Bawitdaba

"Bawitdaba"
Single by Kid Rock
from the album Devil Without a Cause
B-side	"My Oedipus Complex", "Krack Rocks","Paid"," I Am The Bullgod (acoustic)'
Released	April 8, 1999 (1999-04-08)
Recorded	Temper Mill Studios, Detroit, Michigan
Genre	Rap metal[1] nu metal[2][3][4][5]
Length	4:27 (album version) 3:33 (radio edit) 3:32 (edit)
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	Kid Rock Uncle Kracker Jason Krause
Producer(s)	Kid Rock John Travis
Kid Rock singles chronology
"I Am the Bullgod" (1998) "Bawitdaba" (1999) "Cowboy" (1999) Audio sample file info · help

"Bawitdaba" is a song by American singer-songwriter and rapper Kid Rock, the third single off his Atlantic Records debut Devil Without A Cause, released in 1998.

The song was noted for its mix of rap and metal with the use of sampling. Rolling Stone described the sound as "Grandmaster Flash meets Pantera". "Bawitdaba" became Kid Rock's breakout single, earning him airplay on MTV and a Gold certification for his album.

Description

"Bawitdaba" has themes from thrash metal and psychedelic rock. The chorus of the song is a mix of old school rap chants. The first part is from the rapper Busy Bee, and the second part is from the group Sugar Hill Gang on their seminal rap hit "Rapper's Delight". The song rides a long ominous organ intro that leads into the chorus. Kid Rock delivers the iconic bravado intro of "My Name is Kiiiiiiid. Kid Rock". The song is a mosh pit anthem pleading for everyone "to get in the pit and try to love someone." The demo versions didn't say "My Name Is Kid Rock" but had a deep voiced man say "Come On Motherfuckers" with a demented laugh. The demos also said to "kill someone" instead of "love someone". The radio edit also didn't say "My Name Is Kid Rock" but had the same voice say "Kid Rock is in the house".

• Kid Rock - Lead Vocals
• Kenny Tudrick - Lead Guitar
• Jason Krause - Metal Guitar
• Jimmie Bones - Organ, Synth Bass
• Stefanie Eulinberg - Drums, Percussion
• Uncle Kracker - Turntables

Music video

The music video was directed by Dave Meyers.^[6]

The video was shot in a field featuring various tricks on bikes. It also has scenes from a trailer park with Kid Rock walking with a hooker and junkies, while Joe C plays football with a group of children. At times, Kid Rock is shown driving a cabriolet with women. Towards the end of the video the band is playing a concert surrounded by a crowd of fans and a man's head is sticking out of the ground.

Awards and honors

The song was nominated for one Grammy Awards in 2000 (Best Hard Rock Performance) and it peaked at No. 10 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks, No. 11 on the Modern Rock Charts, and No. 104 on the Hot 100 on July 13, 1999. In 2009, it was named the 47th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.^[7]

In popular culture

• The song has been featured in the movies Any Given Sunday, Ready To Rumble, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Hancock, The Wedding Ringer, Rock the Kasbah and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.
• The song has been featured on the shows Bette, The Simpsons, The Shield, Nash Bridges, CSI: NY, Family Guy, and Workaholics.
• The song was used for ECW's Kid Kash entrance in 1999.
• The song was used for the TV intro to WWE's 15th Anniversary of Raw.
• The song was used in the trailer for WWE 2K15, and television spots for Gladiator.^[8]
• The song has been used for the Detroit Lions, Detroit Pistons and Toronto Raptors for player introductions
• The song was parodied in Weird Al Yankovic's "Angry White Boy Polka" (2003).
• Kid Rock performed the song, along with "Cowboy", at Super Bowl XXXVIII.
• The song was used to introduce Robin Williams on his "Weapons of Mass Destruction Tour".
• The song was used to introduce NASCAR driver Tony Stewart many times at driver introductions.

Track Listing

CD Single

1. "Bawitdaba"
2. "Bawitdaba (Instrumental)"
3. "Cowboy"

CD Single (German)

1. "Bawitdaba" (edit) 3:32
2. "Bawitdaba" (album version) 4:25
3. "I Am the Bullgod" (live, electro-acoustic version) 5:28

Import CD Single 1 of 3 (UK)

1. "Bawitdaba" (radio edit)
2. "My Oedipus Complex" (father edit)
3. "My Oedipus Complex" (son edit)
4. "Bawitdaba" (Enhanced Video)

Import CD Single 2 of 3 (UK)

1. "Bawitdaba"
2. "Cowboy"
3. "Prodigal Son"
4. "Cowboy" (Enhanced Video)

Import CD Single 3 of 3 (European)

1. "Bawitdaba" (radio edit)
2. "I Am the Bullgod"
3. "Paid"
4. "I Am the Bullgod" (Enhanced Video)

"Krack Rocks" single

1. "Bawitdaba" (radio mix)
2. "Krack Rocks"
3. "I Am the Bullgod" (remix)

Promo Single #1

1. "Bawitdaba" (radio remix) 3:18
2. "Bawitdaba" (original radio mix) 3:31

Promo Single #2

1. "Bawitdaba" (edit) 3:32
2. "Bawitdaba" (album version) 4:25

Other

A live version of the song was included on the Woodstock 1999 compilation album. A remixed version entitled "Bawitdaba (lower than you remix)" can be found on the 'Ready To Rumble' motion picture soundtrack.

Charts

References

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics