| The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience | |
| Type: | Compilation album |
| Artist: | Various Artists |
| Cover: | The_Beavis_and_Butt-Head_Experience.jpg |
| Released: | November 23, 1993 |
| Recorded: | 1993 |
| Genre: | Alternative rock, hard rock, heavy metal, hip-hop, funk rock, grunge, comedy |
| Length: | 59:27 |
| Label: | Geffen |
| Producer: | Various |
| Chronology: | Beavis and Butt-Head |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience is a compilation album released in 1993 by Geffen Records and related to the animated television series Beavis and Butt-Head. The name is a reference to Jimi Hendrix's original band, the Jimi Hendrix Experience. It is one of the best selling comedy albums and has sold 1,610,000 units as of May 2014. It was certified double platinum by the RIAA in the United States.[1] [2]
The album features genres of hard rock, heavy metal, and hip-hop.[3] Many of the songs are intercut with commentary by Beavis and Butt-Head. They are joined by Cher on a cover of "I Got You Babe", the music video which featured Beavis and Butt-Head meeting a live-action Cher via computer-generated imagery. Beavis and Butt-Head also performed the slow jam "Come to Butt-Head". "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun" (a Beastie Boys cover performed by Anthrax) starts with a skit in which Beavis and Butt-Head meet the members of Anthrax in their tour bus.
The album contains a hidden track. After a period of silence following "I Got You Babe", a reprise of "Come to Butt-Head" starts at 5:08, in which Beavis and Butt-Head are joined by rapper Positive K.
"I Got You Babe" with Cher was released as a single internationally and had chart success in Australia,[4] Belgium,[5] Denmark,[6] Europe,[7] Netherlands,[8] [9] Sweden,[10] US[11] and the UK[12] and featured a music video which would rotate on MTV and MTV Europe. The song "Come to Butt-Head" was also released as a single in Germany.
In 2016, the album was reissued as a vinyl picture disc.
The album's liner notes featured drawings of Beavis and Butt-Head adapted as a variety of other characters, including hippies, old women, Hasidic Jews, and Captain Picard and Commander Riker of the television series .
The title of the track "Mental Masturbation" by Jackyl is censored on the track listing, appearing as "Mental *@%#!" on the inner liner notes and "Mental ★@%#!" on the back cover.
[*] Contains the hidden track "Come to Butt-Head (Reprise)" by Beavis and Butt-Head featuring Positive K at 5:08.
| Chart (1993-94) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Hit Seekers Albums (ARIA)[13] | 11 | |
| European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media)[14] | 67 | |
| US Billboard 200[15] | 5 | |
| US Top 100 Pop Albums (Cashbox)[16] [17] | 8 |