fasten Your Seatbelt".Pendulum
- Rob Swire – songwriting, production, synthesiser
- Gareth McGrillen – songwriting and production on "Tarantula"
- Dan "Fresh" Stein – songwriting and production on "Tarantula"
- Colin "$pyda" Griffith – vocals on "Tarantula"
- Jack Adams – mastering
- Matt Cantor – songwriting and additional production on "Fasten Your Seatbelt"
- Aston Harvey – songwriting and additional production on "Fasten Your Seatbelt"
- Jonathan "Tenor Fly" Sutter – vocals on "Tarantula"
Charts
"Tarantula" / "Fasten Your Seatbelt" entered the UK Singles Chart on week 27, 2005. It peaked at number 60 before dropping out a week later.| Chart | Peak position |
| UK Singles Chart | 60 |