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{{Short description|Single by Kid Rock}}

{{Song infobox

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| Name = Bawitdaba

{{Infobox song

| Cover =

| Captionname = Bawitdaba

| Typecover = Bawitdaba = single.jpg

| Artistalt = [[Kid Rock]]=

| alttype Artist = Weird Al Yankovic= single

| Album artist = [[Devil Without aKid CauseRock]]

| Publishedalbum = Warner[[Devil Without Chapela MusicCause]]

| ReleasedB-side = 1998* "My Oedipus Complex"

* "Prodigal Son"

| track_no = 1

* "Paid"

| Recorded = Temper Mill Studios Detroit,MI

| Genre released = Rap{{start Metaldate|1999|2|15}}

| Length recorded = 4:27

| Writer studio = RJWhite RitchieRoom,Matt Shafer,JamesTemple of the Dog Trombley(Detroit,Jason KrauseMichigan)

| Composergenre = Kid Rock And= Twisted* Brown[[Rap Truckerrock]]

* [[rap metal]]

| Label = Atlantic

* [[nu metal]]

| Producer = John Travis

* [[hard rock]]

| Chart position = No 10 Mainstream Rock No 11 Modern Rock

| Tracks length = 1* 4:26 (album version)

* 3:32 (radio edit)

| prev =

| prev_nolabel = * [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]

* [[Lava Records|Lava]]

| next =

* Top Dog

| next_no =

| Miscwriter = * [[Kid =Rock|R. J. Ritchie]]

* [[Uncle Kracker|Matthew Shafer]]

* Jason Krause

| producer = Kid Rock

| prev_title = [[I Am the Bullgod]]

| prev_year = 1998

| next_title = [[Cowboy (Kid Rock song)|Cowboy]]

| next_year = 1999

| misc = {{Audio sample

| type = single

| file = Bawitdaba.ogg

}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|1OrNS2zbTZg|"Bawitdaba"}} }}

'''Bawitdaba''' was a song released by Kid Rock and Twisted Brown Trucker in 1998 on the album 'Devil Without A Cause". Kenny Tudrick, who became the new gutairist in TBT in 2006, actually did the gutair work on the album version not Jason Krause or Kenny Olson. He was ready to sue Kid Rock for his royalties before Kid Rock asked him to join the band,to replace Kenny Olson. It was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards in 2000 . The song peaked at No 10 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and No 11 on the Modern Rock Charts. The songs chorus sampled (though their never credited) Sugar Hill's Rapper's Delight.

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"'''Bawitdaba'''" is a song by American musician [[Kid Rock]] from his fourth album ''[[Devil Without a Cause]]''. It was released as a single in 1999, helping push the success of the album. It has since become one of Kid Rock's most popular songs, receiving critical praise and entering the top 10 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Modern Rock Tracks]] chart, as well as on the [[New Zealand Singles Chart]].

==Background==

"Bawitdaba" has been described as having a [[rap rock]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Erik |date=October 23, 2012 |title=P.O.S. on why he hates Kid Rock’s “Bawitdaba” |url=https://www.avclub.com/p-o-s-on-why-he-hates-kid-rock-s-bawitdaba-1798234174 |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |language=en-US}}</ref> [[rap metal]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |date=May 25, 1999 |title=Consumer Guide |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/1999-05-25/music/consumer-guide/1/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100912043204/http://www.villagevoice.com/1999-05-25/music/consumer-guide/1/ |archive-date=September 12, 2010 |access-date=March 23, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Village Voice]] |___location=New York}}</ref> [[nu metal]]<ref name="decibel">{{cite web |url=http://decibelmagazine.com/blog/2015/8/13/they-did-it-all-for-the-nookie-decibel-explores-the-rise-and-fall-of-nu-metal |title=They Did It All for the Nookie: Decibel Explores the Rise and Fall of Nu-Metal |publisher=[[Decibel (magazine)|Decibel]]|date=August 13, 2005|access-date=September 15, 2015}}</ref><ref name="PhoenixNews">{{cite web|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/10-nu-metal-songs-that-actually-dont-suck-7339562|title=10 Nu-Metal Songs That Actually Don't Suck|author=Josh Chesler|work=Phoenix New Times|access-date=August 11, 2015}}</ref> and [[hard rock]] sound.<ref name=":0" /> Its chorus has been described as a "neo-[[Gregorian chant|gregorian]] drone"; this chorus was derived from [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] chants, such as the refrain from the [[Sugar Hill Gang]]'s "[[Rapper's Delight]]".<ref name=azcentral>{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/08/21/best-kid-rock-singles-bawitdaba-first-kiss/32117495/|title=15 Best Kid Rock singles, from 'Bawitdaba' to 'First Kiss'|website=amp.azcentral.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://coldfrontmag.com/song-of-the-week-bawitdaba-by-kid-rock/|title="Bawitdaba" by Kid Rock|access-date=January 31, 2018|archive-date=June 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624093303/http://coldfrontmag.com/song-of-the-week-bawitdaba-by-kid-rock/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The lyrics of the song are dedicated to "the [[Shot glass|shots]] of [[Jack Daniel's|Jack]]", "chicks with [[pager|beepers]]", as well as "all the [[Cocaine dependence|crackheads]], the critics, the [[Cynicism (contemporary)|cynics]] / And all my heroes in the [[methadone clinic]]."<ref name=NewYorker>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/jia-tolentino/song-of-the-summer-bawitdaba-by-kid-rock|title=Song of the Summer: "Bawitdaba," by Kid Rock|magazine=[[The New Yorker]] }}</ref>

On the [[Demo (music)|demo recording]] of the song, Kid Rock shouts, "Now get in the pit and try to kill someone!"<ref name=NewYorker/> For the album version, he replaced "kill" with "love." Kid Rock told ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'' that he was glad he had changed the lyric, explaining that [[mosh pit|mosh pits]] are about coexistence.<ref name=NewYorker/>

==Reception==

Critics and fans consider "Bawitdaba" to be one of Kid Rock's best songs.<ref name=azcentral/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/kid-rock-songs-best-hits-list-7889963/|title=Kid Rock's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks|website=www.billboard.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.axs.com/the-10-best-kid-rock-songs-29870|title=The 10 best Kid Rock songs}}</ref> In 2009, it was named the 47th best hard rock song of all time by [[VH1]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=VH1 Top 100 Hard Rock Songs |url=http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212180319/http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/ |archive-date=February 12, 2009 |access-date=February 7, 2009 |work=Spreadit Music}}</ref> The song was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Awards in the Best New Artist and Best Hard Rock Performance categories.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Greenfield |first1=Robert |title=The Last Sultan: The Life and Times of Ahmet Ertegun |date=2012 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=9781416558408 |page=329 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AEnWG6qjckIC}}</ref>

==Music video==

The song's accompanying video gained regular rotation on [[MTV]] as it grew in popularity.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.mtv.com/news/gztwuy/kid-rocks-bawitdaba-sidekick-joe-c-long-on-appeal|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230530224535/https://www.mtv.com/news/gztwuy/kid-rocks-bawitdaba-sidekick-joe-c-long-on-appeal| url-status= dead |archive-date=May 30, 2023 |title=Kid Rock's 'Bawitdaba' Sidekick Joe C. Long On Appeal | date= April 15, 1999 | website= MTV.com | publisher=| accessdate= }}</ref> The video opens with numerous clips of backstage touring footage featuring members of [[Korn]], in addition [[Fred Durst]] and [[Sam Rivers (bassist)|Sam Rivers]] of [[Limp Bizkit]].{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} The video depicts Kid Rock and his band performing in a [[trailer park]] with numerous children playing football with [[Joe C.]] in the background. As the video progresses, it features shots of Kid Rock driving a large [[Cadillac]] as he is accompanied by numerous women. The video then cuts to the band performing the song's breakdown in a darkened field in front of a large mosh pit.

==Track listings==

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'''UK CD1'''<ref name="ukcd1">{{cite AV media notes|title=Bawitdaba|others=[[Kid Rock]]|year=2001|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=[[Atlantic Records]], [[Lava Records]], Top Dog Records|id=AT0098CD1, 7567-85079-2}}</ref>

# "Bawitdaba" (radio edit) – 3:32

# "My Oedipus Complex" (Father edit) – 3:51

# "My Oedipus Complex" (Son edit) – 4:28

# "Bawitdaba" (enhanced video)

'''UK CD2'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Bawitdaba|others=Kid Rock|year=2001|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=Atlantic Records, Lava Records, Top Dog Records|id=AT0098CD2, 7567-85080-2}}</ref>

# "Bawitdaba" (radio edit) – 3:32

# "[[Cowboy (Kid Rock song)|Cowboy]]" (album version) – 4:16

# "Prodigal Son" (album version) – 5:41

# "Cowboy" (video)

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'''UK CD3'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Bawitdaba|others=Kid Rock|year=2001|type=UK CD3 liner notes|publisher=Atlantic Records, Lava Records, Top Dog Records|id=AT0098CD3, 7567-85081-2}}</ref>

# "Bawitdaba" (radio edit) – 3:32

# "[[I Am the Bullgod]]" (album version) – 4:50

# "Paid" (album version) – 4:45

# "I Am the Bullgod" (video)

'''European and Australian CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Bawitdaba|others=Kid Rock|year=1999|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Atlantic Records, Lava Records, Top Dog Records|id=7567-84495-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Bawitdaba|others=Kid Rock|year=1999|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Atlantic Records, Lava Records, Top Dog Records|id=7567844952}}</ref>

# "Bawitdaba" (edit) – 3:32

# "Bawitdaba" (album version) – 4:25

# "I Am the Bullgod" (live, electro-acoustic version) – 5:28

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==Credits and personnel==

Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 and ''[[Devil Without a Cause]]'' liner notes.<ref name="ukcd1"/><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Devil Without a Cause|title-link=Devil Without a Cause|others=Kid Rock|year=1998|type=US CD album liner notes|publisher=Atlantic Records, Lava Records, Top Dog Records|id=7567-83119-2}}</ref>

'''Studios'''

* Recorded at White Room Studios and Temple of the Dog ([[Detroit]], [[Michigan]])

* Mixed at [[Abbey Road Studios]] (London, England)

* Mastered at Masterdisk (New York City)

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'''Musicians'''

* [[Kid Rock]] – writing (as R. J. Ritchie), vocals, production, mixing, engineering

* [[Twisted Brown Trucker]] – additional engineering

** [[Uncle Kracker]] – writing (as Matthew Shafer), turntables

** Jason Krause – writing, metal guitar

** Kenny Olson – lead guitar

** [[Jimmie Bones]] – keyboards

** [[Stefanie Eulinberg]] – drums

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'''Other personnel'''

* John Travis – additional production, engineering

* David Bottrill – mixing

* Al Sutton – engineering

* Derek Matuja – additional engineering

* [[Tony Dawsey]] – mastering

* Andy VanDette – mastering

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==Charts==

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===Weekly charts===

==Use in Popular Culture==

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* In the pilot episode of the [[FX (TV network)|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.

|+Weekly chart performance for "Bawitdaba"

*Professional wrestler [[Kid Kash]] used the song has his theme music during his time in [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]].

!Chart (1999–2001)

*It was featured in [[The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift]] in [[2006]].

!Peak<br />position

*On [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]'s album [[Poodle Hat]], it was included in the "Angry White Boy Polka" medley.

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* It is used for the [[Detroit Pistons]] Introductions

{{single chart|Germany|84|artist=Kid Rock|song=Bawitdaba|songid=122423|rowheader=true|access-date=May 21, 2019}}

* The song was also used on the trailer for 2000 Film "[[Gladiator]]" starring [[Russell Crowe]]

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* And it was used in [[The Simpsons]] in the season 11, episode 19 "Kill the aligator and run" on the Spring Break Festival.

{{single chart|New Zealand|7|artist=Kid Rock|song=Bawitdaba|rowheader=true|access-date=March 31, 2020}}

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{{single chart|Scotland|32|date=20010512|rowheader=true}}

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{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|41|artist=Kid Rock|artistid=32572|rowheader=true}}

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{{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|4|artist=Kid Rock|rowheader=true|access-date=March 31, 2020}}

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{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|10|artist=Kid Rock|rowheader=true|access-date=March 31, 2020}}

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{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|11|artist=Kid Rock|rowheader=true|access-date=March 31, 2020}}

|}

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===Year-end Versions charts===

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|+Year-end chart performance for "Bawitdaba"

!Chart (1999)

!Position

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!scope="row"|US Mainstream Rock Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref name="usrockye">{{cite magazine|title=1999 The Year in Music|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=111|issue=52|page=YE-90|date=December 25, 1999}}</ref>

|26

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!scope="row"|US Modern Rock Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref name="usrockye"/>

|27

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==Release history==

*Bawitdaba (Devil Without A Cause) 4:27

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*Bawitdaba (Devil Without A Cause Clean) 4:27

|+Release history and formats for "Bawitdaba"

*Bawitdaba (Devil Without A Cause Japan Import-Live) 3:19

!scope="col"|Region

*Bawitdaba (Woodstock 99 The Red Disk) 4:16

!scope="col"|Date

*Bawitdaba (Lower Than You Remix-Ready To Rumble Soundtrack) 3:48

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*Bawitdaba (Electro Instrumental) 4:35

!scope="col"|Label(s)

*Bawitdaba ('Live' Trucker) 5:44

!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

*Bawitdaba ('Live' Trucker Clean) 5:44

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!scope="row" rowspan="2"|United States

|February 15, 1999

|[[Modern rock]] radio

|rowspan="3"|{{hlist|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]|[[Lava Records|Lava]]|Top Dog}}

|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Upcoming New Releases|magazine=[[Hits (magazine)|Hits]]|volume=13|issue=630|page=60|date=February 12, 1999}}</ref>

|-

|June 1, 1999

|[[Contemporary hit radio]]

|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|issue=1301|page=85|date=May 28, 1999}}</ref>

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!scope="row"|United Kingdom

|April 30, 2001

|CD

|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases – For Week Starting April 30, 2001: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=23|date=April 28, 2001}}</ref>

|}

==References==

{{Reflist}}

{{Kid Rock}}

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[[Category:1998 songs]]

[[Category:1999 singles]]

[[Category:Atlantic Records singles]]

[[Category:Kid Rock songs]]

[[Category:Lava Records singles]]

[[Category:Music videos directed by Dave Meyers (director)]]

[[Category:Nu metal songs]]

[[Category:Rap metal songs]]

[[Category:Songs written by Kid Rock]]

[[Category:Songs written by Uncle Kracker]]