This dance party tune finds Matt Shultz singing about a wicked girl. The black widow is a venomous American spider, which is black with red markings. The way the female black widow spiders lure males and mates them before eating them is a frequently used lyrical metaphor for women who are dishonest about their intentions. Matt Shultz and his guitarist brother Brad disagreed about the use of horns on this song. Brad told MusicRadar.com: "I have a thing about brass, so I've wanted to have horns for a while.

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