Bawitdaba

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“Bawitdaba”
Single by Kid Rock from the album Devil Without a Cause
B-side	"Prodigal Son"
Released	July 13, 1999
Recorded	Temper Mill Studios, Detroit, Michigan
Genre	Rap metal
Length	4:27
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	RJ Ritchie, Matt Shafer, James Trombley, Jason Krause
Producer	John Travis
Kid Rock singles chronology
"Cowboy" (1998) "Bawitdaba" (1998) "Naked Women and Beer w Hank Williams Jr" (1999) Audio sample Info (help·info)

"Bawitdaba" was a song written by Kid Rock and Twisted Brown Trucker and released for Kid Rock on his album Devil Without a Cause.

It was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2000. The song peaked at No. 10 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and No. 11 on the Modern Rock Charts. The song's chorus sampled Sugar Hill Gang's "Rapper's Delight", although they are never credited, and the title for the song comes from Lovebug Starski's song "Live at the Fever." Kenny Tudrick did the guitar work on the song and was going to sue for his royalties before Kid Rock asked him to join the band after Kenny Olson quit in 2006.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 CD single 1 1.2 CD single 2 1.3 "Krack Rocks" single 2 Versions 3 Popular culture

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD single 1

1. "Bawitdaba"
2. "Cowboy"
3. "Prodigal Son"

[edit] CD single 2

1. "Bawitdaba"
2. "My Oedipus Complex" (Son Edit)
3. "My Oedipus Complex" (Father Edit)

[edit] "Krack Rocks" single

1. "Bawitdaba" (Radio Mix)
2. "Krack Rocks"
3. "I Am the Bullgod" (Remix)

[edit] Versions

• "Bawitdaba" (Devil Without a Cause) - 4:27
• "Bawitdaba" (Devil Without a Cause Clean) - 4:27
• "Bawitdaba" (Devil Without a Cause Japan Import-Live) - 3:19
• "Bawitdaba" (Woodstock '99 - The Red Disk) - 4:16
• "Bawitdaba" (Lower Than You Remix-Ready to Rumble Soundtrack) - 3:48
• "Bawitdaba" (Electro Instrumental) - 4:35
• "Bawitdaba" ('Live' Trucker) - 5:44
• "Bawitdaba" ('Live' Trucker Clean) - 5:44

[edit] Popular culture

• In the pilot episode of the FX drama The Shield, "Bawitdaba" plays over the montage at the end. Shawn Ryan, in the audio commentary, claims he listened to the song constantly while writing the episode.
• Professional wrestler Kid Kash used the song as his theme music during his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling.
• It was featured in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift in 2006.
• It was used in the movie Ready to Rumble during the Triple Cage Match.
• On "Weird Al" Yankovic's album Poodle Hat, it was included in the "Angry White Boy Polka" medley.
• It is used for the Detroit Pistons introductions.
• The song was also used on the trailer for 2000 film Gladiator starring Russell Crowe.
• It was used in The Simpsons in the season 11, episode 19 "Kill the Alligator and Run" on the Spring Break Festival which also featured Kid Rock as a guest star.
• It was used as the introduction song to WWE's Raw Tenth Anniversary in a music video.
• The Professional Bull Riders played this song any time that the bull named Kid Rock was about to buck in the arena.
• It was used for the Toronto Raptors Introductions.
• It was the last track on the first CD of the Totally Hits music compilation series.
• It is used once on a stoppage in play during every Colorado Avalanche game.
• It was used as the pre at-bat song by the Minnesota Twin Corey Koskie.
• It was used in BZW during Awesome Aj's Entrances and during the Wrestlefest 2004 intro music video.
• Singer Robyn, sampled the song on her 2008 song, Cobrastyle