Bawitdaba

"Bawitdaba"
Single by Kid Rock
from the album Devil Without a Cause
B-side	"Prodigal Son"
Released	May 4, 1999 (1999-05-04)
Recorded	Temper Mill Studios, Detroit, Michigan
Genre	Rap metal
Length	4:27 (album version) 3:33 (radio edit) 3:32 (edit)
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	RJ Ritchie, Matt Shafer, Jason Krause
Producer	Kid Rock with John Travis
Kid Rock singles chronology
"Welcome 2 the Party (Ode 2 the Party)" (1998) "Bawitdaba" (1999) "Cowboy" (1999) Audio sample file info · help

"Bawitdaba" is a song by American musician Kid Rock, from his album Devil Without a Cause.

Description

The chorus is an old school rap chant first started by rapper Busy Bee, then more famously by Sugar Hill Gang on their seminal rap hit "Rapper's Delight".

The song was performed during the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show in 2004.

Music Video

The music video was directed by Dave Meyers.

Awards and honors

The song was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2000 (Best New Artist and 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.

Other appearances in popular culture

"Weird Al" Yankovic covered this song as part of his "Angry White Boy Polka" from his 2003 album Poodle Hat. It also features prominently in the pilot episode of the crime drama TV series The Shield.

The song was also played in the The Simpsons episode "Kill the Alligator and Run", in which Kid Rock makes a guest appearance.

It was played in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift during the first race of the movie.

It was featured in the dramatic conclusion of the Pilot episode of the FX Series The Shield.

Track Listing

CD Single

1. "Bawitdaba"
2. "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

Chart (1999/2001)	Peak position
Danish Singles Chart	84
German Singles Chart	84
UK Singles Chart	41
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles	4
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	11
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	10

External links

• Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics