Calypso (Spiderbait song)

"Calypso"
Single by Spiderbait
from the album Ivy and the Big Apples
ReleasedApril 1997
StudioStudios 301
Genre
Length1:51
LabelPolydor
Songwriters
  • Janet English
  • Kram
  • Damian Whitty
Producers
Spiderbait singles chronology
"Hot Water & Milk"
(1996)
"Calypso"
(1997)
"Joyce's Hut" / "Horschack Army"
(1997)
Music video
"Calypso" on YouTube

"Calypso" is a song by Australian alternative rock band Spiderbait. It was released in April 1997 as the third single from the band's third studio album, Ivy and the Big Apples (1996). Subtitled "and Other Tunes for Lovers" on its CD single, "Calypso" peaked at number 13 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, and it was ranked number 23 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 1997. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1997, the song was nominated for Best Video, losing out to "Feelin' Kinda Sporty" by Dave Graney & the Coral Snakes.