Flirtin' with Disaster (song)

"Flirtin' with Disaster"
"Flirtin' with Disaster"
Single by Molly Hatchet
from the album Flirtin' with Disaster
Released	1979
Recorded	1979
Genre	Southern rock; hard rock;
Length	3:48 (Single Version) ; 4:56 (Album version)
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Danny Joe Brown, Dave Hlubek, Banner Thomas
Producer(s)	Tom Werman
Molly Hatchet singles chronology

"Flirtin' with Disaster" is a song by American Southern rock band Molly Hatchet, released in 1979 by Epic Records. Written by three members of the band, it is their most popular song and remained on the US Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks, peaking at number 42 in March 1980.^[2] It was released on the band's second studio album, Flirtin' with Disaster and is the only single released from the album.^[3]

The song has appeared in the films Suspect Zero, The Dukes of Hazzard, Straw Dogs, and Artie Lange's Beer League, and the video games NASCAR 98 and Rock Band.^[4] It has also appeared in My Name Is Earl, Supernatural, and King of the Hill. The song is also alluded to in the title of a season-two episode of Danny Phantom.

A re-recorded version appears on the band's 2011 compilation Greatest Hits II.

Track listing[edit]

7" single

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Flirtin' with Disaster"	Danny Joe Brown, Dave Hlubek, Banner Thomas	3:48

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Gunsmoke"	Duane Roland, Bruce Crump	3:10

American promo single

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Flirtin' with Disaster"	Brown, Hlubek, Thomas	3:48

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Flirtin' with Disaster"	Brown, Hlubek, Thomas	4:56

Australian promo single

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Flirtin' with Disaster"	Brown, Hlubek, Thomas	4:56

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Let the Good Times Roll"	Brown, Hlubek, Thomas	2:56

Personnel[edit]

Danny Joe Brown – vocals
Dave Hlubek – guitar
Steve Holland – guitar
Duane Roland – guitar
Banner Thomas – bass
Bruce Crump – drums

References[edit]

^ "Flirtin' With Disaster". Retrieved October 21, 2007.
^ "Molly Hatchet : Chart History". Archived from the original on February 10, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
^ "ultimate classic rock Flirtin with Disaster Song".
^ Spence D. and Scott Collura (November 2, 2007). "Rock Band Sonic FAQ". IGN. Archived from the original on March 17, 2009.

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[billboard-1] "Flirtin' With Disaster". Retrieved October 21, 2007.

[2] "Molly Hatchet : Chart History". Archived from the original on February 10, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

[3] "ultimate classic rock Flirtin with Disaster Song".

[4] Spence D. and Scott Collura (November 2, 2007). "Rock Band Sonic FAQ". IGN. Archived from the original on March 17, 2009.

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v t e Molly Hatchet
John Galvin Bobby Ingram Shawn Beamer Tim Lindsey Parker Lee Dave Hlubek Duane Roland Steve Holland Bruce Crump Banner Thomas Danny Joe Brown Jimmy Farrar Riff West B.B. Borden Rob Sweat Rik Blanz Eddie Rio David Feagle Rob Scavetto Kevin Rian Kenny Holton Erik Lundgren Mac Crawford Mike Kach Bryan Bassett Andy Orth Buzzy Meekins Andy McKinney Phil McCormack Mike Owings Sean Shannon Russ Maxwell Dale Rock Jerry Scott J.J. Strickland Jake Rutter Jimmy Elkins
Studio albums	Molly Hatchet (1978) Flirtin' with Disaster (1979) Beatin' the Odds (1980) Take No Prisoners (1981) No Guts...No Glory (1983) The Deed Is Done (1984) Lightning Strikes Twice (1989) Devil's Canyon (1996) Silent Reign of Heroes (1998) Kingdom of XII (2000) Warriors of the Rainbow Bridge (2005) Justice (2010)
Cover albums	Southern Rock Masters (2008) Regrinding the Axes (2012)
Other albums	Double Trouble Live (1985) Greatest Hits (1990)
Singles	"Flirtin' with Disaster" "Free Bird" (with Charlie Daniels)
Related	Members The Danny Joe Brown Band Gator Country Southern Rock Allstars