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Spiders (Moby song)

2005 single by Moby

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 16, 2026
Entity authorityQ7577079 ↗
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"Spiders" is a song by American electronica musician Moby. It was released as the third single from his seventh studio album Hotel on May 30, 2005 in the United Kingdom. It served as the second single from the album in the United Kingdom, where it was released in place of "Raining Again".

"Spiders" is inspired by Moby's admiration for David Bowie. As such, it could be a reference to the Spiders from Mars, Bowie's touring band during the Ziggy Stardust era.

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The public source identifies “Spiders (Moby song)” as 2005 single by Moby. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Spiders, Moby and song.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2005—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 2005-05-30. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Spiders, Moby and song providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Spiders (Moby song)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.