Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)

Infobox Single
Name = Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)


Artist = Cobra Starship featuring William Beckett, Travis McCoy and Maja Ivarsson
from Album =
Released = August 2006
Format =
[ Recorded =
Genre = Pop punk
Alternative dance
Alternative rock
Length = 3:19
Label = Decaydance/Fueled by Ramen
Writer = Gabe Saporta, Travis McCoy, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz
Producer = S*A*M & SLUGGO
Certifications =
Chronology = Cobra Starship singles
This single = "Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)"
(2006)
Next single = "The Church of Hot Addiction"
(2006)

"Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)" is the first single from Cobra Starship, the alter ego of Midtown's Gabe Saporta. The song also features William Beckett of The Academy Is..., Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes and Maja Ivarsson of The Sounds. Also, Nick Wheeler of The All-American Rejects is on guitar (he is not featured in the video and officialy credited). The song gets its title from the 2006 film "Snakes on a Plane", and was featured on the film's soundtrack and during the end credits of the film. The music video premiered in the summer of 2006, aptly in time for the premiere of the movie. The video was a quick hit on both the Internet and mainstream media, and is featured in the television commercials promoting the film.

Music video

The video shows four frontmen - Travis McCoy (Gym Class Heroes), Maja Ivarsson (The Sounds), Gabe Saporta (Cobra Starship), and William Beckett (The Academy Is...) walking through Honolulu International Airport, acting as if they were villains hired by Eddie Kim (the film's human antagonist) sneaking snakes on board in their suitcase and guitar case. They are able to pass through security when Maja distracts the airport worker by taking off her jacket. Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy makes a cameo appearance at the 1 minute and 46 seconds mark, talking on a payphone nervously as the band members pass ominously. Nevile Flynn (Samuel L. Jackson's character from the movie) also makes a cameo appearance at the 2 minutes 16 seconds mark, lowering his shades and eyeing the band members as they pass, then returning to his 100 Bullets comic. He is also seen wearing the unofficial Snakes on a Plane T-shirt designed by webcomic artist Jeffrey Rowland (with snakes flying a plane). The video ends with a sign for South Pacific Airlines Flight 121 as the band boards the plane, the same flight as in the film. The video was actually filmed in Burbank, California.

CD Release

The song was also released on vinyl LP, (Decaydance/New Line) and featured a song by The Sounds as a B-side.

External links

* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=A1wMyKQ6jUg "Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)" music video on Youtube]