The Purple People Eater

"The Purple People Eater"
Single by Sheb Wooley
B-side"I Can't Believe You're Mine"
ReleasedMay 1958
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 number one on the Billboard pop charts in 1958 from June 9 to July 14, number one in Canada, number 12 overall in the UK Singles Chart, and topped the Australian chart.