Hands of Death (Burn Baby Burn) explained

Hands of Death (Burn Baby Burn)
Artist:Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper
Album:Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by The X-Files
Released:March 26, 1996
Recorded:1995 at NRG Studios, Los Angeles
Length:4:13
Label:Warner Bros. Records
Producer:Charlie Clouser
Terry Date
Rob Zombie

"Hands of Death (Burn Baby Burn)" is a song created and sung by Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper which can be found on the Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by The X-Files compilation album for music featured in or inspired by the popular TV series The X-Files. Rob Zombie described his collaboration with Alice Cooper on the song as one of the "great moments where you really feel like you've made your dreams come true".[1] Zombie and Cooper were nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1997 for the song, losing out to Rage Against the Machine's "Tire Me".[2]

The song is also featured on Rob Zombie's album Past, Present & Future and once again as a remixed version on Alice Cooper's The Life and Crimes box set.

At approximately 2:40 in the song is an audio clip from the film Rosemary's Baby.

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Kane, Billson and Oregan, p. 192
  2. News: Babyface is up for 12 Grammy awards. January 8, 1997. September 21, 2011. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Mary. Campbell. March 13, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313072510/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HKQaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ci4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4773,8816303&dq. dead.