Surfing with the Alien (song)

"Surfing with the Alien" is the first song in Joe Satriani's second album Surfing with the Alien. The song refers to the comic book character Silver Surfer. The song was named the 30th greatest guitar solo ever by Guitar World magazine readers. It is one of his faster shred guitar style songs. The song was also the theme song for the Nintendo 64 game NASCAR 99.

"Surfing with the Alien"
Song by Joe Satriani
from Surfing with the Alien"
Released1987
Recorded1986
GenreInstrumental Rock
Length4:25
LabelRelativity
Epic (re-release)
Songwriter(s)Joe Satriani
Producer(s)Joe Satriani
John Cuniberti

Chart positions

Year Single Chart Position
1988 "Surfing With the Alien" Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 37