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The song discusses a girl known as "Poison Ivy". She is compared to measles, mumps, chickenpox, the common cold, and whooping cough, but is deemed worse, because "Poison Ivy, Lord, will make you itch". According to lyricist Jerry Leiber, "Pure and simple, 'Poison Ivy' is a metaphor for a sexually transmitted disease". [3]
The Paramounts' first single, "Poison Ivy", produced by Ron Richards, was a cover of the Leiber and Stoller song, which had been a hit for The Coasters in 1959. It became a minor hit for the Paramounts, reaching No. 35 on the UK Singles Chart, and led to them appearing on TV shows such as Ready Steady Go!
Beat Boys in the Jet Age was the debut album by English power pop group The Lambrettas. It included their hit cover version of the song "Poison Ivy" which reached #7 in the UK Singles Chart. They'd would continue this success with the release of their own "Da-a-ance", reaching #12 in the UK Singles Chart.
Music videos were produced for "Poison Ivy" and "House of Pain". "House of Pain" reached No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the video, which was directed by future film director Michael Bay, was in rotation on MTV. [citation needed] The album peaked at No. 48 on the Billboard 200. [10] The album has been certified gold by the RIAA. [1]
The band's next recording was a cover version of the 1950s song "Poison Ivy", which had been suggested to them by Pete Waterman, the business partner of their producer Peter Collins. The Lambrettas version had brass arrangements and a clear upbeat "poppy" feel to it. The single did well in the UK, reaching No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart. [2]
On 12 December 2016, Little Simz announced the album and released the lead single, "Poison Ivy". [1] On 14 December 2016, she released the album's second single, "Picture Perfect". [2] The album released on 16 December 2016. She also released a comic book series as a companion to the album titled Welcome to Wonderland. [3]
The song is included on several compilations of Mabon's recordings as well as various artists' collections from the period. [5] The 1959 Chess compilation album Oldies in Hi Fi includes "I Don't Know", plus the follow up hits "I'm Mad", and "Poison Ivy." The song was covered by The Blues Brothers in 1978 for their live album Briefcase Full of ...
The album was produced in 2018. Zemmoa commented in an interview that the idea of the new album began by outlining the soundtrack of a film based on the Poison Ivy (song), and added: "Instead of marketing to what is going to work, I was thinking in the songs that have marked my history all my life.