Bustin (song)
| "Bustin" | ||||
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| Single by Neil Cicierega | ||||
| from the album Mouth Moods | ||||
| Released | March 31, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
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| Length | 3:57, 3:47 (album version) | |||
| Neil Cicierega singles chronology | ||||
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| "Bustin" on YouTube | ||||
"Bustin" is a song by American musician and comedian Neil Cicierega. It was released on March 31, 2015, as the lead single for his third mashup album Mouth Moods.
Background and reception
The song remixes Ray Parker Jr.'s "Ghostbusters",[1] heavily relying on the lyric "bustin' makes me feel good" and repeatedly editing it into various sexual innuendos and references to sleeping.[2][3][4] The song's melody is additionally altered and often uses the lyric "yeah yeah yeah yeah" to create a backing vocal hook.[5] The song became a viral meme.[6] OC Weekly praised it among others, describing it as "absolutely brilliant how an entirely new track can be created from the original elements while still containing its fun vibe".[7] "Bustin" was later included on Cicierega's third mashup album Mouth Moods,[8] and is downloadable for free on Cicierega's website.[9]
Music video
Alongside the single's release on SoundCloud, a music video heavily editing footage of several performances of "Ghostbusters" and the song's accompanying movie was released on March 31, 2015.[10] The video finishes with an appearance of the song "Feel Good Inc." by Gorillaz, replacing the final usage of "feel good". It has received over 16.6 million views as of November 17, 2023.[11]
References
- ^ Pescovitz, David (March 15, 2016). "Bust some ghosts with this insane remix of Ray Parker Jr.'s 1984 'Ghostbusters' theme song". Boing Boing. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Busch, Jenna (March 16, 2016). "This GHOSTBUSTERS Theme Song Remix Raises Innuendo to an Art Form". Nerdist. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Colangelo, BJ (February 14, 2022). "Ivan Reitman Contributed More To The Ghostbusters Theme Song Than You Might Think". /Film. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Byron & O'Regan 2022, p. 354.
- ^ Byron & O'Regan 2022, p. 357.
- ^ Romano, Aja. "This '90s kid turned his love of a decade into the internet's best mashup albums". Vox. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Kelsen, David (July 20, 2016). "The Ghostbuster Theme Song: A History". OC Weekly. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Gill, Katie (January 27, 2017). "Album Review: Neil Cicierega – "Mouth Moods"". The Young Folks. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Dean, Rob (October 4, 2021). ""Bustin" by Neil Cicierega". Neon Splatter. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Heins, Scott (September 25, 2015). "Flashback Friday: Ray Parker Jr's "Ghostbusters" Is Reborn As The Brilliant "Bustin"". Okayplayer. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Alexander, Cristina (November 17, 2023). "Internet Cracks Jokes as PlayStation Gives Itself Another '19 Inches of Venom' Moment". IGN. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
Bibliography
Byron, Tim; O'Regan, Jadey (November 22, 2022). Hooks in Popular Music. Springer International Publishing. ISBN 9783031190001.