Rattlesnake Shake

"Rattlesnake Shake"
Single by Fleetwood Mac
from the album Then Play On
B-side"Coming Your Way"
ReleasedSeptember 1969 (US)
Recorded15 May 1969
StudioDe Lane Lea Studios
GenreBlues rock
Psychedelic blues
Length3:32
LabelReprise
SongwriterPeter Green
ProducerFleetwood Mac

"Rattlesnake Shake" is a song by British rock group Fleetwood Mac, written by guitarist Peter Green, which first appeared on the band's 1969 album Then Play On. It was the album's first single in certain markets, including the United States and The Netherlands, although it was not released in the band's home country of the United Kingdom, where "Oh Well" was released instead. Since its release, "Rattlesnake Shake" has been performed by Fleetwood Mac on several tours, and the song was one of the band's crowd-favorites in the late 1960s.