"Spider-Man" is the

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of the 1967 cartoon show ''

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'', composed by

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and Bob Harris. The original song was recorded at RCA Studios in Toronto (where the cartoon was produced) featuring 12 CBC vocalists (members of the

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Singers, and Laurie Bower Singers groups) who added to the musical backing track supplied by RCA Studios, New York. The singers were paid only for the session and have had no residuals from its use since then. The song has since been adopted as

's official theme, including in-universe.

Other versions

Film

* The ''

'' (2002) and ''

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'' (2004) film adaptations featured characters as buskers performing the song: Jayce Bartok and Elyse Dinh respectively. Both films also feature the song at the very end of the credits: the 2002 film featured the 1967 version, while the 2004 film featured a re-recording by

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. The soundtrack to the 2002 film also features a cover by

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. ''

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'' (2007) had the song played by a marching band during a scene where Spider-Man arrives at a celebration. * In ''

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'' (2014), Peter has the theme song as a ringtone, and whistles the tune while defeating the Rhino. * In '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017), the theme (orchestrated by Michael Giacchino) is played during the

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logo at the beginning of the film. * In '' Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'' (2018), the Peter Parker of Miles' universe refers to it as his own "catchy theme song", with footage of the 1967 animated series' opening. The intro to the theme is also played during the post credits scene.

Video games

A remix by

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is used in the 2000

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'', developed by Neversoft and published by

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. The song is used in the title screen and the credits, and an instrumental version of it plays in the main menu. A cover by The Distillers is used in the credits of the 2004 video game ''

'', the tie-in game for the

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film. This cover was re-released in 2019 with a single artwork titled "Spider-Bro" by

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Covers

In 1993, Canadian group

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recorded a version for their debut album ''

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''. Their version includes more satirical lyrics, as Spider-Man promotes his various items of licensed merchandise. In 1995,

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recorded a version of the song for the tribute album '' Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits'', later re-released as part of the compilation album '' Weird Tales of the Ramones''. In 2019, pianist

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recorded a jazz version featuring vocals by a capella group Take 6 for his album ''Superheroes'', with theme songs from superhero films and series.RANDY WALDMAN - Superheroes
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References

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