American Bad Ass Explained
| American Bad Ass |
| Cover: | American Bad Ass.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Kid Rock |
| Album: | The History of Rock |
| Released: | April 18, 2000 |
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| Length: | 4:32 |
| Label: | Atlantic |
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| Prev Title: | Wasting Time |
| Prev Year: | 2000 |
| Next Title: | Forever |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
"American Bad Ass" is a song by the American musician Kid Rock, released from his 2000 album The History of Rock. The song samples Metallica's "Sad but True".
Music video
The music video for the single aired on MTV2 upon release, and reached number one on Canada's MuchMusic Countdown.[3] The song was performed on Saturday Night Live.
At the beginning, Kid Rock watches TV and then after going to a rapping party, he goes to a concert on a cabriolet, surrounded by bikers. At the middle of the song, Kid Rock's car explodes and the thrash metal party starts to play. At the end of the video, Kid Rock with his band plays at a concert on the stage.
The video features a cameo appearance by Ron Jeremy.
This is the last music video to feature Joe C. before his death.
In popular culture
- After the USS Cole bombing in October 2000, the song was played on the ship's PA system upon leaving the port of Yemen after the national anthem and other patriotic songs were played.[4]
- A version of the song was used as the entrance theme for WWF (now WWE) wrestler The Undertaker in 2000 for his "American Badass" persona. It was replaced by Limp Bizkit's "Rollin" in the same year.[5] 23 years later, The Undertaker reused the song as his entrance theme for his post-retirement appearances in WWE, first at WWE Raw is XXX in January 2023 and then on the October 10, 2023, episode of WWE NXT.
- During the 2024 Republican National Convention, Kid Rock reworked the song into a call cheering on Donald Trump. It was also used as Trump's entrance song whenever he attended UFC events.
Track listing
- "American Bad Ass" (clean album version)
- "3 Sheets to the Wind" (live)
- "Cowboy" (live)
Charts
| Chart (2000–2001) | Peak
position |
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| Canada Rock (RPM) | 6 |
| Ireland (IRMA) | 30 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 25 |
| US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 20 |
| US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 33 |
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Notes and References
- News: Poniewozik . James . 2024-07-19 . Donald Trump Promised a Softer Image. He Delivered Hulkamania. . 2024-07-20 . . 0362-4331.
- Metal Hammer. Hill. Stephen. The Top 40 nu-metal songs of all time. July 4, 2017. July 5, 2017.
- Web site: MuchMusic Countdown – Fri, Jun 30, 2000. MuchMusic. March 13, 2011. dead. https://archive.today/20120909204750/http://www.muchmusic.com/countdown/index.aspx?CountdownDate=06/30/2000. September 9, 2012.
- https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/kidrock/articles/story/5918414/kid_rock_show_to_honor_uss_cole rollingstone.com "Kid Rock Show to Honor USS Cole"
- Web site: Joseph . Nithin . November 20, 2020 . The Undertaker talks about the evolution of his theme songs . www.sportskeeda.com . en-us.
